Unemployment in Portugal increases for 6th consecutive month
The number of people signing on at IEFP (the institute of employment and professional training) job centres has increased for the 6th consecutive month. Latest figures released by INE (Statistics
Concerns over immigration ‘glitch’ in Portuguese law
Researcher warns ‘incompatibility with EU legislation’ could fuel populist speeches Researcher Ana Rita Gil has warned that part of Portugal’s foreigners’ law is in “contradiction with the European Union”, allowing
Heated tobacco “won’t carry shocking images” on packs
Heated tobacco products are to dodge the requirement to carry shocking images on their packaging, in the way that cigarettes have to, for the reason that they are considered to
Journalists call general strike ‘at date to define’
With the sector facing all kinds of problems, boiling down to lack of money, the weekend’s Congress of Journalists unanimously approved a general strike, to be held at ‘some time
Minister of environment decides not to stand in upcoming elections
Minister of Environment and Climate Action Duarte Cordeiro has opted not to stand in the upcoming elections in March, due to the fact that he is implicated in Operation Influencer,
Fuel price increases: there is now a site to check prices at nearest pumps
With fuel prices increasing again due to the conflict in the Middle East, the department of energy and geology has created a site where people can check the prices at
Thousands of police expected at Wednesday protest outside parliament
Thousands of police from all forces are expected to take part in the protest scheduled to begin in Lisbon, outside the parliamentary building, on Wednesday afternoon. Reports describe “dozens of
Silves solar farm developer says it has done everything by the book
Neoen is beginning construction of a massive solar farm in Silves Neoen, the company behind the project to build a massive solar farm in Silves which has led local residents
Hundreds of police demonstrate outside Lisbon’s presidential palace
“Caretaker government has powers to resolve this. It is all politics…” Hundreds of members of Portugal’s security forces gathered in front of Belém Palace today, in yet another action to
“Serious conflicts of interest; irregular funding” identified in bids for PRR ‘bazooka’
Government says it is correcting situations Recent audits of Portugal’s PRR (Plan for Recovery and Resilience, funded by Brussels and dubbed ‘the bazooka’ by PM António Costa) have revealed “serious