Algarve startups get chance to shine at Web Summit
ANJE, the National Association of Young Entrepreneurs, has launched a contest to select 24 startups from the Algarve to take part in the 2025 Web Summit in Lisbon. The initiative
Man wanted in Germany for child sexual abuse crimes caught hiding in Lisbon
PJ police in Portugal have arrested a 35-year-old man wanted in Germany for a series of serious child abuse offences. The man, detained in the Lisbon area by PJ’s Criminal
VW’s new vehicle production a ‘huge step’ for country – president
President Marcelo visited Volkswagon’s Autoeuropa car plant in Palmela this morning, accompanied by the minister for the economy and territorial cohesion, to attend the signing of a series of declarations
Large-scale residential project launched for Greater Lisbon
A new housing project targetting the middle class has been launched in the Greater Lisbon area. Located in Prior Velho, Loures, Project Horizon will be built on 5.8 hectares of
Tourist tax ‘bonanza’: municipalities double their money, making €65 million ‘just to June’
The ‘wizard wheeze’ by some of the ‘heavy hitting municipalities’ (like Lisbon and Porto) of increasing tourist taxes has resulted in a veritable cash bonanza. The first six months of
Pressure of tourism leaves Caparica gasping for water
Water supplies to homes and businesses in Costa da Caparica, south of Lisbon, have been repeatedly interrupted this summer. Residents are at their wits’ ends; pipes are bursting (three so
Mick Jagger caught in Portugal
English rock star Sir Mick Jagger has been seen in a couple of Portuguese cities over the past few days. He was first spotted in Lisbon enjoying dinner at ÀCosta,
Five foreign pickpockets arrested in Lisbon “believed to be part of organised gang”
Five foreign pickpockets suspected of being part of a “highly sophisticated and organised” transnational criminal gang were arrested “in flagrante” in the Belém district of Portugal’s capital city, Lisbon, and
Lisbon city council loses appeal against (much-reduced) fine for ‘Russiagate’ data breach
Portugal’s South Central Administrative Court has dismissed Lisbon city council’s appeal against the decision to fine the local authority for its gross data breach affecting Russian citizens living here, in
Lisbon risks more than 50 days a year with temperatures in excess of 35ºC
Capital needs to be turned into ‘sponge city’, say experts in urbanism, sustainability If emissions in Lisbon are not controlled (and this includes the pollution caused by airplanes), the capital