Douro valley able to take in 400 Ukrainian refugees
The 19 municipalities of the Douro Intermunicipal Community (CIM) has said it has accommodation available for around 400 refugees from Ukraine, eight buses for transport and three doctors who speak
Ukrainian refugees: 1670 requests for temporary protection received as of Monday
Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Portuguese authorities have received 1,670 requests for temporary protection. More are expected as the number of refugees leaving Ukraine have already topped 1.5 million.
Russia puts Portugal on list of ‘hostile countries’
Russia has today put Portugal on a list of hostile countries, to which it has said it will now be paying any debts it may have to them in …
12 companies bid in Portugal’s floating solar farm auction
The auction for installation and operation of photovoltaic plants on seven dams in Portugal received 12 competing projects, environment minister João Pedro Matos Fernandes told Jornal de Negócios today. The
Almost half of restaurants see income fall by more than 40%
Almost half of Portugal’s restaurants recorded losses of more than 40% in January, while a third of accommodation concerns lost more than 60%, still associated with the pandemic, according to
World War III “has already begun”: SIC commentator Ana Gomes
With the president of Lithuania today “guaranteeing that Vladimir Putin will continue his offensive into other territories if he is not stopped” in Ukraine; with the United States “studying the
Fuel crisis: Government prepared to reduce IVA/ ISP on fuel in “extreme scenario”
Portugal’s government is described as “admitting the reduction of IVA and/ or ISP (taxes on fuel) in an extreme scenario in which the price of oil hits an unsustainable value
Portugal: Stock market sees bank shares fall almost 10%
The Lisbon stock market was down today, accentuating the opening losses, with BCP shares down 9.48% to €0.12 and Galp Energia shares up 3.24% to €11.15. Around 08:55 in Lisbon, the
Omicron’s Variant BA.2 is now dominant in Portugal: mortality ‘high’
In spite of the impression that Covid updates are the last new items anyone anywhere in the world is seeking out, they come relentlessly. Diário de Notícias today stresses that
Russian ship refused access to Viana do Castelo
A Russian ship contracted to pick up ‘paddles’ from Viana do Castelo for wind turbines to be erected in Russia by German company Enercom has been left to anchor offshore