Santarém security is an issue
Santarém Câmara President, Rui Barreiro, has alerted the Minister for Home Affairs, Daniel Sanches, of the need to increase security measures in the borough and create conditions for better policing.
EuroMillions comes to Portugal
If you’ve got UK Lottery withdrawal symptoms, then fear no more, EuroMillions has made its way here as Portugal joins Austria, Belgium, Ireland, Luxembourg and Switzerland and the three founding
Monks’ cells to luxury flats
A historic but derelict convent, that was once home to a group of English Catholic monks, is to be converted into luxury apartments. The 18th century so-called Convento dos Inglesinhos,
Portugal and Spain to share terrorism intelligence
Portugal’s Minister for Home Affairs, Daniel Sanches, met this week with his Spanish counterpart, José Alonso Suarez, to exchange lists of terrorist suspects and to implement a system for the
International comic festival
Amadora is currently “the international meeting point” for fans of comic stories, according to the organisers of the fifteenth International Amadora Comic Festival (Festival Internacional de Banda Desenhada de Amadora).
EU drug centre for capital
The future headquarters of both the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction and the European Maritime Security Agency are to be based in Lisbon. Lisbon Câmara President, Professor
Hotel group invests 30 million
The Fénix Hotel Group has embarked on a 30 million euro investment programme to spruce up four of its five hotels. The major refurbishment plan includes a 14 million euro
AmP election luncheon
Americans in Portugal (AmP) has announced that its election luncheon will be held on November 3 in Cascais. The principal speaker will be Jorge C. Ribeiro, Federal Benefits Supervisor at
Cascais celebrates brave firefighters
Cascais held its ‘Firemen Day’ (Dia Municipal dos Bombeiros) recently, with a crowd of people gathering amidst the threat of heavy rain to give thanks and praise to their local
EU fine for CFC disposal
Environmental group, Quercus, claims that the European Commission has launched legal action against Portugal for failing to enforce laws regulating the disposal of old refrigerators and air conditioning units containing