Portugal celebrates external surplus of €9.3 billion in 2024
Portugal’s economy had an external surplus of €9.3 billion in 2024, equivalent to 3.3% of gross domestic product, an all-time high since records began, the Bank of Portugal announced today.
Alentejo water utility company finds 272 leaks, 64 meter offences since September
Águas do Alto Alentejo aims to save “around 10 billion litres of drinking water” Water utility company Águas do Alto Alentejo (AAA), in Portalegre district, has detected 272 leaks and
Birding society celebrates ‘milestone’ court victory
Faro district court condemns Ria Formosa fish farm for causing death of 14 birds Faro District Court has sentenced a fish farming company (and its director) for the crime of
Portuguese citizen among six Israeli hostages to be released Saturday
One of six Israeli hostages due to be released on Saturday by Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas also has Portuguese nationality, Gabriel Senderowicz, president of the Israeli Community of Porto (CIP),
Portugal “heading back to time of rubbish dumps”, warns municipal waste manager
Funds available for strategic urban waste “clearly insufficient” “We are in a sector with a real national emergency. We are aware of how little money there is in national and
Unholy row as Faro mayor changes mind (again!) in wake of criminal investigation
Rogério Bacalhau ‘won’t now be leaving post to become president of Águas do Algarve’ An unholy row has erupted following the news that Faro mayor Rogério Bacalhau will be going
Slow start to Bragança-Algarve air route begins this morning
Initial service won’t reach the Algarve Sevenair, the company that operates the air route between Trás-os-Montes and the Algarve, on which flights are to resume today after a hiatus of
“Algarve 7s” returns to Vila Real de Santo António
The 6th edition of the international multisport festival is expected to bring over 3500 participants to the region between June 6 and 9. Algarve 7s is back in Vila Real
Insolvency administrator charged with swindling cultural association out of millions of euros
Ateneu Cultural Association was over hundred years old An insolvency administrator was arrested today as PJ judicial police carried out an operation to investigate an alleged scheme that damaged the
Alentejo celebrates best tourism year ever in 2024
The Alentejo region recorded “the best tourism year ever” in 2024, with an increase in the number of overnight stays and income, the president of the Regional Tourism Authority said