Gaspar’s €280,000 ‘last laugh’
Former Finance Minister Vítor Gaspar, who resigned from the government last summer after repeatedly failing to meet fiscal targets and being blamed for plunging the country into a deeper recession,
Investment and higher salaries 'now', says President
Now is the time for Portuguese entrepreneurs to start investing, and their efforts should include higher salaries for workers. So says Portuguese President Cavaco Silva, who stressed that Portugal’s recovering
Caritas says “austerity not working”
The European arm of Roman Catholic relief charity Caritas has concluded that austerity is not working – “the economic crisis is getting worse, not better”. In a report released in
Clocks forwards, weather backwards
As the clocks went forwards to welcome the spring, the weather took a decidedly backwards step with the whole country and islands on yellow alert due to rain, wind, snow
Corruption scandal mires EDP Chinese
EDP’s main shareholder, the China Three Gorges Corporation (CTG), is under investigation by for corruption and bad business practices, writes Correio da Manhã . As the investigation – run by
GNR to start fining property owners for leaving land at risk of fire
New moves to save the country from a repeat of last year’s devastating forest fires mean that GNR officers will start fining property owners who leave their land at risk
NUTS – with abbreviations like this, extinction may well be an option…
One minute Portugal heads the unflattering group known as PIIGS, the next, we have regional groupings called NUTs. Even worse, the country is on the road to extinction, with a
Pill-popping Portuguese seek solace in a bottle
Not only among the laziest people in Europe (according to latest statistics – see story LINK here), the Portuguese are also consuming an “excessive” amount of pills and potions –
Portugal switches off to celebrate Earth Hour
Don’t be alarmed if you are walking down the street tomorrow night (Saturday, March 29) and all the lights suddenly go out. It is all due to the international Earth
Rain, rain, rain… and snow!
If you’re planning a walk in the sunshine this weekend, think again. The Portuguese Institute of Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA) is predicting two days of rain and heavy clouds with