Portugal’s honey production ‘under worst threat for 15 years’
Honey production in Portugal has been through some tough times, but this year is the worst that beekeepers can remember for 15 years. The combination of climate change and relentless
Amended Foreigners Law to face parliamentary vote tomorrow
Bit by bit, the government’s attempts to control immigration are inching their way towards the statute books. Tomorrow should see the definitive vote on the amended Foreigners Law. Speaking in
“Entire population of Algarve” urged to check local politicians’ plans for effective water management
PAS, the Sustainable Water Platform, is urging the “entire population of the Algarve” to find out how the different political parties vying for power in the upcoming municipal elections plan
State Budget 2026 to be presented to parliament two days before municipal elections
As if there wasn’t already enough going on on the political landscape (municipal elections in less than two weeks time, followed by hotly contested presidential elections), the government is preparing
Gigantic payments muddle unearthed at INEM (medical emergencies institute)
With fire stations already claiming they are owed well over €20 million for ‘extraordinary expenses’ incurred through the worst of the summer’s wildfires, the Inspectorate-General of Finance (IGF) has found
Portugal among countries poised to ‘gobble up energy’ just to stay cool
A report released today warns of the massive energy consequences of an increasingly warming Europe. Countries like Portugal, Spain, Greece and Italy (the same that are perennially hit by increasingly
Government’s housing measures slated by political parties
Portugal’s political parties in opposition suddenly have common ground: none of them like the government’s latest measures billed as attempts to tackle the housing crisis, and most appear to think
PM gets rough ride as municipalities begin ‘election race’ to October 12
Prime minister Luís Montenegro got a very rough ride as he attended a pre-campaign ‘event’ for the local election in São João da Madeira (Aveiro). Something of a PS Socialist
Armed raid of cargo ship off Algarve coast scooped tonne of cocaine
The attack on a cargo vessel earlier this month by masked armed men resulted in the extraction from the ship of a container containing over a tonne of cocaine. The
Parliament’s left urges government to accept Gaza children needing medical care
Parliament’s left wing parties have today recommended that the government activate “urgent procedures” to enable the reception of children from Gaza who require urgent medical care. The resolution by PAN