Government appeals to striking rail workers “think again!”
Accuses rail unions of having “no openness”, waging “strike empty of objectives” The Government has called on rail unions to call off the nationwide strike that has brought the country’s
“Show your breasts for 10 shots”: Sexist messages at University of Algarve festival spark outrage
Stall displayed sexist images and language which have been condemned as “tasteless and offensive” The University of Algarve has opened an internal investigation after sexist messages promoting the exchange of
PJ arrests 13 in swoop on suspicions of illegal immigration, corruption, money laundering
Thirteen arrested including Ministry of Foreign Affairs employee Portugal’s PJ Judicial Police have announced today the dismantlement of an alleged organised criminal group dedicated to the repeated practice of crimes
Portuguese government starts sending out ‘refusal notifications’ to thousands of immigrants
First 4,574 immigrants told Portugal won’t accept them As Portugal’s election campaign got underway at the weekend, news that tens of thousands of immigrants were to start being notified to
Brussels rejects renewables’ fault for April 28 trans-Iberian power outage
European Commissioner says “there is no reason to blame blackout on renewables” Following on from today’s remarks by president of the European Council António Costa, the European Commissioner for Energy
Algarve water supply secure for next three years
Water reserves are at near-capacity levels Just six months ago, the thought might have seemed almost utopian – but today, regional water company Águas do Algarve (ÁdA) has confirmed that
Centre-right grandees appeal for stability, finally
“Portugal cannot hold elections every year” Centre-right stalwarts gathered in Lisbon today for the 51st anniversary of the PSD, giving two grandees of the party a platform in which to
European Council chief argues more grid interconnections needed to avoid future blackouts
António Costa encourages investments in network security In what instantly sounded odd – given that Portugal’s energy blackout last week is believed to have been caused by power oscillations on
Japan holds ‘immense potential’ for Portuguese exporters
AICEP president encourages Portuguese exporters to look to Japan The president of the Portuguese Agency for Investment and Foreign Trade (AICEP) has singled out Japan as a market with vast
Apolónia to host Open Days recruitment events
Supermarket group is looking to fill 41 vacancies Apolónia is hosting a series of recruitment events known as Open Days this month in a bid to hire fill over 40