Heightened alert as envelopes containing white powder sent to ‘sovereign bodies’
A number of entities of the state were put on high alert yesterday when envelopes (sent by Correio Verde/ ‘green delivery’ from Lisbon) started arriving, containing a ‘suspicious white powder’
Mario Draghi to take part in Council of State
Former president of the European Central Bank, and more recently, former prime minister of Italy, Mário Draghi, has been invited for a second time to a ‘Council of State’ convened
German Erasmus student rescued from drowning on Saturday dies in hospital
Circumstances of drowning under investigation The 23-year-old German student rescued from drowning during a surf lesson on the Costa Caparica on Saturday has died in hospital. The young woman’s prognosis
CHEGA delighted by US president’s executive order establishing “only two sexes”
Europe’s right “has been fighting this battle for a long time” Portugal’s right wing party leader, André Ventura, has welcomed the arrival of Donald Trump into the United States presidency,
Scandal surrounding former INEM chief ‘gets worse’
Gandra d’Almeida accused of ‘illegally accumulated functions’ in Matosinhos/ Gaia/ Abrantes The deeply embarrassing ‘scandal’ that led to the resignation on Friday of former INEM director António Gandra d’Almeida appears
German student in critical condition after near-drowning during surf lesson
Instructors “did not realise” she was drowning Maritime police are delivering their report to public prosecutors today about the near-drowning of a young German on Costa da Caparica during a
Air Force detects yet another Russian ship in Portugal’s exclusive economic zone
Ship belongs to Russian programme for ‘research into critical underwater infrastructure’ Portugal’s Air Force has detected yet another Russian spyship in the country’s Exclusive Economic Zone. According to a statement
Consumer watchdog calls for VAT reduction on bottled gas
Government already under fire for ‘huge spike’ coming in fuel prices Consumer protection association DECO has called for a VAT reduction on bottled gas – the fuel still used for
New shock within state health system: executive director resigns under cloud
Gandra d’Almeida outed for working two (highly paid) public sector jobs at same time Portugal’s AD government is taking flak this weekend after an investigation by SIC reported that the
Portugal faced with doubling country’s defence costs
New NATO targets “will force spending update” from €3 billion a year to €6.4 billion Everything points to Portugal having to re-think its defence spending – still lagging critically behind