900 jobs at risk at Autoeuropa due to semi-conductor shortage
900 jobs are at risk at Palmela’s Autoeuropa car manufacturing plant due to the ongoing global shortage of semiconductor chips (click here). The plant has predicted that 2022 will see
Portuguese Man o’ war jellyfish alert at various beaches
Portuguese Man o’ War jellyfish have been seen at beaches from Amoreira in the Algarve (Costa Vicentina) to d’El Rey in Óbidos, prompting IPMA – the national meteorological institute –
Brussels wants Portugal to ‘re-evaluate need for all airline passengers to present negative tests”
The European Commission is ‘supervising’ the imposition made by Portugal that all passengers should present negative tests for Covid-19 when arriving in this country – even when fully-vaccinated or officially
Bird flu detected in Portugal
A case of bird flu has been detected in a domestic chicken coop in Palmela. Authorities have ‘actioned methods of control’ (meaning the other birds in the coop will have
Mandatory Covid vaccinations in Portugal “not on the agenda”… yet
Making yet another appeal to citizens to make sure they get vaccinated, President Marcelo has responded to questions about the ‘hot topic’ of mandatory vaccinations against Covid-19, saying “the issue
Hospital Santa Maria without emergency surgeries
Hospital Santa Maria – one of Lisbon’s principal hospitals – is currently incapable of performing emergency surgeries. The 10 heads of various specialities who resigned last month (click here) were
Experts warn European Parliament to “stop and think” before forging ahead with lithium strategy
Experts have told the European Parliament to “stop and think” before sanctioning the forging ahead of countries like Spain and Portugal with lithium mining that raises serious environmental, social and
New Year’s Eve celebrations cancelled in Porto
With the pandemic accelerating throughout Europe, municipalities are beginning to reconsider plans for the festive season. Porto city council has already decided to cancel its New Year’s Eve celebrations. There
Hundreds wait to present Covid documentation at airports
Hundreds of people had to wait in queues at airports today as the first day of Portugal’s new restrictions for travellers into the country began. The balance however was essentially
Euthanasia ‘law’ sent back to parliament for third try at presidential rubber-stamp
President Marcelo has refused to promulgate parliament’s second attempt at a national law decriminalising assisted death. The law was approved by parliament last month (click here), after being rejected by