Focus on Portugal’s mineral resources
National Energy and Climate Plan updated to show “more ambition” Public consultation opened this week on a revision of the National Energy and Climate Plan for 2030 (PNEC), setting “more
Five laboratories fined €49 million for acting in cartel during Covid pandemic
Hundreds of emails show laboratories considered boycott against bid to lower prices Portugal’s five major analysis laboratories, as well as the association that represents them, have been ordered to pay
Call to extend EU’s spending deadline for recovery funds as 39% of measures in “worrying or critical state”
Only 33% of PRR measures considered “aligned with planning” Portugal’s National Commission for Monitoring the execution and spending of Brussels’ ‘bazooka’ (Plan for Recovery and Resilience, or PRR) has flagged
Navy seizes fishing gear in Algarve marine park
Fishing at the marine reserve is prohibited The Portuguese Navy announced on Tuesday that it found and removed 59 cage traps from the Algarve Marine Natural Park – Pedra do Valado,
President rubber-stamps seven diplomas, including IRS changes and scrapping of ‘ex-SCUT’ tolls
Victory for opposition, but it is also “not that simple” President Marcelo has today given ‘the green light’ to seven diplomas – five of which were pushed through by opposition
Algarve urges tourists to help “save water”
Travellers arriving at Faro airport on Tuesday were greeted by a creative ‘Save Water’ campaign Travellers arriving at Faro Airport on Tuesday afternoon (July 23) were met with a striking
Fresh seafood at Faro’s ‘Festa da Ria Formosa’
Fresh seafood from the Ria Formosa will be served for 11 days at Festa da Ria Formosa, a gastronomic summer party held every summer at Largo de São Francisco in
Repsol Polímeros expects to open two new plants in Sines late 2025
Salvador Ruiz, general manager of Repsol Polímeros’ Sines Industrial Complex in the district of Setúbal, has pointed to the last quarter of 2025 as the conclusion of its expansion project
Maximum fire risk in 50 municipalities as mainland heat warning issued
Orange alert to remain in place until 6pm tomorrow Around 50 municipalities in eight districts in Portugal are at maximum risk of wildfires today due to blistering temperatures, while IPMA,
Almargem warns of “dramatic situation” at Alcantarilha Stream
Fish dying due to lack of water in stream Environmental association Almargem has sounded the alarm over the “dramatic situation” at Alcantarilha Stream, caused by an “extreme water shortage affecting