European thumbs-up for water quality of Portugal’s beaches
Commission classifies 88% of beaches as having ‘excellent’ waters The European Commission has issued a report today classifying 88% of Portugal’s beaches last year as having ‘excellent’ water quality. Of
Portugal’s richest citizen files lawsuit against EU sanctions
Details of Roman Abramovich’s lawsuit so far unexplained Portugal’s richest citizen Roman Abramovich has filed a lawsuit at the EU’s general court against the European Union Council, which imposed sanctions
State at risk of refunding fuel companies €2.6 billion
Court of Justice of European Union considers Portugal’s CSR ‘road service tax’ illegal The Portuguese State may find itself repaying fuel companies €2.6 billion, due a levy the Court of
Mega fraud ‘swoop’ on businesses suspected of siphoning EU recovery funds
Operation Showroom has 37 ‘arguidos’ A huge police ‘swoop’ got underway this morning on homes and businesses suspected of diverting ‘billions of euros in subsidies from the European Union’.
EU agrees 85% gas storage levels by member states before winter
“The proposed regulation aims to ensure that storage capacities in the EU are filled before the winter season and can be shared between member states in a spirit of solidarity.”
PM on way to Ukraine as Brussels announces up to €9 billion in short-term funding
António Costa’s schedule to be kept secret for security reasons Portugal’s PM will be visiting Ukraine this week, just as Brussels has announced up to €9 billion in short-term funding
Recovery of tourism sees new positivity over growth
European Commission estimates 5.8% lift in GDP – almost 1% more than government budget New economic forecasting by the European Commission has seen Portugal’s GDP this year grow almost a
Bazooka monitoring commission “has no-one in charge”
Entity set up to ensure Europe’s billions are spent correctly without president since government took office It is a very small soundbite today, with enormous implications: just as the country
Portugal receives first shot of EU bazooka
€1.6 billion arrives for 17 investments and 21 reforms Europe Day is being celebrated in Portugal by the arrival of the first tranche of the long-awaited ‘bazooka’ of post-pandemic recovery
Thousands of criminal cases poised to collapse
‘Bombshell metadata ruling’ threatens to bring down 14 years of criminal investigation Constitutional Court judges have blown a hole in 14 years of criminal investigation by ruling that police cannot