Brussels comes down hard on “good pupil” Portugal
If Portugal’s self-dubbed “good-pupil-of-the-troika” government was hoping for a good report card this Christmas, it has been hugely disappointed. Despite all the political spin orchestrated by policymakers throughout the year,
Dozens “want to send Christmas presents” to jailed José Sócrates
He may be behind bars, but former PM José Sócrates will not be without Christmas gifts this year. According to lawyer José Araújo, dozens of “anonymous citizens” have been in
Holiday horror as families shattered by murder
Two Portuguese families were left devastated this week as Yuletide festivities descended into bloodbaths. In Aveiro, 50-year-old Conceição Oliveira was stabbed to death, allegedly by her niece and niece’s husband,
Clan Ronaldo pay €60,000 for giant CR7 statue unveiled in Madeira
It was a proud moment for the world’s pin-up football star – but it is getting its fair share of cracks in the media. As sports journalist Doug Sebour wrote
Anger as government signs deepwater drilling deal off Alentejan coast
As the rest of the country started clocking off for Christmas – and the price of crude dropped to an all -time low – the Portuguese government was busy signing
Algarve part of cross-border Muslim heritage route
A major cross-border route to be launched next year will connect the Algarve to six other Mediterranean regions and promises to give a huge boost to “culture-based” tourism. Entitled Umayyad
Random police check nabs Lagos drug dealer
A 55-year-old man was arrested on Monday, December 15 after GNR police found a huge stash of drugs tucked away in his car during a routine roadside check on the
"Average of 131 people per day" died in hospital
An average of 131 people died per day while in hospital in 2013, a recent report by Portugal’s General Health Directory (DGS) has revealed. The report entitled ‘Morbidade Hospitalar –
TAP Christmas strike “could ruin the airline”
As hundreds of airline passengers continue to scramble to change flight bookings made with TAP, the president of the airline has come out in print over the implications of strike
Algarve bottom of EU funding plan with €318.6 million
It’s 84% more money than last time, but still only a tiny fraction (around 1.2%) of what the rest of mainland Portugal will be getting. The Algarve’s new regional development