Álvaro Sobrinho, suspected of siphoning of €500 million from BESA, questioned in Lisbon today
Álvaro Sobrinho, the former head of BES Angola, is back in Lisbon today, being questioned by notorious (for his perceived determination to fight corruption) judge Carlos Alexandre. The multi-millionaire said
Sonae group “fighting” to ensure there are no food shortages or price increases
Sonae CEO Cláudia Azevedo has vowed the chain which owns Continente and many other retail outlets is “fighting” to ensure there are no product shortages (particularly when it comes to
TAP: up go prices; back comes Lisbon-Porto route
TAP is back in the news today, for seemingly good and definitely bad reasons. The ‘seemingly good’ is the reinstallation of the Lisbon-Porto route, and the fact that the airline
British group with Portuguese co-founder bids for Chelsea FC
Aethel Partners, a British based global equity group with mining interests in Portugal – and a Portuguese co-founder – has put itself forwards to invest the equivalent of €60 million
Portugal’s ‘situation of alert’ extended to end March
With the April 3 date for Portugal’s ‘freedom day’ still very much a potential, the government has decided to ‘play it safe’ for the time being and maintain the
Ukraine ‘crisis’: a blessing for many Nepalis
Nepali online says war has made “sneaking into Europe” easy and cheap “A lot of Nepalis” studying in Ukraine have taken advantage of the war to enter Europe “without spending
World’s oldest mummy found in Portugal
Previously undeveloped photos reveal 8,000-year-old signs of mummification in Sado Valley A recent examination of previously undeveloped photos taken by a Portuguese archaeologist (now deceased) about 60 years ago suggests
Lisbon Jewish Community continues handing out nationalities
… and applicants can be ‘non-Jews’ The Lisbon Jewish Community (CIL) has confirmed it will continue the process of certifying descendants of Sephardic Jews for the purposes of a law
Request for cap on wholesale electricity price
Portugal and Spain will be presenting proposal to EU Teresa Ribeira, Spain’s minister for ecological transition has confirmed today that the governments of Spain and Portugal intend to present a
Historic fuel price reductions on horizon
Cut in IVA could save drivers 15 cents per litre Historic fuel price reductions are on the way. In fact, they could arrive by next week. This is the gist