PS leader: “If I was PM of course I would (have been) in Kyiv…”
Why is Portugal’s government so quiet about defence policies, queries opposition PS leader Pedro Nuno Santos has reacted to the fact that Portugal was missing from the video conference of
Overdose deaths increase by 16%: cocaine is drug most responsible for mortality in Portugal
Overdose deaths increased by 16% in 2023 compared to the previous year, totalling 80, the latest annual from the Institute for Addictive Behaviors and Dependencies (ICAD) reveals today, highlighting an
Order of Physicians rejects plan to let pharmacies prescribe meds
The Portuguese Order of Physicians (Ordem dos Médicos) has expressed its “absolute rejection” today of a proposal from the Ministry of Health to allow the country’s pharmacies to prescribe and
Portugal is OECD country where it is most difficult to buy a house
This is the worst performance the country has ever recorded Portugal is the country in the OECD where it is hardest to purchase a home, the organization says. In fact,
Portugal Rally had a €183 million impact on the economy in 2024
Tax revenue totalled €22.6 million (€13.6 million from VAT and €9 million from IPS fuel tax) The Rally de Portugal 2024 edition generated an economic impact of €183.3 million, an
Portugal has third highest increase in construction output in EU
Year-on-year, the country registered the fourth largest increase (5.1%) In December 2024, Portugal’s construction sector enjoyed the third highest output in terms of projects in the European Union with a
Emigration versus immigration: roughly 75,000 leave, 329,000 arrive
Immigrants ‘transform’ Portugal’s decades of dwindling demographics Between 70,000 and 75,000 Portuguese people chose to live in another country in 2023, a level of emigration that has been stabilised thanks
Carnival time – and here comes more rain!
Rain forecast for entire carnival period It’s Carnival time again – and for veterans, this generally means ice cold blasts of wind, squalls of rain and debatable enjoyment while children
Portugal’s housing crisis: prices continue rising
House values rise 14.5% in January YoY to €1,774 m2 The median bank appraisal value for housing was €1,774 per square metre (m2) in January, up 14.4% year-on-year and €27
Macron’s visit to include arms agreement
Two day visit, starting tomorrow, focused on bilateral agreements and “deepening of relations” Days since his diplomacy in the White House was splashed over the world’s television networks, France’s president