TAP low cost airline pilots approve partial strike for March
Portugalia pilots ‘work-to-rule’ to run from March 12-27 Portuguese airline pilots’ union SIPLA is going ahead with a partial strike at Portugália – TAP’s low-cost arm – from March 12
Interest in moving to Portugal leaps by a third in six months
Retirees, entrepreneurs and families all weighing up a new life in the sun Registrations for the upcoming Moving to Portugal Show and Seminars, taking place in London on April 3, 2025,
Lisbon engulfed by ‘olive pong’
Unpleasant smell of acrid olives carries from Alentejo The Lisbon region woke up today to a bad smell “with characteristics of acrid/olives, similar to what happened last year”. Air quality
VRSA to welcome new five-star beachside hotel
€158 million investment to create 337 direct jobs A new luxury beachside hotel has been announced for Praia da Lota in the Algarve municipality of Vila Real de Santo António
“Fortune without heirs” targeted by public prosecutors
Prosecutors suspect fortune plundered through elaborate scheme A fortune without heirs, and a falsified Will, are the basis of an accusation by the Public Prosecutor’s Office against 10 people and
São Brás mayor meets with minister to push construction of Alportel dam
Alportel dam has been in the pipeline for years Top officials at the municipal council of São Brás de Alportel met with Portugal’s minister for the environment last week to
Outspoken magistrate now cited for international kidnap
Outspoken magistrate Rui Fonseca e Castro, temporarily suspended following his behaviour during the pandemic, is back in the headlines, for allegedly ‘kidnapping’ his youngest child. The boy, aged 10, is
Sines concludes installation of defibrillators in sports halls and arenas
Sines municipality has concluded the installation of defibrillators in its sporting premises (municipal stadium, multi-use pavilion and Carlos Manafaia swimming pool). The investment makes ‘sense’ when one considers that people
Iniciativa Liberal challenges Admiral to ‘declare interest in running for presidency’
With many party leaders seemingly fighting for headlines (and possibly even for relevance), Rui Rocha of Iniciativa Liberal has challenged former Naval Chief of Staff Henrique Gouveia e Melo to
Portugal’s airports handle 69.2 million passengers in 2024
Portuguese airports handled almost 69.2 million passengers last year, an increase of 4.3% compared to 2023, with concessionaire ANA’s revenues reaching almost €1.3 billion, according to figures released by Vinci