Couriers for Uber Eats, Bolt/ Glovo threaten biggest ever stoppage
Delivery workers employed by platforms Uber Eats, Bolt and Glovo are threatening to strike again this month. According to reports, they are planning “the biggest ever stoppage”. This is an
Algarve football round-up: Freefall
Liga Portugal Betclic: Portimonense 0-3 Porto Vizela 2-1 Farense The two Algarve top division clubs saw their respective seven-match winless streaks continue with Portimonense putting up very little resistance against
Doctors call for ‘political union’ to address health service’s pressing problems
Faced with a political scenario in which the government is still extremely unclear, Portugal’s doctors’ unions are calling for a consensus on the SNS State health service, arguing that it
EU recovery plan ends in 2026, no matter how many elections Portugal has
The European Commission has declined to comment on the Portuguese parliamentary elections, but has made it clear that the Plan for Recovery and Resilience Plan (PRR) must be implemented by
Marcelo to begin audiences with political parties tomorrow
Talks to continue for at least a week As a result of last night’s election results, President Marcelo will begin hearing the various parties with seats in parliament from tomorrow.
Better news on trade as imports fall while exports rise
Exports increased by 0.4% and imports fell by 4.5% in January compared to the same month in 2023, with the trade deficit falling by €399 million to €1.66 billion, INE
Election results mean less women in Portugal’s parliament
With the nine parties now elected to parliament (CDS-PP having joined the eight from 2022’s elections) only 76 women have won seats, compared to the 85 who were successful in
Spain’s PP leader congratulates Luís Montenegro on his “great victory”
Spain’s PP leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo has congratulated AD leader Luís Montenegro on his “great victory” last night in a post over ‘X’, formerly Twitter, which cannot fail to recall
CHEGA celebrates historic win in Algarve
Right-wing nationalist party was most voted in Algarve For the first time since Portugal’s Carnation Revolution in 1974, a party other than PS or PSD (or a coalition featuring one
Coimbra researcher studies natural stone circles in Antarctica
Researcher Pedro Pina from the University of Coimbra (UC) is studying and monitoring the evolution of natural rock circles in Antarctica formed 10,000 years ago when glaciers began to retreat.