President starts three-day official visit to Slovenia
President of Portugal, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, begins a three-day official visit to Slovenia today, at the invitation of his Slovenian counterpart, Nataša Pirc Musar. This will be his second
Marines head for Lithuania on NATO mission
Largest deployment of marines in 50 years A group of 170 Portuguese marines, accompanied by a five-strong medical team and two dogs, is leaving today for a NATO mission in
PJ police on trail of Brazilian diving crew that recovers cocaine attached to ships’ hulls
Crew’s leader arrested in joint police operation Portugal’s PJ police are on the trail of a diving team whose job it is to remove canisters of cocaine attached to ships’
Chinese tourist dies after being swept up by wave in Póvoa de Varzim
Two other compatriots treated for hypothermia An elderly Chinese tourist died yesterday after being swept up by a strong wave hitting Lagoa beach, in Póvoa de Varzim. The 70-year-old woman
Funds rescheduled but Sevenair still in limbo
Bragança-Portimão air link remains firmly on ground A Portuguese government cabinet resolution has rescheduled the multi-annual costs of the Bragança-Portimão air link, in order to pay compensation to operator Sevenair,
Warnings as Odeleite and Beliche dams carry out “temporary, controlled discharges”
Discharges will continue until end of ‘wet season’ The boon of so much rainfall is seeing many dams throughout the country ‘almost full’. It was so long ago, for the
Algarve is best-equipped region to detect and treat strokes
The Algarve received the «Angels» award for its ability to detect and treat strokes, making it the first region in the country and the second in Europe to achieve this
Ovar auto plant to lay off 364 workers
Japanese Yazaki Saltano plant cites “current critical situation in European car industry” The Yazaki Saltano auto plant, in Ovar (Aveiro district) has announced it will be laying off 364 workers.
Porto Bay opens largest Algarve resort with 660 rooms
Opening in July 2025, the resort will consist of the Ocean Blue and Falésia hotels. The Porto Bay group is set to open a new hotel in Albufeira this July
Portugal’s PM to ‘attend’ UK’s Ukraine summit in London tomorrow
First time prime minister has joined one of these new initiatives Outgoing prime minister, Luís Montenegro, has announced that he will be attending the summit on Ukraine, organised by the