EDP plays hard ball over order to pay €335 million in unpaid taxes
EDP is playing hard ball over the decision by public prosecutors ‘to order the payment of €335.2 million in unpaid taxes’ as a result of the sale five years ago
Presidential front-runner insists health minister ‘talk to country’ about litany of ‘out-of-hospital births’
The constant reporting of mothers forced to give birth either waiting for an ambulance to take them to hospital, in an ambulance trying to find a hospital, ‘on the pavement’,
Storm Claudia: 16,000 without power in various districts; ports, harbours, schools closed; dozens of incidents reported
Around 16,000 households and other consumers were without power at 8:30 this morning in the districts of Lisbon, Santarém, and Setúbal, as Storm Claudia battered the mainland. A number of
Algarve’s six dams at average of 67% capacity
The average water storage in the Algarve’s six dams is 67% of their total capacity, a percentage that reflects “the example of good management”, APA, Portuguese Environment Agency said today.
Cancelled school community ‘refuses to give up’
A school community cancelled by order of the Ministry of Education is refusing to give up. The parents, teachers and pupils of Aljezur International School returned to the taped up
Reopening of Borralha mine “promises tungsten for technological transition; heavy metals in drinking water”
Environmental ‘protectors’ are speaking out against cleverly-packaged projects – already under public consultation in Portugal – carrying infinite downsides for communities and the natural world. Lawyer Rui Amores – whose
Bragança MPs delight in decision (ostensibly) forcing EDP to pay millions in unpaid taxes
PS and PSD MPs elected for the Bragança constituency have welcomed the decision by the Public Prosecutor’s Office to order the collection of taxes from EDP over the sale (almost
Public prosecutors open investigation into CHEGA billboards about Bangladesh and gypsies
Just as new CHEGA billboards referring to immigrants receiving handouts go up in various towns, the public prosecutor’s office has opened an investigation into the original hoardings that brought howls
Dermatologist who earned over €700,000 in ‘additional surgeries’ approved and coded own work
The controversy over a 33-year-old dermatologist who earned more than €700,000 in three years performing ‘additional surgeries’ on the SNS at Lisbon’s Santa Maria Hospital appears to be deepening. According
School closure “unpardonable example of institutional bullying”
What began as a normal school day at Aljezur International School before the recent mid-term break was suddenly turned upside down when representatives of the Ministry of Education arrived in