Municipalities mobilise against looming lithium auction
Municipalities have begun mobilising against government plans to forge ahead with lithium prospection in six areas of the centre and north of the country (click here). The first to advance
Syndicate leader warns “without dialogue”with new government workers will be ‘taking to the streets’
With elections out of the way and the government now with an absolute majority, José Abraão, secretary-general of public sector union SINTAP and the federation of the same, FESAP, has
End of isolation for asymptomatic positives ‘under analysis’
Moving albeit at snail’s pace in comparison with other countries, Portugal’s DGS health authority has finally admitted that an end to the enforced isolation of asymptomatic positives for SARS-CoV-2 is
Judge orders seizure of Manuel Pinho’s €20,000 a month pension
Judge Carlos Alexandre – the prosecutor dubbed ‘superjudge’ by the popular press for his zeal in combatting corruption – has ordered the ‘freezing’ of the €20,000 a month pension paid
Portugal drops demands for holders of Covid Digital Certificates to present negative tests as well
Falling in line with the latest European recommendation, Portugal has dropped the need for airline travellers with valid Covid Digital Certificates requiring also to present a negative test for SARS-CoV-2
EDP on crash course with syndicate over salary increases for 2022
EDP is on a crash course with its workers (the Fiequimetal syndicate) over salary increases this year. EDP has offered just 0.5% on the basis that the average salary in
“To make everyone’s life easier”: European Commission proposes to extend validity of Covid Digital Certificates
On the basis that the decision will “make everyone’s life easier” when it comes to mobility, the European Commission is today suggesting that Covid Digital Certificates should remain valid not
GNR and veterinarian authorities probe wave of animal poisonings in Vila Flor
The tiny community of Sampaio, in the municipality of Vila Flor (Bragança) has been devastated by a wave of animal poisonings: 13 dogs, five cats and two eagles have died
Farmers in Serra Estrela and the Beiras ‘selling livestock’ because they cannot afford to feed them
The drama advancing across the country due to prolonged drought is now seeing farmers selling their livestock, because they literally cannot afford to feed them. Various television slots have carried
Commemorative €5 and €7.50 coins on way
Portugal’s Casa de Moeda (the national mint) is to produce two limited edition commemorative coins, one a €5 coin to celebrate 20 years of the euro, the other a coin