Barclays reaches out to new market
Britain’s Barclays Bank is to expand its presence in the Portugal by opening up to 25 new branches during 2005. The British high street bank, which has been operating in
Police detain serial thieves
Olhão police officers have detained two men, one a 24-year-old Ukrainian, the other a 21-year-old Portuguese man from the town, suspected of carrying out 20 robberies between them. Police had
BRAZIL – Political blow for Lula
Brazil’s President suffered a significant political setback at the weekend with the withdrawal of two parties from his governing coalition. The Brazilian Democratic Movement Party voted to end its two-year
Portugal behind with organic products
Organic farming in Portugal is on the increase, but the country is still lagging behind the rest of Europe, the president of AGROBIO, the Portuguese Organic Farming Association, has announced,
Bryan Adams pulls out
Albufeira Câmara has announced that Bryan Adams is unable to perform on Fisherman’s Beach in Albufeira on December 31 due to throat problems. The singer has been forced to pull
Prime Minister resigns
Santana Lopes has announced the resignation of his government following an extraordinary meeting of the Ministers’ Council. The Prime Minister announced his decision following a speech made by the President
Bulgaria and Portugal seek to strengthen ties
Bulgarian President, Georgi Parvanov, made an official state visit to Portugal recently, and trade between the two nations topped the agenda. In February 2004, then-Prime Minister, José Manuel Durão Barroso,
ROMANIA – Prime Minister accepts poll defeat
Romanian Prime Minister, Adrian Nastase, has admitted defeat in the country’s tightly fought presidential election. With almost all the votes counted from the run-off poll, centre right opposition candidate, Traian
Businesses raided in Cascais
Officers from the PSP and representatives from the tax office carried out inspections at 89 businesses in the Cascais area recently, uncovering a large number of offences ranging from tax
Thousands of building firms shut down
Nearly 5,000 companies from the Portuguese construction sector will no longer have building permits in 2005, the president of IMOPPI, the Institute of Markets of Public Works, Particulars and Furniture,