Lisbon regulates use of electric scooters
Electric scooters in Lisbon are to have their own mandatory parking spots and a speed limit of 20 km/ hour, according to an agreement signed today by the city council
December’s rains caused €175M damages in Lisbon, Portalegre, Faro
December’s heavy rains caused damages of at least €175 million in the districts of Lisbon, Portalegre and Faro, according to final and provisional calculations of the resulting costs, presented by
United Arab Emirates to reopen embassy in Lisbon
The embassy of the United Arab Emirates – mysteriously closed since at least last February – is poised to reopen. Minister for Foreign Affairs João Gomes Cravinho has tweeted a
Lisbon cultural centre to open new art museum to replace Berardo
Basically “same place, same art works, different name” Lisbon’s Centro Cultural de Belém, the city’s main cultural centre, is to open a new museum of modern and contemporary art, the
Ukrainians want to turn Russian embassy in Lisbon into refugee centre
Community in Portugal supports Ukraine’s bid to expel Russia from UN Security Council Ukrainians living in Portugal have launched a petition asking the Portuguese government to turn the Russian embassy
Cost of Lisbon metro expansion rises another €222.8 million
Government cites “several vicissitudes” Works on three lines of the Lisbon Metro will cost €222.8 million more than the initial estimate, an increase justified by rising prices, according to two
Heavy rain closes major road tunnel in Lisbon
Bad weather spares Algarve on Boxing Day Lisbon’s fire brigade registered over 30 ‘occurrences’ in about two hours today due to heavy rain that fell in the city, causing several
Lisbon city council sets up free health plan for over 65s
Enrolment in the free “Lisboa 65+” health plan, aimed at 130,000 city residents over the age of 65, is available as of today, the city council has announced – adding
Student who ‘planned massacre’ at Lisbon university absolved of terrorism charges
João Carreira sentenced to two years nine months in psychiatric unit João Carreira, the young student accused of planning a terrorist attack at Lisbon Univeristy earlier this year has been
Lisbon calls for noise reduction measures due to airplanes
Lisbon city council has unanimously approved a motion urging the government to demand ANA – Aeroportos de Portugal (the country’s airports manager) to carry out anti-noise works at Humberto Delgado