Doctors fear Covid-19 ‘comeback’ will find fertile ground in June street parties
June is the month of traditional ‘Santos Populares’ street parties, and the national association of public health doctors fears a new wave of Covid-19 infections will find lots of unwitting
16 injured as fireworks explode at packed event in São João de Madeira
At least 16 people were injured when a box of fireworks exploded at a packed indoor event in São João de Madeira (within the Porto Metropolitan region) over the weekend.
World’s “longest circular walking route” being created in Portugal
Project’s creator says the full circular route could be operational in the next three years A project to create the world’s longest circular walking route is being developed in Alcobaça,
Tragedies like those of 2017 “never again”
President Marcelo commemorates Portugal Day in Pedrógão Grande On a day when the media is still buzzing with the results and fall-out of the European elections, President Marcelo is in
CHEGA “won’t support António Costa for any political office in the world”
Statement follows government’s endorsement of former PS leader for top job CHEGA leader André Ventura – smarting from last night’s election ‘anticlimax’ – has refused point blank to join prime
Who are Portugal’s new Members of European Parliament?
Most are making their debut in Europe Of the 21 Portuguese members of the European Parliament elected yesterday, there are ‘the young’ with no previous political experience as well as
Portugal gives lesson of stability to Europe
Country stands as ‘anticyclone’ to wave of right-wing extremism Popular tabloid Correio da Manhã has summed up last night’s European election results with the headline: Portugal gives lesson of stability
Turnout for today’s European elections surpasses 2019 ballot
But abstention rate still looks like it will be fairly high The turnout for today’s European elections surpassed that of the 2019 ballot. At 5pm, with just two more hours
‘Corrupt’ former minister and paymaster “unlikely to serve jail time”
Plans for Manuel Pinho and Ricardo Salgado already being mapped Last week was ostensibly focused on how “for the first time in Portugal’s democratic history, a former member of government
Favoritism ‘scandal’: mother of Brazilian twins to face MPs’ questions
Daniela Martins reportedly has questions of her own The mother of the Portuguese-Brazilian twins at the centre of the €4 million favoritism ‘scandal’ that has been grinding on for months