EU REPORT
Durão Barroso’s EU Commission has finally taken office amid a new row over one of its members, the French transport commissioner, Jacques Barrot, who failed to reveal a conviction for
Festive season anticipated
Freeport Designer Outlet was the venue for an event that aimed to light up Alcochete and the lives of children living in SOS villages over Christmas. “Polar bears, penguins, seals
Fight urban stress
According to a recent study, life in urban Portugal is getting ever more stressful, with damaging consequences to our health. Traffic jams, long working hours, poor and irregular eating habits,
Fiscal deduction for individual tax for 2004… and a few note
The year is drawing to a close and one of the main concerns for anyone who works and has income is how to pay the minimum amount of fiscal tax.
Giant tree lights up Belém
The largest Christmas tree in Europe was illuminated last Saturday night in Belém. With a height of 62 metres, the impressive aluminium structure in Praça do Império was enveloped in
Government extends smoking ban
Legislation aimed at protecting people from the perceived dangers of passive smoking is about to be introduced. The new law, set to be passed this month in the Council of
Government pledges balance on tolls
The Minister of Public Works, António Mexia, has said that the government will take into account the quality of alternative routes and the level of regional development when introducing tolls
Illegal poisoners return
After the spate of dog deaths at the beginning of October in and around the Ria Formosa area, apparently caused by the animals eating poisoned chicken carcasses, it seems that
Indian winter
If there was a longevity category for Petunias and other bedding plants in the Guinness Book of Records then it would have been broken many times this year. The calmest,
International football for all
Back in 1997, the International Club in Almancil opened its doors to kids from all nationalities who wanted to play football. From these humble beginnings, the club has grown and