Portugal

Unemployment in Portugal could hit nearly nine per cent in 2009, the European Union has warned. Both Portuguese government and EU forecasts predict that the unemployment rate in Portugal could

Portugal has been found guilty by the European Court of Human rights of violating the freedom of expression of abortion boat operators Women on Waves. The ruling, made on Tuesday,

The governor of the Bank of Portugal, Vítor Constâncio, said last week that the economic conditions in Portugal were worse than expected. However, he said that while they were worse

By ELOÏSE WALTON eloise.walton@algarveresident.com Portugal’s national electricity board, EDP, is now promoting a mini-grid solar panel system which allows land owners to generate their own electricity while selling excess units

By CHRIS GRAEME chris.graeme@algarveresident.com British Ambassador Alex Ellis shed some personal light on the Portuguese and the British in Portugal in an interview with Rádio Clube Português. The ambassador said

Heavy rainfall in the past week may have caused disruption around the region but more rain is needed if reservoirs in the Algarve are to fill to sufficient levels for

By ELOÏSE WALTON eloise.walton@algarveresident.com Heavy rain, strong winds and high waves caused damage and devastation across the region this week. According to a spokesman from the national civil protection authority

The construction industry in Portugal registered a fall in production of 1.1 per cent in 2008 according to the Portuguese Construction Federation. FEPICOP, the Federação Portuguesa da Construção, said that

England rugby star Phil Vickery lent a helping hand at the opening of the new sports bar at Browns Sports & Leisure Club, Vilamoura. While training with the England rugby

The US Democratic Party Committee in Portugal is seeking nominations for various officers for the period 2009-2010, to be elected in March in the Lisbon area. The officers will be