Environmental group against Algarve water pipeline
Zero says increase in supply “cannot lead to unsustainable consumption” Environmental association Zero spoke out on Friday against the construction of a pipeline in Pomarão to take water from the
Porto Bar Association officially expels brothers condemned over acid-bath murder
It has taken years, but Porto’s Bar Association (Ordem dos Advogados) has officially expelled the ‘Bourbon brothers’, Pedro and Manuel – both serving maximum jail terms for this country (25
Cases of corruption drag on for years; most end up being archived
Corruption cases in Portugal take up to eight years to be prosecuted, and the vast majority (75%) end up being archived. These are the conclusions of the National Anti-Corruption Mechanism
New Algarve homes with starting prices of €1.9 million
Quinta do Morgadinho in the Algarve town of Vilamoura has been chosen by a Portuguese fund management company to develop a property project worth €700 million, the developer announced today.
Governor of Bank of Portugal called to parliament to explain massive operational losses
Considering the country was told ‘how healthy’ public accounts were generally, today has been all about how it doesn’t appear to be… at all. Talk has centred on how little
Finance minister claims predecessor left public finances in “chaos”
Former PS Socialist finance minister Fernando Medina has reacted today to claims (by AD’s finance minister Joaquim Miranda Sarmento) that he left public finances in chaos. Mr Sarmento is simply
Increasing number of children in Portugal suffer from autism
Way back in 2015, Olhão town hall ‘commemorated World Autism Day’ warning that the number of children suffering from this disorder was expected to skyrocket. Nine years on, and SIC
BES banking scandal: dozens of crimes almost certain to lapse this year
Observador reminds the country this week that dozens of crimes relating to the most catastrophic banking scandal in Portugal’s history are headed for the wastepaper basket. The BES/ GES banking
PJ police arrest five “in flagrante” with 780,000 doses of cocaine
Operation “Ghost Passengers” focuses on trafficking through Lisbon airport PJ judicial police have celebrated another ‘coup’ in foiling drug traffickers using Lisbon airport. This time, in Operation Ghost Passengers, inspectors
OECD upgrades Portugal’s growth forecast; sees inflation of 2.4%
Organisation predicts 1.6% growth The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has upgraded its forecasts for Portugal’s economy and inflation rate, projecting gross domestic product to grow 1.6% this