Supreme Court rejects appeal for compensation from parents of Meco six
The tragic and strangely incomplete story surrounding the deaths of six university students on Meco beach in December 2013 has seen bereaved parents ‘fight for compensation’ all the way to
Judge ‘expelled’ following investigation into money-laundering
Suspicions also involve alleged aiding of illegal immigration On a day when politicians ostensibly get to grips with a culture of cronyism and corruption that has been seen to pervade
CHEGA latches on to “immoral severance payment” for new Secretary of State
Cristina Pinto Dias received €80,000 from CP to go into another (highly paid) public role Correio da Manhã tabloid is setting a record for ‘exposing’ what it sees as political
‘Unaccompanied minors’ identified among “many homeless immigrants” in Lisbon
Two (purported) teenagers “speak up” in presence of translator Two apparent unaccompanied minors have been identified among the many homeless immigrants sleeping rough near the Anjos Church in Lisbon, said
Justice minister starts meetings with parties on tackling corruption
PM wants “ambitious, effective, consensual agenda” within two months Portugal’s Minister of Justice, Rita Júdice, is meeting separately with MPs from PSD, PS and CHEGA in parliament today, kicking off
Climate activists occupy Ministry of Environment
Storm atrium while others outside block access to ministry Lisbon climate activists occupied the Ministry of Environment this morning – some of them storming the atrium, and attaching themselves with
Algarvian crowned European Photographer of the Year 2024
It is the third time André Boto, originally from Silves, has been awarded the European title, having previously earned it in 2010 and 2023. Silves-born photographer André Boto was named
Teachers ready to negotiate new formulas for recovering ‘frozen years’
The meeting today between the new minister of education, science and innovation (Fernando Alexandre) and teaching unions has gone a great deal better than the meetings with justice officials and/
Court strikes are here to stay, warns union following meeting with minister
President of the Judicial Staff Union, António Marçal, has come out of the first meeting with the new minister of Justice vowing that strikes in the country’s courts “are here
Portuguese publishers concerned with increase in sale of English language books
Sales of English-language books are on the rise in Portugal, up 33% year-on-year in the first quarter, a phenomenon, according to Lusa, driven largely by TikTok, “which is worrying Portuguese