Portugal’s gentleman-footballer Figo comes to CR7’s defence over party furore
Luís Figo, Portugal’s gentleman-footballer currently bidding to become the next FIFA president, has hit out at critics slating his fellow countryman Cristiano Ronaldo for celebrating his 30th birthday in style
Chinese celebrate Year of the Sheep by doubling reservations for Portugal
As the Year of the Sheep fast approaches, Turismo de Portugal has reported that Chinese visitor numbers are up 50% on the same period last year. “Data is not yet
Portugal’s president talks of “total disaster” if Greece leaves the euro
Cavaco Silva has drawn his line in the sand, saying it would be a “total disaster” for Greece if the country left the euro. Talking on television on Wednesday, his
Maddie hunt: British police make 67 return flights in a year
As judgement in the long-running defamation case taken out by Kate and Gerry McCann against former PJ cop Gonçalo Amaral is keenly expected, new stories have emerged detailing the 67
Seven cats travel 2000 miles “on first-class roadtrip” from Portugal to Scotland
In scenes conjuring up a Walt Disney cartoon, seven Portuguese cats have made it through blizzards in the Pyrenees and traffic mayhem in five European countries to new homes in
Anger as Iberian wolf cull becomes “a possibility”
It has been slammed as a “holocaustic idea”, but Secretary of State for Nature Conservation Miguel de Castro Neto admitted recently that the government may give the green-light to the
Zara says “no” to wool from ‘skinned-alive’ rabbits
Inditex, the fashion giant that owns Zara, Massimo Dutti, Pull & Bear and many other international high street outlets, has announced it will stop selling clothes made from angora wool.
Portuguese paper company Portucel takes over paper producer AMS
Portuguese paper company Portucel has announced it has taken over tissue paper producer AMS for €80 million. In a statement sent to Portugal’s financial regulation watchdog CMVM, Portucel revealed that
Portugal is the world’s third worst tax destination for expat workers
A US survey into the countries with the best and worst tax rules for expats has revealed that Portugal is one of the worst places high-income expatriate workers could choose
‘Point system’ looms for Portuguese driving licenses
Portugal will soon be introducing a new system for driver’s licences using cumulative points to punish drivers for traffic violations instead of the current system of fines and licence suspensions.