Lisbon’s electric ferries prove not to be ‘miracle’ of trans-Tejo transportation
Problems with charging have led to dozens of cancellations The poor start to the heady electrification of Lisbon ferries has persisted over the last few months with dozens of cancellations
Portugal’s main business group refutes accusations of gender discrimination
Salary differences due to “qualifications, skills, merit and confidence”, says CIP CIP, Portugal’s main business group has hit back against accusations of gender discrimination in pay – saying it’s not
State has two months to adopt EU motor insurance directive into law
European Commission threatens Portugal with court action The European Commission on Thursday gave Portugal and five other countries two months to fully transpose the European Union (EU) directive on motor
Microsoft inaugurates AI Innovation Factory in Lisbon
AI Innovation Factory in Lisbon aims to boost adoption of AI across all sectors US tech giant Microsoft has opened an AI Innovation Factory in Lisbon in collaboration with Accenture,
INEM’s emergency response woes continue: Ombudsman weighs in
Portugal’s ombudsman says INEM must compensate families if delays contributed to deaths of loved ones The woes of INEM (Portugal national institute for emergency medicine) continue today, in spite of
3.4 earthquake recorded south of Olhão
The Portuguese Institute of the Sea and Atmosphere recorded the seismic activity yesterday at 17h39. Yesterday, November 12, at 17h39, the Portuguese Institute of the Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA) observed
Defence minister accuses previous government of ‘lying to NATO’
Nuno Melo says PS Socialists fudged defence spending by €300 million Portugal’s minister of National Defence, Nuno Melo, has accused his predecessor, Helena Carreiras, of having reported a fictitious figure
Airbnb welcomes new rules for short-term rentals
Online property rental platform offers to work with government/ municipalities Online property rental platform Airbnb has welcomed new rules for short-term rentals in Portugal – known here as Alojamento Local
Escaped Algerian renewed Portuguese residency in spite of international arrest warrant
BREAKING news at 11am today: GNR police announce recapture of Algerian, in a street in Lagoa, Algarve… Abdelkader Eddouh lived with British girlfriend in Alvor The latest dismal story
Algerian escapes police custody on way into court in Lisbon
‘Manhunt’ underway in capital A police manhunt is underway to recapture a 36-year-old Algerian who managed not only to escape from police custody as he was being taken into a