Portugal

A pony that had been hit by a car on the EN125 near Portimão’s new bridge was not removed for three days. According to GNR police, the animal was hit

More than 100 television adverts promoting the Algarve will be reaching a European audience as part of a campaign by the Algarve Tourism Association (ATA) on the Euronews channel. Adverts

The new Governor of the Bank of Portugal, Carlos Costa, confirmed that Portugal was officially “in recession”. Speaking to business daily Diário Económico on Monday, the former Vice-President of the

Jill Gallard has been appointed as the British Ambassador to Portugal, replacing Alex Ellis who has transferred to another diplomatic service appointment in London. The announcement was made by the

Interest rates on Portuguese sovereign bonds reached a historic high of 7.6% towards the end of last week. It was, on Thursday, above the psychological 7% limit imposed by the

Refurbishment works at Portimão’s main church, Igreja da Nossa Senhora da Conceição, are nearly completed and the reopening is scheduled for March 5 at 6pm. A sacred art exhibition, with

An operation to crack down on human trafficking has led to the arrests of 12 men identified as being part of a criminal network in the Algarve and Aveiro, in

Portuguese fuel retailer Galp recorded profits of €306 million in 2010 according to its annual financial report. At a time of economic crisis, its profits soared by 43% on 2009,

Members of the A Portada English-language theatre group will be staging a production of the Shakespeare comedy Twelfth Night. However, for theatre goers who would like to learn more about

Hospital Particular do Algarve will be holding free osteoporosis assessments at its Alvor hospital on February 25, with the support of Novartis health care company. The assessments, which will include