Russiagate: new complaint against Lisbon city council demands reinstatement of ‘scapegoat’
Lisbon city council faces millions in potential fines following the ‘Russiagate scandal’ – the incident that highlights it has been breaking data protection rules for potentially vulnerable citizens for years
Nighttime curfews to start tomorrow in Portugal’s highest risk municipalities
Nighttime curfews are back for Portugal’s highest risk municipalities – nine of which are now in the Algarve. Presenting the latest decisions by the Council of Ministers, Mariana Vieira da
Cyclists vigil planned for Lisbon following pregnant cyclist’s death
The horrifying death of a pregnant cyclist in Lisbon’s Avenida da Índia recently has struck a chord in the hearts of many inner-city cyclists as it appears to have been
Portugal’s Council of Ministers expected to announce further measures to try and stem ‘galloping spread’ of Delta variant
Portugal’s Council of Ministers is expected to announce further measures today designed to stem the galloping spread of the Delta variant. With incidence this week running at 176.9 cases per
Six deaths in Lisbon, over 100 in ICUs: but Portugal’s Covid wave shows some light
Tuesday’s Covid bulletin can easily be interpreted as further proof that the public health crisis is deepening: there have been six deaths recorded in Lisbon, with another 1,020 new cases.
Chaotic scenes in Lisbon as hundreds of police stage meandering protest
There was chaos in central Lisbon today as hundreds of police staged a meandering protest, doubling back on itself midway to the Ministry of Interior Administration from parliament, causing heightened
GNR register 200 ‘situations of non-compliance’ in Lisbon’s first weekend lockdown
With absolutely no guarantee that this measure will do anything to halt the spread of the Delta variant through Portugal, GNR police report that the first weekend lockdown of municipalities
Head to roll in Lisbon ‘Russian activists’ data-protection scandal
Someone is about to lose their job in the ‘scandal’ that saw Lisbon city council send the Russian embassy personal details (names, addresses and telephone numbers) of activists leading a
Weekend lockdowns: experts ‘doubt they will change anything’
As Lisbon prepares for its first weekend ‘lockdown’ in the latest strategy to halt the spread of the Delta (Indian) variant, experts and epidemiologists have warned the plan is unlikely
Lisbon faces new lockdown: Portugal’s deconfinement at risk
Today’s Council of Ministers has had to bite the bullet and face Portugal’s worsening virus-situation. Greater Lisbon is back in weekend lockdown. From 3pm tomorrow, there will be no authorised