Exports, imports slumped in January
Portugal goods exports plunged by 9.8% at the start of the year, compared to January 2020, and imports fell by almost double (-17.2%) in nominal terms, the National Statistics Institute
Women more impacted by pandemic: minister
Women have been more impacted by the pandemic than men, Portugal’s Minister of State and the Presidency, Mariana Vieira da Silva, said on Friday, according to local broadcaster RTP. Vieira
Study: Over 26% of Portuguese citizens put on weight during pandemic
Over 26% of people in Portugal have put on weight during the pandemic, the National Program for the Promotion of Healthy Eating revealed, according to local media website SIC noticias,
Portuguese government’s deconfinement plan “without dates”
With the country desperately waiting for news of when businesses can start reopening, Expresso reports that the Portuguese government’s deconfinement plan actually has no dates. Every ‘phase’ will depend on
Health chief admits new pandemic ‘escalation’ could hit Portugal within months – despite vaccination campaign
Portugal’s director of health Graça Freitas has admitted a new escalation of the pandemic in Portugal could be here within months, no matter how quickly the vaccination programme advances. In
Algarve hotel to offer health professionals 40% discount
The Hotel Rural Quinta do Marco, located in the municipality of Tavira, in Portugal’s southern Algarve region, has been closed due to the pandemic, and only aims to reopen at
Óbidos International Chocolate Festival 2021 to take place online
The 2021 edition of the Óbidos International Chocolate Festival will take place online, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the council of Óbidos announced last week. The International Chocolate Festival of
Hundreds flock to Portugal’s interior amid pandemic
Portugal’s programme to attract people to live in the country’s interior has received hundreds of applications. The government scheme Employment Interior MAIS, which grants support of up to 4,827 euros
Independent bookstores say govt. measures ‘insufficient’ to survive pandemic
Earlier this week, Bernardo Trindade, a bookseller in Lisbon, lamented on social media network site Facebook that his historic bookstore Campos Trindade, which was passed down to him by his
Portugal culture to take centre stage at protest
Portugal culture workers are to stage a protest on January 30 calling for more economic support during the pandemic, local media reported. “We have been brutally suffering for ten months