South (still) has enough water for “two to three years”
With the torrential rains of earlier this month now apparently over, authorities have ‘revealed’ that “the south of the country has enough water stored for two to three years”. This
All eyes on Council of Ministers for details of “Portugal transformation” plan
All eyes today are on the Council of Ministers which promises to announce the government’s plan for “Portugal Transformation, Recovery and Resilience”, or PTRR, in response to what is now
Ireland’s power workers shocked by grid devastation in Leiria
A group of 70 Irish workers has been helping to restore power to the storm-hit Leiria region, with their arrival celebrated by grateful local residents. The team, comprising employees of
Porto and Galicia demand TGV by 2032
The Mayor of Porto, Pedro Duarte, and the President of the Regional Government of Galicia, Alfonso Rueda, have called for the completion of the high-speed rail link between Porto and
Land, sea and air searches fail to find tourist swept out to sea in Aljezur
Late last night there was still no sign of the 20-year-old Romanian tourist swept out to sea while he swam with a friend at Arrifana beach, in Aljezur. The incident
Cardiac patients in north ‘dying due to long waiting lists’
Long waiting lists in the state health system are nothing new – but four hospitals in the north are trying valiantly to ring the changes before more people die waiting
PM under fire in first parliamentary debate since storm damages
Under fire and likely to remain so for some time yet this afternoon, the prime minister has managed to inject some positive news into today’s parliamentary debate – the first
President Marcelo on last official visit before stepping down
Outgoing president, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, has begun his last official visit, to Spain, where he will be received with military honours by King Felipe VI, whom he has met
4.1 magnitude earthquake felt in mainland Portugal
An earthquake measuring 4.1 on the Richter scale was felt in the Greater Lisbon area today (Thursday, February 19), at 12.14pm. Two minutes later, at 12.16pm, an aftershock of the
“Unrealistic” to expect 100% storm recovery – head of mission structure
After the initial assurances that came from members of government, Paulo Fernandes, coordinator of the mission structure for areas devastated by Storm Kristin, has stressed that it would be “unrealistic”