State of the nation
President Jorge Sampaio used his traditional New Year’s address to make a plea for greater respect for foreign citizens who live and work in Portugal. Sampaio said this was a
Euro 2004 strike threat
Portuguese lorry drivers have threatened to strike for an unspecified period of time during the Euro 2004 championship in June, a move that could jeopardise the supply of fuel at
Text tidal wave
Each Portuguese mobile phone owner sent an average of four text messages on New Year’s Eve when, according to the three Portuguese mobile phone operators, more than 146 million text
Harm reduction in prisons
Following a damning report into the state of the country’s prisons, the government is under pressure to set up heroin injection rooms in its overcrowded jails, where widespread drug use
High-class robbery
A police spokesman has revealed that officers now believe that a well-dressed woman in her fifties, who robbed several stores in Évora and Portimão using photocopies of stolen cheques, is
Arts to get boost
Artistic companies are set to receive a boost after the Ministry of Culture announced that, next year, will see subsidies to the arts boosted with a further 500,000 euros. The
Earthquake warning
Senior politicians are ignoring the danger of possible earthquakes and tremors, according to the president of the Portuguese Society of Seismic Engineering. Speaking at a conference in Lisbon, Sousa Oliveira