Doctors and nurses on two-day strike this week
Strike begins at 0.00 hours tomorrow From midnight tonight SNS (state health service) doctors and nurses will be on strike – not all of them (SIM, the more centre-right independent
Hit-and-run crimes in Portugal: 22% of drivers flee accidents so far this year
Tendency is endemic – but police messaging stays the same Of the 38,554 traffic accidents with injuries registered between January 1 and August 31 this year, 22% (8,427) involved the
Fires tackled, now comes moment for protests against land abandonment and eucalyptus monocultures
Protests today scheduled for 12 locations across Portugal With the week’s wildfire nightmare finally tackled, the moment has come for citizens to make their voices heard about the continuing issues
Hundreds attend funeral of firefighters who perished in Tábua
Fire stations throughout country mark occasion sounding sirens At 4pm this afternoon fire stations throughout the country sounded their sirens to mark the funeral of the three firefighters – two
Chaos on Portimão Bridge expected to continue until end of year
The works on the Ponte Nova started on Monday, September 16, causing substantial traffic queues as only one lane has been open for circulation. If commuting between Portimão and Lagoa
Distinguished Gentleman’s Drive raises awareness for prostate cancer
The event returns to Faro on September 29 for the second year running. The Distinguished Gentleman’s Drive, an event that takes place in several cities around the world on September
House prices in Portugal continue to climb
Fewer non-EU foreigners may be investing in property in Portugal, but that hasn’t affected overall prices, which continue to climb: according to INE statistics institute, the house price index in
Russia threatens retaliation for Portugal’s sending of clapped out helicopters to Ukraine
The Russian Federation’s ministry of foreign affairs said today there will be “retaliatory measures” against Portugal (and other European Union countries) for sending military equipment, such as Kamov helicopters to
Climate activists daub pulping giant’s Lisbon headquarters
Marking the Day of National Mourning for the victims of the fires in Portugal, climate activists have daubed the Lisbon HQ of pulping giant, The Navigator Company, accusing it, and
Court confirms €225 million fine for ‘banking cartel’
Competition Court considers 12 banks failed to ‘show sense of judgement’; penalised consumers Today was the day that 12 banks operating in Portugal were hoping that the Competition Court would