Tax department increases rates bill of former governor of Madeira by 436%
Still pondering whether to return to the political fray, former PSD governor of Madeira Miguel Albuquerque has seen the annual rates bill on his seaside property used for purposes of
17-year-old tennis player found dead in Porto hotel room
The young man discovered dead in a hotel room in Porto on Monday has been identified as a 17-year-old dual national Russian/ Spanish tennis player, taking part in international tournaments
Avocado/ mango producer leaves Spain for Algarve “due to water woes”
Euroweekly news today reports that “TROPS, the avocado and mango cooperative from Axarquía, Spain, has announced a partial relocation of its packaging process to Tavira, Portugal, in response to water
More than 90% of scheduled court sessions disrupted by prison guards’ strike
Strike has postponed at least 1,000 trials, says union The prison guards’ strike – just one of a slew of public sector strikes and works-to-rule that have peppered recent weeks
Belgian tourist goes missing on walking trail in Azores
Authorities on São Miguel island, Azores, are still searching for a 54-year-old Belgian tourist who went missing on Sunday while on the walking trail to Lagoa do Fogo. The man’s
Unintegrated migrants cause feeling of insecurity – AD leader
AD develops theme of “controlled migration” Luís Montenegro, the leader of Portugal’s largest opposition party fighting elections in less than two weeks’ time under the ‘AD’ (Democratic Alliance), has developed
João Sousa to retire after Estoril Open
The 34-year-old aims to continue “developing national tennis” João Sousa, often regarded as the best Portuguese tennis player of all time, has announced his plan to retire after the upcoming
Portugal’s caretaker PM rejects scenarios of NATO sending in troops to Ukraine
PM in Paris where President Macron insists “West has not ruled out putting boots on ground” Portugal’s outgoing prime minister, Antonio Costa, made placatory noises in Paris last night following
Almost one in 10 pupils in Portugal’s schools of foreign nationality
Numbers of foreigners living in Portugal has almost doubled in decade The number of foreign school children attending Portuguese schools has increased in recent years, with the academic year 2021/2022
Olive oil inflation in Portugal reaches 69%…
The price of olive oil in Portugal was, in January, up 69% on the same month in 2023, recording the highest year-on-year increase for olive oil in the European Union,