Paula Rego painting sells for €2.5 million in London
The 1996 painting “Meadow” by Paula Rego was sold at a Sotheby’s auction in London for London yesterday for £2.07 million (€2.45 million). Purchased in 2002 for a private Italian
Daily, face-to-face service without appointments to become compulsory in all public services
Government unveils First phase of Public Administration Reform The government has pledged to ensure that “from now on it is compulsory for all State departments” to have a “daily service
Immigrants waiting for documents and visas get one-year reprieve
Government moves on “very significant” regularisation backlog Portugal’s government has today come up with a number of ways to tackle the massive immigrant regularisation backlog. First, it has approved a
Pressure intensifies for Attorney General to address parliament
MPs past and present concerned over “continued deterioration in opacity in justice” The board of the Association of Former Members of the Portuguese Parliament (AEDAR) believes that there is a
Plan to mobilise judges ‘across country’ to resolve backlog of migrant cases
Judges across the country could be mobilised to resolve the massive backlog of cases involving migrant residency applications. According to Público, the Superior Council of Administrative and Tax Courts is
“It’s a joy”: Marcelo’s reaction to former PM’s agreement to chair European Council
“Very good for Europe and very good for Portugal”, says president In news that has been a very long time coming (this appointment started being mooted in 2021) President Marcelo
Ukrainian war wounded to be received in parliament
25 soldiers receiving treatment in Portugal to meet Speaker Speaker of Portugal’s parliament José Pedro Aguiar Branco will be receiving the 25 Ukrainian war wounded who arrived in Portugal last
High blood pressure, diabetes and dementia – terrifying health downsides of living close to Lisbon airport
ZERO highlights ultrafine particles referred to in a report years ago People living near Lisbon airport have a higher risk of contracting diseases such as hypertension, diabetes and dementia, according
SPIN – the new free service for transferring money by mobile phone
Banking clients can look forward to a new free service for transferring money that “simply demands the beneficiary’s mobile phone number”. The service is called SPIN. It has been developed
Foreign minister confirms Ukraine soon to receive €1.4 billion from interest on Russia’s frozen assets
Money will be sent “without problems” and soon Portugal’s foreign minister Paulo Rangel has confirmed today that €1.4 billion (equivalent to the interest accrued on frozen Russian assets in Europe)