Bitter budget marathon begins today, with government’s back against wall
‘Government calls on opposition not to distort budget proposal’ A bitter budget showdown begins today in parliament, with Portugal’s AD coalition government trying every way it can to insist its
Portugal to face Denmark in Nations League quarter-finals
Portugal’s national men’s football team will face Denmark in the quarter-finals of the UEFA Nations League competition. The draw was held on Friday at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.
Algarve’s 2025 racing calendar revealed
Motorsport fans will be able to quench their need for speed in the Algarve in 2025 The Algarve International Circuit (Autódromo Internacional do Algarve, or AIA) is revving up for
Young man confesses stabbing stepfather to death in Almada
Hands himself in to PSP, claiming defence of his mother A 24-year-old man handed himself into authorities late last night after allegedly stabbing his stepfather to death, in Almada. The
‘Manifesto of 50’ set sights on country’s new Attorney General
Manifesto did its best to topple Portugal’s last Attorney General The Manifesto of the 50 – a group that came into being with an emphasis of toppling the country’s former
Zoomarine launches Black Friday campaign
Black Friday deals for the 2025 season at Zoomarine The Algarve’s Zoomarine theme park has launched a Black Friday campaign, offering exclusive discounts of up to 30% on park tickets,
PJ police recapture second fugitive from September prison break
Both recaptured prisoners are Portuguese Portugal’s Polícia Judiciaria (PJ) have recaptured a second ‘prisoner-on-the-run’ following September’s hugely embarrassing mass jailbreak. The second man – the only other Portuguese fugitive from
EU “has to face possibility of finding itself alone”, says former Portuguese president
Former Portuguese president, António Ramalho Eanes, says he fears a conflict on a global scale, considering that the current situation, which is “changing rapidly”, is particularly worrying for Europe. In
Two injured in explosion at Portimão PSP police station
Two civilians, a 44-year-old technician and a 51-year-old woman, were injured by a refrigeration equipment explosion at Portimão’s PSP police station this Thursday afternoon (November 21). Both sustained minor injuries
Museum admission prices to rise next January
The Museums and Monuments of Portugal (MMP) will increase entrance fees at most of the facilities it manages from January 2025, according to an order published today in the Diário