Former military chiefs warn of “unease, demotivation in Portugal’s Armed Forces”
The Independent Strategic Reflection Group (GREI), which brings together several former military chiefs in Portugal, has sent a letter to the country’s president and political parties warning of an “untenable
EDP workers hold protest in Lisbon
Hundreds of EDP workers have been demonstrating outside their company’s headquarters in Lisbon today, at a point where they are also holding a 24-hour strike. Dressed as if for work,
Aljezur installs smart water meters to cut consumption
Aljezur is investing €130,000 in the installation smart meters The Municipal Council of Aljezur is going to install 1,500 smart meters in the Vale da Telha area to monitor and
Bullfighter who starved 18 greyhounds handed suspended jail sentence
João Moura, the ‘legendary’ bullfighting horseman nationally reviled for the condition in which he kept his animals, has been handed a four year eight month jail term, suspended, after standing
CCTV cameras inside Benagil Cave? Future of famous sea cave under scrutiny
Working group’s first proposals under public consultation The working group set up by the government to propose solutions to the overcrowding of the Benagil Cave in Lagoa has presented its
Prison guards mount vigil outside Monsanto high security jail
Protest scheduled for day after thousands expected in police demo outside parliament Prison guards will be holding a vigil in front of Monsanto high security jail, in Lisbon, tomorrow over
BES trial ‘bombshell’: Judge drops issue of compensation
Bank’s “damaged” investors forced into civil proceedings In another ‘breaking news story’ this morning, SIC Notícias reports that the judge hearing the BES case – due to come to trial
Algarve football round-up: Up and down
Liga Portugal Betclic: Casa Pia 1-3 Farense Portimonense 0-2 Gil Vicente Farense quickly put their latest defeat to Portimonense behind them when running out the convincing winners away to Casa
Searches underway throughout country over suspicions of corruption in Madeira – PSD mayor arrested
Police operation ‘targeting’ PSD mayor Pedro Calado and region’s president Miguel Albuquerque Breaking news this morning was that 10 inspectors of the PJ judicial police were conducting searches in Funchal
Lawyers’ official body denounces “inhumane” conditions at Lisbon airport’s ‘detention centre’
Four years on from hideous death of Ukrainian job-seeker, little appears to have improved Portugal’s Ordem dos Advogados (Bar Association) has visited the temporary installation centre at Lisbon airport (where