Minister announces construction of desalination plant in Sines in 2027
The construction of a desalination plant in Sines – on one of the country’s busiest shipping routes – will start in 2027 and is expected to be completed by 2031,
Parents of embattled Aljezur International School refuse to give up without a fight
In a brief statement last night, the embattled Aljezur International School has shown that it will not be giving up without a fight. “This afternoon, the directors and teachers of
Pregnant woman dies after being sent home from hospital, suffering high blood pressure
The Amadora-Sintra Local Health Unit has opened an internal inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the death in the early hours of this morning of a 36-year-old pregnant woman who was
Back to jail: Former minister’s appeal rejected
Portugal’s Constitutional Court has rejected former minister/ former banker Armando Vara’s challenge to the decision to reverse the pardon he was granted during the pandemic, which means he should be
Motorway tolls expected to rise by 2.3% in 2026
Motorway tolls are likely to rise by 2.3% in 2026, if the estimate of the year-on-year inflation rate for October – excluding housing – released by INE statistics institute is
Lawyer files complaint against CHEGA; calls for party to be banned
Lawyer António Garcia Pereira – a former leader of the Portuguese Communist Workers’ Party – has filed a complaint against CHEGA, and is calling for the party to be banned
“Task force” created to manage passport control at Lisbon and Faro airports
The misery of interminable border controls at Lisbon, and often Faro, airport may be coming to an end. Hot-on-the-heels of pressure from the country’s hoteliers association, the government has created
Hospitals “ordered to cut back on medication, surgeries and hirings”
There is confusion today following news in several quarters that hospitals have been ordered to cut back on expenses on medication, additional surgeries (to catch up on waiting lists), agency
Presidential elections set for January 18
President of the Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, has scheduled the elections for his successor for Sunday, January 18th. With so many contenders and an already febrile atmosphere surrounding this
Government seeks to calm foreign students’ fears of expulsion
Minister for the presidency António Leitão Amaro has stepped into the controversy surround foreign students who fled here after Russia invaded Ukraine, and have had their temporary protection status withdrawn.