Portugal

MARRIAGES INVOLVING at least one immigrant have more than doubled in Portugal over the last five years according to a survey by the National Institute of Statistics. Between 2001 and

NUMBERS OF pilgrims visiting the shrine of Fátima are expected to fall this year because of the global economic crisis and the 150 year celebrations of apparitions in Lourdes, France

BASQUE NATIONALIST separatist group Euskadi Ta Askatasun (ETA), Basque Homeland and Freedom, has been trying to establish a logistic backup in Portugal. According to reports in the Spanish media, one

PORTUGAL IS putting aside qualms on issues linked to human rights, basic freedoms, corruption and democracy in its search for new markets and energy sources according to political analysts. The

VISITORS ARE invited to the science museum of the University of Lisbon tomorrow (Saturday) to observe the partial lunar eclipse. This will be the second eclipse of the year and

PORTUGAL HAS released a new national coin to commemorate the participation of Portuguese athletes in the Olympic Games. This 2.5 euro coin has been given out in change for purchases

AROUND SIX per cent of Portuguese doctors signed up as members of the Portuguese Medical Association (Ordem dos Médicos) in 2007 took their course abroad. Almost a half graduated in

MORE THAN 30,000 calls were made to the national poisons information helpline in 2007, with around one third of these relating to children. The total number of cases of child

THE MINISTRY of Health has assured patients that if branded medicines go up in price, they won’t have to foot the bill. The announcement was made following a decision by

A 12-year-old boy was accidentally shot and killed by the GNR while sat in a van with his father and uncle, who were attempting to escape from the authorities after