Eight Brits identified by police for public nudity in Albufeira
Albufeira presented a strategy to rethink its approach to tourism just two months ago Eight British tourists were identified by GNR police in Albufeira last weekend after they were filmed
‘Dropping out’ of higher State education on increase in polytechnics
The dropout rate after the first year of a degree has risen again in public higher education institutions, standing at 11.73%, according to data released today, showing it is in
Alentejo region “seeing consistent growth in tourism”
Portugal’s Alentejo is currently “one of the regions” in the country with “more consolidated and relevant” tourism growth indicators, compared to the national average, Secretary of State for Tourism, Pedro
Azores island names square after Alberto I of Monaco
On what is the ‘day of the municipality’, the Azorean island of Corvo is paying tribute to Prince Albert I of Monaco, who between 1885 and 1915 commanded 29 oceanographic
AGIF warns of possibility of “faster and more severe fires”
Portugal’s Agency for the Integrated Management of Rural Fires (AGIF) warns of the possibility of “faster and more severe” fires, which could burn more than 750,000 hectares in a single
Government approves sweeping anti-corruption agenda
Measures include seizing assets of corruption ‘even before court convictions’ The anti-corruption agenda that the government took to the Council of Ministers today – and has since approved – includes
Working lunches involving ‘massive consumption of food’ spark PJ swoop on Oeiras town hall
Municipality’s extravagant working lunches ‘exposed’ by Sábado last year PJ police descended on Oeiras Town Hall today, in an investigation sparked by Sábado’s report last summer on extravagant working lunches.
Summer arrives with temperatures set to soar
Start of summer to bring warmer weather to Portugal Summer begins this evening, and while today’s weather may not yet show it, temperatures are due to soar accordingly throughout the
PS Socialists call for parliamentary scrutiny of government’s Migration Action Plan
PS wants to see “transitional regime” for migrants wrong-footed by legal changes Portugal’s PS Socialist opposition has announced it will be requesting parliamentary scrutiny of the government’s Migration Action Plan
Asylum requests rising due to lack of legal migration channels – IOM
On World Refugee Day, IOM describes ‘trivialisation’ of refugee status The head of the Portuguese office of the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) has warned today that the lack of