Marcelo puts Venezuela/ Ukraine tensions into perspective: “there are several pieces to the puzzle”
President Marcelo has suggested that the tensions between the United States and Venezuela, which have led to a blanket airspace security alert, need to be monitored “very carefully” because “there
Aljezur municipal pools close indefinitely
Aljezur’s municipal swimming pools have been closed once again, but this time the municipal council says they’re staying shut until every fault is fully fixed. After repeated reopenings and sudden
Saudis ‘very interested’ in investing in Portugal
With a Portuguese business delegation visiting Saudi Arabia, the president of the Saudi Arabia-Portugal Business Council has told Lusa that the Saudi economy is booming, and this represents “opportunities for
Ukraine peace plan “doesn’t meet minimum requirements”
Portuguese prime minister Luís Montenegro said today that the United States’ plan for peace in Ukraine ‘does not meet minimum requirements’. It is a basis, he conceded, but “very insufficient
Car insurance premiums increase, pressured by electric vehicles
It only took a year for insurers to realise that electric vehicles (EVs) are seriously eating into profit margins. As a result (and combined with other factors), the premiums on
TAP among airlines cancelling flights to Venezuela
TAP is among a number of airlines that have cancelled flights in and out of Venezuela this weekend, as elsewhere sources have told Reuters that the Trump administration is “considering
Students against fossil fuels; health service users in support of SNS
Two different marches have taken place today: one in Lisbon – powered by movements Climáximo and Greve Climática Estudantil (students in climate crisis) – to reiterate demands for an end
Marcelo hails European opposition to US ‘peace plan’ for Ukraine
Portugal’s president Marcelo has said that he welcomes Europe’s opposition to the peace plan proposed by the United States to end the war in Ukraine, brokered by President Trump’s special
Portugal celebrates “largest ever apprehension of cocaine” on high seas
Two fishing boats transporting almost eight tons of cocaine have been intercepted by the combined forces of PJ criminal police, the Portuguese navy and the airforce in an operation that
PSP officers warn of staffing crisis and demand government action
PSP officers warned today that the annual loss of almost 100 police officers, unfilled vacancies in police training courses and the retention of pre-retirement staff threaten security, and demanded measures