Tourism revenue “likely to grow 9% in 2025”
Portugal closes 2024 with €27 billion in tourism revenue Portugal expects to close 2024 with €27 billion in tourism revenue while the outlook for 2025 is growth of 9%, Secretary
Recovery and resilience funding “not the bazooka it was promised to be”
Lisbon councillor dubs PRR funding “a hell” After all the high expectations, it appears the Recovery and Resilience funding (PRR) from Brussels has not been the “bazooka” to kick start
Climáximo climate campaigners denounce ‘fraud’ of COP29, schedule protest
Campaigners pick up on damning video Portugal’s Climáximo movement has declared the United Nations Climate Change Conference, better known as COP29, which begins today, to be “a fraud” – citing
Another Friday/ another school strike
For parents of children in the Portuguese State system, Friday is fast becoming synonymous with strike action (meaning children have another day ‘at home’). This Friday promises to be no
Albufeira triumphs as 2026 European City of Sport
Albufeira received coveted sports title Albufeira will be a European City of Sport in 2026. The official announcement was made on Thursday night through a letter from ACES-Europe and read
ZERO expects ‘luke warm’ climate conference as world heats up
Francisco Ferreira, president of ZERO, may have hit the nail on the head when he said he expects that latest COP climate conference, opening in oil producing Azerbaijan, to be
Bishops decide on compensation for victims of historic sexual abuse
Thousands of Portuguese children are believed to have been abused by Portuguese clergy Years on from the shocking report that lifted the lid off the toxicity within the Portuguese Catholic
15 cars vandalised in Lisbon in matter of hours
At least 15 cars vandalised were overnight between Saturday and Sunday in the Penha de França area of Lisbon. The cars were all parked in Rua Borges Grainha. PSP police
Young man arrested for attempted murder in Vilamoura
PJ police tracked attempted murder suspect down to Vilamoura PJ police have arrested a 21-year-old man in the Algarve resort of Vilamoura on suspicion of attempted murder. In a statement
Web Summit kicks off in Lisbon with record number of start-ups
Lisbon’s Web Summit – considered to be one of the biggest technology summits – kicks off today in Lisbon with a record 3,000 startups, more than 70,000 participants and around