Lisbon opens debate on construction of Jewish Museum
Museum project dependent on being considered of “exceptional interest” Lisbon City Council has approved a public debate on the project to build a Jewish Museum in Belém – initially scheduled
Lisbon to set up emergency reception centre/ welfare plan for Timorese
Lisbon city council has approved a Bloco de Esquerda proposal – presented over a year ago – for a municipal project to provide emergency reception for Timorese citizens, most of
Canada opens visa application centre in Lisbon
Centre will offer “new opportunities for social, economic and cultural exchange” Canada is about to open a visa application centre in Lisbon, offering Portuguese nationals “greater flexibility and accessibility to
Microsoft announces AI Innovation Factory coming to Lisbon
US tech giant Microsoft has announced plans for an AI Innovation Factory in Alvalade, in partnership with Accenture, Avanade and Unicorn Factory Lisbon, with the declared aim of accelerating the
Hundreds of police break ranks to picket election debate
Another mass police protest called for Terreiro do Paço in Lisbon on Monday evening morphed into a ‘spontaneous picketing’ of the final election debate, held at the nearby Capitólio theatre.
Lisbon city council proposes housing cooperatives on municipal land
Plan must be debated as council does not have absolute majority Lisbon city council is to debate a programme for first-home cooperatives, envisaging the provision of municipal land for the
Mosques in Lisbon’s Mouraria quarter ‘full to bursting’
Muslims challenge City Hall to ‘make good on promises’ and build new mosque Lusa today reports on “Long queues outside Lisbon mosques as council fails to keep promise”. “Mosques in
Thousands turn out in Lisbon calling for “end to genocide in Gaza”
Protest demands “boycotts, sanctions and disinvestment for Israel” With the Israeli stance on the future of the war in Gaza becoming increasingly unpopular – even among countries that are meant
Police protests set to continue – could threaten March 10 elections
After a weekend in which professional football games were cancelled (one with dramatic consequences) due to police calling in sick en masse, media reports have stressed “these protests by police
Lisbon parish councils warn of upsurge in drug use in former ‘ghetto’
The leaders of Lisbon’s Campo de Ourique and Alcântara parish councils, and various civil society organisations, have expressed “great concern” today about increased drug use and trafficking in plain sight