Water released from Portuguese dams “equivalent to half century of human consumption”
With 5,000 households still surviving without electricity as a result of recent storms that battered large swathes of the country, SIC Notícias brings the news that the water ‘discharged’ from
Albufeira’s iconic Peneco rock at risk of being demolished
The famous rock that gives its name to Praia do Peneco – one of the most popular beaches in Albufeira – is likely to be demolished due to a crack
Low purchasing power, ever higher house prices – Pordata
Portugal is the second country in the European Union where housing prices have risen the most since 2020 and is among the Member States with the lowest purchasing power, according
New Lisbon airport will need to ‘divert water courses’
One of the ‘surprises’ of the last few weeks of persistent rain was the ‘flooding’ of Alcochete Shooting Range, the site chosen (after 50 years of dithering) for Lisbon’s long-awaited
New minister of internal administration gets ‘stuck in’ before taking office
Even before taking office, the government’s choice for the new minister of internal administration has started making waves. Luís Neves – a career criminal investigator and former national director of
Plan for Portugal’s ‘transformation’ – “political dialogue starts next week”
The much-anticipated ‘announcement’ on the broad outlines of PTRR (the government’s vision of rebuilding Portugal in the context of recent storms) turned into a bit of a damp squib this
Parliament approves final texts in government housing package
The final texts of two draft bills in the government’s housing package were approved today in parliament in a final overall vote – with votes in favour from the minority
Portugal and Spain must strengthen ties to compete globally – Marcelo
Portugal’s outgoing President, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, emphasised on Friday the deep and unique relationship between Portugal and Spain, calling for both countries to become “increasingly united” in order to
News Review: Coastal erosion, TAP terror, Russian ships
In this episode, Natasha Donn and Carl Munson take a look at coastal erosion in the wake of, and in addition to, recent devastation, a horrifying TAP near-miss in the
Leiria loses up to eight million trees in Storm Kristin
It is only in the last few days that the sheer number of trees lost (just in the district of Leiria) has become clear: between five to eight million. Experts