TAP’s net 2023 profit “almost triples compared to previous year”
Future of airline saved by State cash injections still unclear Portugal’s national airline, TAP, achieved its highest ever net profit last year, at €177.3 million, while revenues exceeded €4 billion
Prime minister in waiting in talks to unblock parliamentary impasse
Luís Montenegro meeting PS leader – irritating CHEGA even further The ‘impasse’ on the first day of parliament over who should be its president persists this morning, with PSD leader
Jocelyn McCall Ferreira announced as new British Vice Consul in Portimão
Clive Jewell is retiring after 14 years in the role Jocelyn McCall Ferreira has been announced as the successor to British Embassy Vice Consul in Portimão, Clive Jewell, who is
Flower torch festival marks Easter in São Brás
One of the Algarve’s most visually stunning Easter events will take place in São Brás de Alportel, which will host its century-old flower torch show, Festa das Tochas Floridas, on
Portugal “doesn’t keep track of State representatives’ disclosures of interests”
OECD says country may have rules, but it doesn’t monitor compliance The OECD’s latest report on corruption points out Portugal’s failings in monitoring the registers of interests of high-ranking State
First day of new parliament descends into unprecedented confusion
PSD/ CHEGA ‘verbal agreement’ to vote in new parliamentary leader fails The first day of Portugal’s new parliament got off to a shaky start – and then descended into unprecedented
Portugal has two prime ministers!
António Costa remains as what is now being described as “the ceasing prime minister of Portugal” In one of the most uncharacteristic changeovers of power following legislative elections, AD leader
No political agreement between incoming government and IL
PSD and the Liberal Initiative (IL) have not reached an agreement to form a government. In a joint statement released today, the two parties said that they “will not go
Portugal’s hottest years on record (so far): 2022 and 2023
Last year was the second hottest on record in Portugal, with seven heatwaves, according to today’s annual climate bulletin released by IPMA (sea and atmosphere institute). According to the document,
Portugal’s data regulator suspends iris-scanning project
90-day suspension comes after 300,000 Portuguese have already ‘sold’ their biometric data Portugal’s data regulator has ordered Sam Altman’s iris-scanning project Worldcoin to stop collecting biometric data for 90 days