PM revokes dispatch announcing new airport plans for Lisbon – ‘sacks minister’
Montijo option runs into hostility and suspicion from word go Breaking news this morning is that prime minister António Costa has ordered the revocation of the government dispatch, published yesterday
Strategic airport rethink: government opts for Montijo and Alcochete
Montijo to be ‘complement’ with Alcochete taking over from current Lisbon airport A flurry of ‘all change’ today is being announced regarding Lisbon’s saturated Humberto Delgado airport. After years in
MOT ‘corruption’: 30 arrested as police descend on testing centres
Premises targeted from Porto to Faro Roughly 30 people have been arrested so far in a PSP police operation targeting MOT testing centres. At issue, explain reports, are “suspicions of
Council of State meets today with US climate envoy John Kerry as guest
Meeting is just one of many events taking place in Lisbon this week This week sees Lisbon full of international events and happenings – from the United Nations Oceans Conference,
UN Oceans Conference unites 20,000 in Lisbon
Hopes are for ‘decisive impetus’ to transform humans’ relationship with the seas 20,000 participants are expected in Lisbon this week for the UN Oceans Conference which opened this morning and
Maternity services in Lisbon/ Vale do Tejo in state of “imminent rupture”
Doctors slam health ministry for “continuing to ignore signs of alarm” The lack of obstetric health professionals in the Lisbon/ Vale do Tejo health region is threatening the “imminent rupture”
Lisbon Metro announces weekend strike
In case anyone is planning ‘a fun trip to Lisbon’ this weekend, be warned that the Metro will be ‘on strike’ from Saturday evening through Sunday. Like every strike battering
Cannabis Expo held in Lisbon last weekend
The International Cannabis and Hemp Expo CannaPortugal 2022 was in Lisbon over the weekend for a two-day event which showcased around 50 Portuguese and international companies that contribute towards a
PM promises “historic” pension increases in 2023
… and higher public sector wages PM António Costa has been in his element today, speaking at a conference in Lisbon organised by CNN. The upsides of his intervention were
China suspends direct flights from Portugal after 10 passengers test positive for Covid virus
Flights suspended for period of one month Chinese authorities have today announced a one-month suspension of direct flights between Portugal and China after 10 passengers tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 on