Continente hosts open-air cinema sessions
The supermarket chain is offering 40 free open-air cinema sessions from north to south of the country until September 1. This summer, Continente stores are hosting cinema nights where you
Lisbon city council approves doubling of tourist tax from September 1
Lisbon city council has approved a proposal to increase the tourist tax on overnight stays from €2 per guest per night to €4 per guest per night. The change will
PM off sick until Sunday “on medical advice”
Prime minister, Luis Montenegro has had to cancel his agenda until Sunday, on medical advice, because he is recovering from a health problem that, while not serious, requires rest, says
Major Windows outage causes disruption around the world
Portuguese companies also being affected A major IT outage has caused disruption across the globe due to a ‘blue screen of death’ appearing on Windows PCs, affecting everything from banks
Parliamentary inquiry into twins ‘favoritism row’ suspended until September 9
The parliamentary inquiry into the ‘favoritism row’ (centering on the €4 million worth of health treatment of Luso-Brazilian twins) has been suspended until September 9 while right wing party CHEGA
Wild cat identified in Vale de Côa after 30 years
The first wild cat to be identified in Vale de Côa in the last 30 years has led to all domestic cats in the area being ‘neutered’, to avoid ‘hybridisation’
Small polystyrene boats floated in Lisbon fountains as protest over changes to immigration laws
Small boats have started appearing in Lisbon’s fountains with messages against the end of ‘expressions of interest for immigrants’, which was one of the measures adopted recently by the government
Robberies, drug taking, rape attempts and murders – ‘state of alert’ in Lisbon parish
This evening in inner city Lisbon there is a public session to discuss ‘the insecurity’ that has become prevalent in various neighbourhoods. “State of Alert – Insecurity in Santa Maria
Legionella found in annexe to President’s official residence
The presence of legionella (a potentially very dangerous bacteria) in the bathroom of an annexe to the president’s official residence, Belém Palace, has seen the area ‘sealed off’ while “adequate
All change in way Portuguese exams are marked
Education minister Fernando Alexandre has announced that national tests and exams will in future be corrected digitally, and in secondary stage education, each correcting teacher will evaluate only one item,