Immigrant groups contest changes to foreigners law
Label decision “discretionary and abrupt” The end of the possibility for immigrants to become legalised in Portugal on the basis of a tourist visa is being contested by associations of
Schools report almost 10,000 children in danger
Schools in Portugal reported almost 10,000 children in danger to child protection authorities (CPCJ) last year, yet there still are establishments “with difficulties” in filing these kind of reports, national
71-year-old woman jailed for fraud and falsification
A 71-year-old woman has been condemned to six years in prison after being found guilty of aggravated fraud and document falsification in a case in which her lawyer was also
Guarda polythecnic heads Iberian project on healthy ageing
The Portuguese Polytechnic Institute of Guarda is leading a project to prevent functional decline and promote healthy ageing among older people living in low population density cross-border regions in Portugal
Major purchase of bird flu vaccine
The European Commission is buying up to 665,000 doses of the Segirus vaccine to prevent human contagion with bird flu “to reinforce prevention in Portugal and 14 other Member States”,
TVDE driver uses vehicle for drug deliveries
A TVDE (Uber-type) driver has been arrested in Lisbon for running a drug delivery service. According to police, the 54-year-old used an encrypted app (Telegram) to receive ‘orders’ from clients
Sines port flagged as one of main gateways into Europe for cocaine
The European report on drugs released yesterday sounds the alert over cocaine and its derivatives posing one of the continent’s most worrying public health concerns. When it comes to trafficking,
Young woman stabbed trying to prevent robbery of car
A 24-year-old woman was stabbed in the early hours of Tuesday morning when she tried to stop two men stealing her car. The victim was “preparing to enter the garage”
President says “it would be ideal” if Portugal’s AD government has long mandate
Marcelo underscores importance of ‘national interest’ Portugal’s president has said today that ‘in the interests of the country it would be ideal’ for the government to have a long mandate.
Investigation opens into stabbing of young Moroccans by group of Indians
PJ police trawl CCTV footage to determine identities of aggressors Another outburst of racial violence has shaken inner city Porto – a focus of a number of recent upsets. The