Portugal

Twenty countries are teaming up to study Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia, in the first test of a new approach to research in Europe. Outlined by the commission last

Football’s 2009/10 season is gearing up to explode into action with a host of ‘friendlies’ being played out all over Europe. In Portugal, top tier Benfica and Olhão have been

By ELOISE WALTON eloise.walton@mmspublishing.com British residents in Tavira council are up in arms over a project to erect wind turbines and high tension power lines in what they call “a

The leader of Portugal’s top gay activist group has called for the resignation of the president of the Portuguese Blood Institute following what he has termed “shocking and discriminatory” remarks.

A third of the Spanish and 40 per cent of the Portuguese believe that Portugal and Spain should join together in an Iberian Federation. Reigniting debate over an idea that

New measures are in place to help farmers through the recession as milk prices tumble. Just days after European dairy farmers staged demonstrations protesting over falling milk prices, the EU

Petrol stations that do not place their prices on the informative panels along Portugal’s motorways are to be notified and fined, according to Alberto Moreno, President of the road infrastructures

The economic crisis has caused the Portuguese state deficit to soar to 7.3 billion euros in the first half of 2009. That means that the state rings up a debt

By CHRIS GRAEME chris.graeme@algarveresident.com Portugal has become increasingly pessimistic about the future because the country has been in constant crisis since the year 2000, according to a political analyst. Speaking

Galp and Repsol increased fuel prices at their stations, with diesel rising by two cents per litre and petrol by one cent per litre from Tuesday. The increase in the