Troia touristic developments must stop immediately – environmentalists
Dunas Livres association wants to avoid “irreversible damage to landscape and ecosystems” An association contesting various tourist projects planned for Tróia in the Setúbal district argues “construction must stop to
Portugal’s mass-jailbreak: “watchtowers are obsolete”, insist former Justice ministers
Prison guards claim watchtowers would have stopped the broad-daylight escape Former Justice Ministers Francisca Van Dunem and Catarina Sarmento e Castro both believe prison watchtowers are ‘an obsolete security model’
Around 20 Portuguese citizens to be evacuated today from Lebanon
Around 20 Portuguese citizens are being evacuated today from Lebanon as Israel continues to pound the country in its conflict with Hezbollah. A source for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Maximum investment in savings bonds doubled to €100,000
Portugal’s Council of Ministers has changed the maximum amount for subscribing to F series savings certificates (currently being offered) from €50,000 to €100,000, while for the F and E series
Today’s the day Portugal’s main political leaders discuss positions over State Budget
With so much apparently riding on the passing of the State Budget for next year, prime minister Luís Montenegro is back in Lisbon today for his scheduled meeting this afternoon
PM promises lower taxes, less red tape for investors in country
Portugal’s prime minister, Luís Montenegro, invited Portuguese emigrants in the United States to invest in Portugal – promising them lower taxes, simplified licensing and less bureaucracy. On the last leg
Appeal court judge, investigated in two criminal cases, promoted to Portugal’s highest court
Leader writer warns: “Remember the name of this judge!” Against the backdrop of so many other events this week, the promotion of a former Lisbon appeal court judge to the
ProTejo environmentalists told “you can’t see terms of Iberian agreement till it’s signed”
Multiple organisations and movements seek ‘genuine ecological flow regime’ Environmental organisation ‘Movimento proTEJO’ went to the Ministry of the Environment in Lisbon today to demand that the Iberian agreement on
Portugal’s minimum wage to reach €1,020 by 2028?
This is government’s plan – starting with an extra €50 in 2025 Portugal’s minimum wage is still one of the lowest in Europe – but the government is ‘working on
Portimão mayor calls for “temporary toll exemption” to ease building works bottlenecks
Álvaro Bila wants drivers free to use A22 between Portimão and Lagoa Traffic snarl-ups as a result of works around Portimão’s ER125 bridge are so bad that Portimão mayor Álvaro