Lisbon seeing increase in use of animals for begging
The Lisbon animal welfare office has registered an increase in complaints about the use of animals for begging – a phenomenon that “is increasingly evident in downtown Lisbon”, the municipal
Macron to visit Portugal this summer
Portugal’s president Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa has invited French president Emmanuel Macron to visit this country in 2024, but the date has been thrown to the winds by the current
APA president steps down, to praise from outgoing minister
President of Portuguese environment agency Nuno Lacasta has now officially stepped down from the role he had for 11 years, three months since being cited as an official suspect in
“Mudança Segura” – the slogan of Aliança Democrática’s electoral programme
“Mudança Segura”, meaning Safe/ Secure Change is the slogan chosen by the centre-right AD (Aliança Democrática) for its electoral programme, presented this afternoon in Alcântara, Lisbon. PSD leader Luís Montenegro
250,000 Portuguese ‘obliged to work two jobs
The number of Portuguese working two jobs rose 7% last year, according to data supplied by INE statistics institute. In numbers, that means 16,200 more people worked two jobs in
Hate crimes in Portugal increase by 38% in 2023
Total number registered: 347; majority of hate crimes in non-urban areas The number of hate crimes in Portugal increased by 38% last year, compared to 2022, according to data collected
Algarve hotel occupancy falls in January to 34.4%
Algarve hotels see slight drop in occupancy The Algarve’s hotel industry recorded an average occupancy rate per room of 34.4% in January, a drop of 0.9 percentage points (p.p.) compared
International Chess Festival brings 120 players to Portimão
Chess players from all around the world expected in Portimão Over 120 chess players from 29 countries are taking part in the Portimão International Chess Festival, which will take place
Tourism entrepreneur André Jordan dies at age 90
André Jordan was known as the mastermind behind Quinta do Lago André Jordan, the tourism entrepreneur considered by many to be the ‘Father of Portuguese Tourism’, has died at the
PS/ Azores “does not accept” minority centre-right government that ‘won’ elections last Sunday
“Too much national politics” involved, says Azores PS leader The president of PS/Azores, Vasco Cordeiro, has announced his party will not be supporting the programme of the PSD/CDS/PPM coalition, which