Air Force studies heliports for new medical emergency plan
Portugal’s Air Force has already begun gathering information on the more than 70 heliports and aerodromes throughout the country that could serve as a basis for the plan that the
Health ministry owes fire stations more than €28 million for non-urgent patient transport
Questioned in parliament today, António Nunes, president of the League of Portuguese Firefighters explained how just the Ministry of Health owes corporations more than €28 million for ‘non-urgent patient transport’
Decree-law approved defining recovery of teachers’ frozen years
The Council of Ministers has today approved a decree-law that defines the terms of the recovery of teachers’ length of service, the minister of the presidency announced, emphasising that the
Electronic summons approved by Council of Ministers
Today’s Council of Ministers has approved a draft law, to be presented to parliament, enabling electronic summons and notification in legal proceedings. At a press conference at the end of
President of Portugal’s Fire Brigades League slams Civil Protection hierarchy for incompetence
“They should have left a long time ago” President of the Portugal’s Firefighters’ League (LBP) António Nunes has called today for the resignation of Civil Protection bosses, due to their
Shock as nationwide ‘consultation’ on reducing challenges to renewable energies projects passes unannounced
Environmental ‘champions’ accuse authorities of conspiring to work against will of people Bewilderment is the order of the day today as environmentalists up and down the country have just realised
Portugal’s lauded ‘fall in public debt’ under Socialists “was artificial” – UTAO
Head of technical unit for budgetary support puts former finance minister on spot Portugal’s much-lauded fall in public debt under PS Socialists last year was artificial. Who says this –
Minister announces purge on ‘radical movements’ within Portugal’s police forces
“Zero tolerance” for movements currently abandoning traditional syndicates With ‘hundreds’ of police agents described as abandoning syndicates following this week’s pay deal with the government, minister for internal affairs Margarida
Farming federation wants vacant State and local authority buildings to be converted in homes for immigrant workers
CAP argues strategy vital to ensure companies aren’t short-staffed CAP, Portugal’s confederation of farmers, is calling for a plan to be drafted to attract immigrants, along with a housing pact
Algarve racetrack founder dies at 52 as tributes pour in
Paulo Pinheiro died after battling rapidly progressing cancer Paulo Pinheiro, founder and CEO of the Algarve International Autodrome (AIA), has died at the age of 52. The news was confirmed