“Unstoppable” President leaves hospital following hernia surgery
President of the Republic Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa has left São João Hospital today after emergency surgery for a strangulated hernia – and he did so in his inimitable way:
Parliament approves new crypto-asset supervision
Parliament today has approved a bill that transposes the new rules of the “Mica” regulation into national law – strengthening supervision of crypto-asset service providers from July 2026. The initiative
Algarve dams at fullest for 10 years; aquifers ‘not so good’
The Algarve’s dams are at an average of 72% of their capacity and have enough water to guarantee urban consumption for three to four years, president of Portuguese Environment Agency
Police cited in immigrant slavery probe to face disciplinary procedures
In a clear indication that ‘allegations’ are being taken seriously, the Minister of Internal Administration has today instructed the IGAI (the General Inspectorate of Internal Administration) to open disciplinary proceedings
Authorities accused of “justifying the unjustifiable” over desalination in Algarve
In line with criticism that ‘environmental impact statements’ /‘public participation exercises’ into state-backed plans for the ‘energy transition’ are ‘whitewashes’ of the most glaring kind, PAS – the platform of
Over 2,000 immigrants screened over three days in ‘Portugal Always Safe’ campaign
The government’s focus on ‘applying the rules’ to immigration has seen authorities screen 2,228 immigrants over a three day period – finding that 30 of them were in the country
PM insists country “will not get out of rut” without AD’s labour reform
Prime minister Luís Montenegro has warned today that the country will not get out of its rut if it does not move forward now with changes to labour legislation – taking
TAP blocks flight reservations for day of general strike
TAP Air Portugal has blocked off reservations for the day of the general strike (next Thursday, December 11) stressing that it will only be operating ‘minimum services’. “We do not
Tuesday morning news in brief: Marcelo operated on for strangulated hernia
Recovering well President Marcelo is in hospital having been operated on Monday night for a strangulated abdominal hernia. The head of state became unwell after official duties during the day.
INEM suggests log fires responsible for carbon monoxide poisoning
In a warning today, INEM (medical emergencies authority) has alerted to the reality of energetic poverty in Portugal (where one in five people are still considered to be living in