Two-day doctors strike sees support of ‘around 70% of State health service medics’
Union accuses government of “intransigence and inflexibility” Adherence to the doctors’ strike that began today and continues until midnight tomorrow (Wednesday) has been logged at around 70%, with surgeries and
Sintra residents (finally) say “ENOUGH!” to mass tourism, traffic chaos
Sintra association joins chorus of protests emerging throughout Europe Bit by bit every ‘well-worn touristic route’ is starting to see protests over the downsides of popularity. Hot-on-the-heels of uproar in
Portugal’s PM off to Angola for three-day official visit
Portugal’s prime minister Luís Montenegro will be arriving in Angola tomorrow, with a team of ministers and government officials, on an official visit designed to strengthen political, economic and cultural
Porto to limit ‘tuk-tuks’, hop on-hop off buses in historic centre
Porto will limit the circulation of ‘tuk-tuks’ and tour buses in the historic centre, also limiting double-decker hop on-hop off buses and ending the circulation of the tourist train in
Government signs deals with 14 local authorities for 4,130 ‘social’ houses
Portugal’s government signed agreements worth €400 million today with the local authorities of 14 municipalities in Lisbon and the Tejo Valley to build and/ or rehabilitate 4,130 homes for needy
GALP in preliminary discussions with partners in Namibia
Portuguese energy giant preparing to sink first of four new oil wells Months before the world starts talking about COP29, and the need to withdraw from the use of fossil
Foreign affairs ministry rejects boycott of Hungary’s rotating presidency of Council of EU
“There’s no boycott here”, says minister Paulo Rangel Days after the international press announced that “Top EU officials (have decided) to boycott meetings held by Hungary” in the context of
Rail strike cuts swathe through national services
A new strike today by employees of Portugal’s state-owned national rail operator, CP – Caminhos de Portugal, led to the cancellation of 92 of the 146 trains scheduled trains between
Olympic surfing team has ‘eventful’ two-day journey to Tahiti
The Portuguese surfing delegation that will be participating in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games had an eventful trip to French Polynesia, the venue for the sport’s competitions, coach David Raimundo
“To hell with stability” : PCP leader rails against State Budget
“To hell with stability”: this was the message given on Sunday by PCP leader Paulo Raimundo over the interminable question over whether or not the government’s State Budget would pass