Convinced nation is “breathing better”: government prepares for State of Nation debate
PS Socialists insist there can be no red lines in dialogue to seal State Budget Wednesday sees the first State of the Nation debate since the minority AD government, led
Hundreds of street cats “loaded into vans on Lisbon outskirts”
Fears of animals being used as ‘live bait’ in illegal dog fights A bizarre mystery is being investigated on the Margem Sul (suburbs immediately south of Lisbon) following the disappearance
Climate change forces changes to 80-year-old west-central irrigation system
Lis valley has 11,000 plots growing maize and vegetables – and dwindling water Climate change has forced managers of an 80-year-old irrigation system in the valley of the River Lis,
University to convert old canteen into student halls of residence
Canteen has stood unused for several years Covilhã’s University of Beira Interior (UBI) is going to convert an old canteen in the middle of the city – inactive for several
Strategy for ‘critical raw materials’ to be launched later this month
Strategy will define areas in Portugal for potential exploration Portugal’s minister for the environment said today that the national strategy for critical raw materials* will be launched this month, setting
Land law revisions taking longer than expected
Revisions designed to increase land available for affordable housing Part of the AD government’s brave new plans for “speeding up responses that would allow more affordable housing to be created”
Europe, Africa must unite forces against Indo-Pacific influence – Foreign minister
Portugal’s Foreign Minister Paulo Rangel has said today that Europe and Africa will only be relevant on the international stage if they join forces to balance the emerging influence of
Commission on maritime affairs to report directly to PM
According to a Council of Ministers resolution published today, the Interministerial Commission for Maritime Affairs (CIAM) – reactivation of which the government announced at the beginning of the month –
GAVI’s Portuguese president seeks over €8 billion to vaccinate in developing countries
José Manuel Durão Barroso, former PSD prime minister, former president of the European Commission, former chairman and non-executive director of investment bankers Goldman Sachs and now president of the Global
Two further Russian naval ships pass through Portuguese exclusive economic zone
Another two Russian naval ships have passed through the Portuguese exclusive economic zone, this time in the area close to the Azores. The guided missile frigate Neustrashimy and refueling ship