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
Portugal to auction 9, 14-year bonds on Wednesday
Portugal expects to issue up to 1.25 billion euros on Wednesday in its first debt issuance of the year, state debt agency IGCP said. The country’s state debt agency IGCP
Home bank valuations rise in Portugal amid pandemic
Portugal’s housing bank valuation has risen despite the grim economic background, according to recent figures released by the country’s national statistics institute. According to the Survey on Banking Evaluation in
€1 million support fund: Portimão council “lends a hand” to pandemic-hit businesses
A €1 million municipal fund to support businesses affected by the Covid-19 pandemic has been launched by Portimão council. Sectors covered by the Fundo de Apoio Empresarial include restaurants and
Pandemic shutdowns brought ‘environmental quality’, aggravated inequalities – Zero
Shutdowns due to the COVID-19 pandemic enabled an increase in environmental quality but there also was a rise in social inequality, Portuguese environmental association Zero warned on Sunday. In a
Carols despite corona – how an Aljezur choir overcame pandemic restrictions
When the pandemic lockdown began, it became impossible to continue rehearsing in the music room inside the Aljezur Bombeiros building. Undaunted, we were determined to find a way to keep
Hotels in Portugal hard hit by pandemic
Portugal’s hotel sector has been hard hit by the pandemic, with at least 166 hotels on sale at the end of October, according to a report by real estate media
Fado club launches morning brunch, adapts to pandemic lockdown
A Fado club in Portugal has adapted under the pandemic and to the new COVID-19 lockdown restrictions, launching Brunch Fado mornings to show that passion for the melancholic Portuguese folk
Algarve hotels see rush of long weekend cancellations due to borough lockdowns
The “few bookings” that Algarve hotels had for the upcoming two long weekends have had to be cancelled due to the latest municipal travel restrictions announced by the Portuguese government.
Portugal’s Santa Maria Hospital almost runs low on ICU beds
Portugal’s Santa Maria Hospital almost ran out of intensive care beds for covid-19 patients on Wednesday, but is planning to expand its capacity, local media reported on Thursday. The hospital,