Repair work to stanch leaks from Algarve’s Bravura dam finally gets underway
Bravura has stood out as dam that “never seems to recover from rain” Work is to begin on “stopping current water leaks” from the Algarve’s Bravura dam. According to a
Lithium fury: Portuguese government cites “public interest” in exploration
Citizens say government “has lost legitimacy to represent public” Rural communities fighting off lithium exploration in the district of Vila Real feel completely abandoned by the government. The latest battle
“Cannons and butter” – increasing defence spending doesn’t signal end of welfare state
Former defence chief of staff calls for ‘intelligence’ Former Chief of Defence Staff Henrique Gouveia e Melo has rejected the idea that increasing defence spending in Portugal means cutting back
PS leader: “If I was PM of course I would (have been) in Kyiv…”
Why is Portugal’s government so quiet about defence policies, queries opposition PS leader Pedro Nuno Santos has reacted to the fact that Portugal was missing from the video conference of
Overdose deaths increase by 16%: cocaine is drug most responsible for mortality in Portugal
Overdose deaths increased by 16% in 2023 compared to the previous year, totalling 80, the latest annual from the Institute for Addictive Behaviors and Dependencies (ICAD) reveals today, highlighting an
Order of Physicians rejects plan to let pharmacies prescribe meds
The Portuguese Order of Physicians (Ordem dos Médicos) has expressed its “absolute rejection” today of a proposal from the Ministry of Health to allow the country’s pharmacies to prescribe and
Emigration versus immigration: roughly 75,000 leave, 329,000 arrive
Immigrants ‘transform’ Portugal’s decades of dwindling demographics Between 70,000 and 75,000 Portuguese people chose to live in another country in 2023, a level of emigration that has been stabilised thanks
Carnival time – and here comes more rain!
Rain forecast for entire carnival period It’s Carnival time again – and for veterans, this generally means ice cold blasts of wind, squalls of rain and debatable enjoyment while children
Portugal’s housing crisis: prices continue rising
House values rise 14.5% in January YoY to €1,774 m2 The median bank appraisal value for housing was €1,774 per square metre (m2) in January, up 14.4% year-on-year and €27
Macron’s visit to include arms agreement
Two day visit, starting tomorrow, focused on bilateral agreements and “deepening of relations” Days since his diplomacy in the White House was splashed over the world’s television networks, France’s president