Improvement works on Northern Line exceed budget by around €20 million
The time it has taken from inception to completion has meant that improvement works to the country’s northern railway line between Espinho and Vila Nova de Gaia will have exceeded
Naked man running through area of Porto with ‘sharp object’ causes momentary panic
A naked man, runnning through the Cordoaria neighbourhood of Porto caused a degree of panic over the weekend as he appeared to be holding a ‘sharp object’ in one of
Body discovered in cornfield; PJ police investigate
For now it is not looking like murder, but PJ police are working on the theory that ‘something might have happened’ to precipitate the death of a 68-year-old emigré whose
Immigrant associations schedule protest outside parliament for October 25
Various associations representing immigrants in Portugal have scheduled a protest to take place outside parliament in Lisbon on October 25 calling for the reinstatement of the “manifestation of interest” document
Tax on super-rich would yield state upwards of €3.5 billion, per year
A tax of just 0.5% of Portugal’s ‘super-rich’ – a niche market of 42,000 taxpayers – would pay, three times over, for the principal measures (those with the most significant
Portimão hosts exhibition of Portuguese guitars
Exhibition runs until October 7 Portimão’s renovated Lota building will host an exhibition of Portuguese guitars owned by José Paulo Maio Costa, one of the country’s biggest collectors of the
Madeira wildfire “completely dominated”
Now comes period for political fall-out; calls for inquiry into what went wrong After almost two nerve-wracking weeks, the wildfire that took hold of Madeira on August 14, refusing to
Fewer than one in five Portuguese homes insured against earthquakes
Insurers strike while iron is hot… The Portuguese Insurers Association (APS) has warned today of the need for a catastrophic risk protection system in Portugal, pointing out that only 19%
President calls for debate on seismic protection in construction of major public works
Marcelo opens door to “contractual revision” for public tenders President of the Republic Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa has seized the moment today to call for a debate on seismic protection
Acting PM describes largest earthquake for decades as “real test of our capacities of response”
Paulo Rangel said earthquake showed Portugal’s means were “up to the mark” In the absence on holiday of Portugal’s prime minister Luís Montenegro, acting prime minister (foreign affairs minister) Paulo