CDU ‘refuses to condemn Russia’
Following the unfortunate remarks by leader of Portugal’s communist movement Jerónimo de Sousa two days ago, Portugal’s CDU (communist alliance) is showing itself to be refusing to condemn Russia’s actions
Portugal to send military equipment to Ukraine, tweets defence ministry
Portugal will be sending military equipment to Ukraine. A short tweet from the defence ministry just before midnight last night announced: “On request of Ukrainian authorities, Portugal will be making
Ukraine: human chain for peace forms in Lisbon
A human chain for peace in Ukraine began forming this evening in Lisbon between Restelo and Belém Palace (the official residence of the president). The purpose has been described as
SEF suspends ‘golden visas’ for Russian citizens
This is one of the many headlines coming through this afternoon in the non-stop updates on the situation in Ukraine – but it is not quite as wide-ranging as it
President cancels trip to Dubai due to war in Ukraine
Due to what the Portuguese media is calling ‘the international situation’ President Marcelo has cancelled his scheduled trip to the world Expo in Dubai. The expo, in which Portugal has
Joe Berardo unable to shake-off €5 million bail
Madeiran businessman Joe Berardo has failed in his attempt to shake-off a €5 million bail surety, and remains unable to leave the country. As reports today explain, a ruling by
Water in rivers of north “could be channeled south”, says top engineer
The construction of ‘transvases’ (channels) to carry water from rivers in the north of Portugal to regions in the south “could be the solution for the problem of drought” that
Portugal’s Covid Risk Matrix: ‘green is back in sight’
Every day as DGS bulletins attest to an improvement in the situation, Portugal’s Covid Risk Matrix gets closer and closer to the ‘green area’ (signifying ‘plain sailing’). Today’s bulletin (click
Portugal’s estate agents unite to create national database for free housing for refugee Ukrainians
News this evening is that property sales professionals in Portugal are uniting efforts to create a national database pinpointing properties that are available either free or for very low rental
Fuel prices to increase again on Monday
The price of fuel at the pumps will be increasing again on Monday, in line with increases for the last few weeks. Energy specialist António Costa Silva, former president of