Brussels bullish over Portugal’s 2022 GDP growth
Portugal is EU’s ‘fastest growing economy’ The European Commission has revised upwards its forecast for Portugal’s growth in gross domestic product this year, by 0.7 of a percentage point to
Portugal wildfires: Monday morning ‘situation report’
Three fires in Santarém, Leiria and Vila Real “the most worrying” The most worrying forest fires in Portugal this morning were in the districts of Santarem, Leiria and Vila Real,
New threat to Brussels’ bazooka: “resident population manifestly insufficient to respond”
Country needs to attract foreign workers and adopt strategy of ‘reskilling’ Another cloud has suddenly become apparent over the landscape which was due to be transformed by Brussels’ bazooka of
EU must have different energy supply scenario by autumn, says PM
Portugal ‘reinforcing’ renewables production ahead of winter’ Prime minister António Costa has stressed today how the EU has to reach the autumn “with another situation in terms of energy”, given
Portuguese secretary of State in blistering attack on Russia
Says regime ‘weaponising hunger’ and using tactics “typical of Middle Ages” Francisco André, Portugal’s Secretary of state for foreign affairs and cooperation has come out with a blistering attack on
Foreign affairs minister urges EU to tackle Russia’s “false narrative” on food security
Russia adept at associating Western sanctions with famine in Africa Portuguese foreign affairs minister, João Gomes Cravinho, has urged the European Union to “better counter” Moscow’s “false narrative” on food
easyJet wins 18 daily ‘slots’ at Lisbon airport ceded by TAP
Brussels’ decision comes as snub to Ryanair Ryanair management heard today that the European Commission has awarded all 18 daily (take-off and landing) ‘slots’ ceded by TAP (due to its
EU may need to rethink schedule for ‘bazooka funding’, warns president
War in Ukraine “creating such a different situation” President Marcelo has acknowledged today that it may be necessary for the European Union to extend the deadline for member states to
Potential of Sines to become Portugal’s strategic hub
“A kaleidoscope of opportunities” awaits, extolls minister Portugal’s minister of economy and the sea, António Costa Silva, was in Sines yesterday, enthusing about the future the port could have –
Almost half Portugal’s municipalities risk ‘losing’ EU bazooka
Funding dependant on up-to-date municipal plans Almost half Portugal’s mainland municipalities risk losing access to the endlessly-trumpeted EU ‘bazooka’ of recovery and resilience funding because their PDMs (development plans) are