Economy minister in Saudi Arabia with over 50 companies
Economy minister Manuel Castro Almeida is visiting Saudi Arabia on Sunday and Monday, accompanied by more than 50 Portuguese companies from various sectors, with a view to strengthening economic relations
IAG formalises interest in TAP privatisation
International Airlines Group (IAG) has become the 3rd sector heavyweight to submit a statement of interest to Portuguese state company Parpública regarding the privatisation of TAP. But the statement goes
Former PM’s calls intercepted 22 times in Operation Influencer
The undeniably bizarre Operation Influencer – which brought down the absolute majority government of António Costa (now President of the European Council) – listened in on phone calls involving the
Three dogs ‘electrocuted’ on wet pavements in Lisbon
Three dogs died in less than 24-hours in the Lisbon area, after being electrocuted on wet pavements. All three were walking close to street lighting when they died. With owners
Ryanair “ends all flights to Azores” as of March 2026
Ryanair has announced that it will end all flights to the Azores from March 2026, citing high airport charges and “government inaction”. A statement that has sent the archipelago’s AL
Parents mark World Children’s Day by lodging injunction to reopen school
The shock enforced closure of Aljezur International School was meant to have been reversed by now: an injunction lodged by the school was expected to have received an answer earlier
Lufthansa becomes second airline group to ‘formalise interest in TAP’
Germany’s Lufthansa has become the second airline group to ‘manifest interest in the privatisation process of TAP’, two days before the deadline for doing so. In a statement, executive president
Friday sees new public sector strike
With a general strike looming in less than three weeks time, public sector workers will be getting into the ‘mood’ tomorrow with a one-day strike destined to ‘most affect’ the
‘No risk to public at Lisbon’s Colombo shopping mall’
Following a flurry of stories and images over social media, the management of Lisbon’s iconic Colombo shopping centre has “guaranteed the safety of the entire structure of the building”, writes
State Budget: PS to use ‘abstention’ to save public accounts
Portuguese Socialist MP Miguel Costa Matos announced today that the Socialists will abstain from voting on most of the proposed amendments to the 2026 State Budget in order not to