At least 12 municipalities in financial crisis, says Council for Public Finances
CFP, the Council for Public Finances, has revealed that at least 12 municipalities were in financial difficulties in 2023 – meaning their level of debt exceeded 1.5 times the average
External surplus of €2.68 billion up till May
Portugal’s economy posted an external surplus of €2.683 billion up to May, 5.6 times the €476 million surplus recorded in the same period last year, the country’s central bank (Bank
“Human bones” found in house rental not human after all
Yesterday’s rather grisly story of human bones found piled up behind a washing machine in a house rental in Estoril has turned out to be a false alarm: the bones
AT tax authority warns of new fraudulent emails
Portugal’s AT Tax and Customs Authority has issued a security alert about fraudulent emails, stressing that they must be ignored. “The Tax and Customs Authority (AT) is aware that some
Lisbon city council approves doubling of tourist tax from September 1
Lisbon city council has approved a proposal to increase the tourist tax on overnight stays from €2 per guest per night to €4 per guest per night. The change will
PM off sick until Sunday “on medical advice”
Prime minister, Luis Montenegro has had to cancel his agenda until Sunday, on medical advice, because he is recovering from a health problem that, while not serious, requires rest, says
Algarve football round-up: Busy summer break
Farense completed their most profitable transfer ever as 28-year-old Brazilian forward, and last season’s top scorer with 13 goals, Bruno Duarte joined Serbian serial champions Red Star Belgrade for €2
Albufeira Code of Conduct “could do more harm than good,” UK stag do organiser warns
Matt Mevir from UK’s stag do organiser Last Night of Freedom says “it could be very harmful to turn away a vital, profitable industry” The boss of a UK stag
Albufeira urges beachgoers to keep safe distance from cliffs
Maria Luísa beach tragedy in 2009 still not forgotten With the arrival of summer, Albufeira has resumed its yearly awareness campaign in which it warns beachgoers about the dangers of
Major Windows outage causes disruption around the world
Portuguese companies also being affected A major IT outage has caused disruption across the globe due to a ‘blue screen of death’ appearing on Windows PCs, affecting everything from banks