Gulbenkian Foundation sells oil interests to Chinese
In a move described as the “largest shift in the model the institution created from the sale of oil uses to finance itself”, the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation has announced that
Ria Formosa islanders create “joint account” to fight “surprise demolitions” announced for Farol and Hangares
Taken by surprise last month by a new round of demolition notices (click here), doughty Ria Formosa islanders have mobilised once again to take on the might of the State.
Finance minister “in clear” though critics describe “unhealthy atmosphere of distrust”
It has been another “one of those weeks” in Portugal when, as one leader writer has explained, “events have moved at such speed that it’s difficult to distinguish if we
Police knew about death threats against Alvor acid attack victim “but little appears to have been done”
With TUI holiday rep Ellie Chessell still in recovery from the horrific injuries she received in a deviously-planned acid attack in Alvor last year (click here), British tabloids have revealed
Jamie Oliver opens Italian restaurant in Lisbon
British celebrity chef Jamie Oliver has opened his first restaurant in Portugal. It is part of his ‘Jamie’s Italian’ chain and is located in Lisbon’s Princípe Real neighbourhood. Pizzas, fresh
Hands off our valuable fossils! Portugal’s paleontology “up for grabs”
They may be hundreds of millions of years old, but that doesn’t mean Portugal shouldn’t keep them! Pressure is on for the country to introduce laws to protect Portugal’s valuable
Property investment could grow up to 50% “again” in 2018
Property investment in Portugal is expected to grow at least 25% in 2018 but “no one would be surprised if it grew 50%, taking into account the first month of
Portugal in Europe’s Top 10 for survival rates in breast, stomach and prostate cancers
At last, the kind of health news the country’s SNS national health system has been waiting for. British medical journal The Lancet has cited Portugal in Europe’s Top 10 when
Portugal’s “flawed democracy” behind Uruguay and at same level as Chile and Botswana
Portugal has a “flawed democracy” that is still miles behind countries like Norway, Iceland, Sweden or even Uruguay and is at the same level as others like Chile and Botswana.
New leap in public debt: another €1.6 billion compared to this time last year
Whichever way you look at it, it is not good news: Portugal’s public debt, as of end 2017, has increased on last year-end’s total, settling at €242.6 billion. But positive