Thousands of farmers march on Lisbon
Waving placards declaring “more hunger, more misery”, thousands of the nation’s farmers converged on Lisbon last week to protest over new laws which force them to pass receipts for the
Adoption suspended
Portuguese authorities have succeeded in putting the brakes on the forced adoption of two Portuguese children in the UK. Two of the five children removed from immigrant couple Carla and
Faro airport rail link part of ambitious €131 million investment plan
At long last, the strategic rail link connecting Faro airport to the rest of the Algarve looks like getting funding. The government has forwarded 59 “national priority investments” to the
Have fun at the beat of the flamenco drum
April 8 marks the beginning of the 3rd International Percussion Festival in Portimão, which will include everything from flamenco percussion and dance performances and workshops to marimba and timpani (percussion
More doctors and nurses, less hospital beds
Although there are now more doctors and nurses in Portugal, the number of public hospital beds has dropped by 3.000, says the National Statistics Institute (INE). The institute analysed data
Corrupt "fisco" caught demanding money for building licences
A council worker in Gondomar has been caught red-handed demanding money in return for construction licences – and now the council has appealed for anyone pressured by corrupt officials to
Tip for beating M-way tolls?
It is a new solution to the infuriating problem of motorway tolls. Thinking of Portuguese families planning a weekend away for the start of the Easter holidays, the below video
Ryanair cancels Lisbon-Faro route… after just 4 days
On the 1st April, Ryanair announced five new routes saying that it planned to become “Portugal’s biggest airline”, but within days it had axed one of them, the domestic link
Socialists query €50 million ‘saving plan’ for rail and road network
Government plans to merge the country’s Refer rail network with Estradas de Portugal (EP) will save Portugal a cool €50 million – but will they work? This is the question
Prisoners build new wing to overcrowded jail
It’s a pro-active solution for a workforce languishing behind bars – and it’s a way of extending space in a system suffering from serious overcrowding. Inmates at Lisbon’s Caxias jail