Payment limits for electronic tolls extended to 15 days
The ‘post-payment’ limit for electronic tolls will be extended from the current five days to 15 from Thursday (February 24). The change has been announced by Infraestruturas de Portugal, and
Online debate seeks to ‘inform’ doctors of benefits of medicinal cannabis
APMGF (the Portuguese association of family medicine) is promoting an online debate today (Tuesday) to try and bring doctors and other health professionals up to speed on the health benefits
Portugal sets about starting to save water
In the grip of severe drought, Portugal is to bring in ‘restrictions’ on the use of water. First, there is to be a series of meetings, starting tomorrow in the
School directors call for ‘Covid-style’ exams this year, meaning no 9th year ‘provas’ or other tests
School directors are calling for exams this year to follow the rules of the last couple of (Covid-blighted) years – meaning 9th year ‘provas’ which involve a lot of revision/
One in 10 Portuguese children live in families with difficulties
One in 10 Portuguese children live in families with difficulties. Statistics institute INE reports that 10.7% of children under the age of 16 belong to households in ‘material and social
Negationist former judge openly commits “public crime” to push genocide allegations
Negationist former judge Rui Fonseca e Castro has openly committed what he admits is a public crime, in order to push his ‘genocide allegations’. Now ‘expelled’ from sitting as a
Marcelo “vehemently condemns” Russia’s actions, expressing solidarity for Ukraine
President Marcelo has “vehemently condemned” Russia’s recognition of separatist-held areas in Ukraine as independent, expressing total solidarity with the country that has roughly 40,000 of its nationals living in Portugal.
GALP “doubles its ambition for green hydrogen at Sines”
Portuguese energy giant Galp has reportedly doubled its ‘ambition’ for the production of green hydrogen in Sines. The 100 megawatts (MW) originally proposed has now become 200 MW, to be
Judge returns fortune to BES boss-of-all-this cousin before taking open-ended sick leave
Judge Ivo Rosa didn’t just called in sick on the eve of the opening of the ‘most complex criminal inquiry in the history of Portuguese investigation’ (click here), he did
Over 90% of Portuguese mainland in situation of severe or extreme drought
In a week in which over 90% of the Portuguese mainland has been classified as in a situation of severe or extreme drought, the government has announced a €5 million