PSD/Algarve shoots budget down
The PSD/Algarve has come out in force against government plans to cut €3 million from Algarve council budgets. In the unenviable position of being expected to accept what comes down
A continuing downward spiral
Latest data confirms that construction of new homes has been dropping consecutively since 2005 and is expected to continue its downward spiral. The National Statistics Institute (INE) and research institute
Almost 660,000 families defaulting on mortgage payments
Reporting statistics that hide endless social tragedy, Lusa news agency reveals that 658,900 Portuguese families were defaulting on mortgage payments at the end of September this year. Figures from the
Trio arrested for human trafficking
Three men believed to be responsible for the latest case of immigrant slavery have been arrested by police in Serpa. The trio, who are being charged with human trafficking, were
New citizens’ shops ‘worry’ government
The forward-thinking idea of regional development minister Miguel Poiares Maduro to create a new form of Citizens’ Shop in CTT post offices is causing unease in certain government circles. Público
Government announces €250 million investment
Portugal is set to receive €250 million worth of investments in a refreshing economic turn-around. The announcement came on Tuesday in Parliament from Economy Minister António Pires de Lima, who
Portugal on its way to complete adjustment programme
Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho and European Commission President José Manuel Barroso got together on Wednesday last week in Brussels, and the focus could not have been anything other than
Third Tagus bridge “not viable”
A third bridge crossing the Tagus River in Lisbon would be “impossible” at this stage, said the Secretary of State for Infrastructures, Transport and Communications. Speaking at a council event
Portugal – ageing rapidly
Portugal’s population is ageing rapidly and there are less new citizens being born every year. Over the course of 40 years, what was once the European country with the highest
Traffic violations in the EU charged across borders
There will be no getting away with traffic violations in other countries very soon. According to a directive that came into force on November 7, road infractions committed anywhere in