Portugal’s education minister hopes children get vaccinated against Covid-19 in time for next school year
With experts still warning there is no data to determine if benefits outweigh the risks of extending Covid vaccines to children, Portugal’s education minister Tiago Brandão Rodrigues appears to have
Another green light for Portugal’s €16.6 billion funding bazooka
Today has seen yet more ‘anticipation’ over the arrival of the almost €17 billion in resilience and recovery funding from Brussels – the long-dubbed ‘bazooka’. Europe’s Economic and Financial Affairs
Government vows to continue cutting toll prices on A22
Portugal’s Minister of Territorial Cohesion said on Tuesday (June 29) that the government plans to continue reducing toll fees on the country’s ‘ex-SCUT’ highways, including the Algarve’s A22 motorway (also
Tourism “a long way from recovery”: hoteliers call for continued support
AHP, Portugal’s hoteliers association, says tourism remains “a very long way from recovery”, and “won’t reach the levels of 2019 before 2024”. As a result, business people are calling for
Government announces civil requisition of SEF to break next week’s Portuguese airport strike
The government has announced a civil requisition of SEF airport staff to ensure the strike threatening to ‘ruin the summer’ cannot go ahead. Breaking the news this afternoon, interior minister
Portuguese government accused of acting like dystopian State in “terrifying” police take-over of ZMar eco-resort
The Portuguese government has been accused of acting like a dystopian State in the “terrifying” armed police takeover of ZMar eco-resort under cloak of darkness in order to rehouse 30
Authorities threaten “crack down” on restaurant/ café terraces closing those ‘violating rules of sanitary safety’
COMMENT: Thursday afternoon has seen the nation’s media release online warnings that the Ministry of Internal Administration “admits it will close terraces (of cafés and restaurants) that violate the rules
“Extraordinary support” for people who have lost income since January to be extended
Portugal’s AERT programme, standing for ‘extraordinary support to workers’ income’, is being extended to take in people affected since January this year. The news came this morning from labour minister
Sexta às 9 shines new spotlight on corruption probes into Portuguese government dealings over lithium, green hydrogen and EDP dams sale
The investigative team of RTP’s Sexta às 9 has done it again. In 39-minutes last Friday it has managed to raise multiple points and insinuations into ‘underhand dealings’ by Portugal’s
Portugal keeps flights from and to Brazil and UK suspended
Portugal has maintained travel restrictions to and from Brazil and the United Kingdom, the government has announced, according to Lusa news agency. The Ministry of Internal Affairs announced on Saturday