Lawyers launch AIMA immigration agency complaints channel
The Portuguese Bar Association (Ordem dos Advogados, OA) has launched a new online channel to collect complaints and feedback from lawyers about the Agency for Integration, Migration and Asylum (AIMA)
Culture Minister steps in to tackle wave of cinema closures across Portugal
The Portuguese government is taking action to stop the growing wave of cinema theatre closures across the country. This week, Culture Minister Margarida Balseiro Lopes announced the creation of a
Rumours of Health Minister’s resignation dismissed as “media speculation”
Portugal’s Minister for the Presidency, António Leitão Amaro, has brushed off reports that Health Minister Ana Paula Martins is preparing to leave the government, calling them “speculations that begin and
Asylum requests from unaccompanied minors surge 150% in Portugal
Portugal received a record number of unaccompanied migrant children last year, with asylum requests from minors arriving alone rising more than 150% compared to 2023, according to new data from
Lisbon among noisiest EU cities; legal noise levels exceeded – survey
Legal noise limits were exceeded in Lisbon in more than 70% of measurements taken during the summer by the Vizinhos em Lisboa association, placing the Portuguese capital among the noisiest
Zero files case against state over “illegal dumping” of urban waste in landfills
Environmental association Zero has today filed a complaint with the European Commission against the Portuguese state for allowing the illegal dumping of urban waste in 28 landfills, which “could result
Three teens missing in Germany located in Central Portugal
Three teenagers reported missing in Germany were located by the GNR in Pombal, after officers intercepted a vehicle with false number plates. The driver, an 18-year-old Portuguese national, was in
Air Force to receive four medical emergency helicopters in 2026 as Portugal boosts defence investments
Portugal’s Air Force will receive four Black Hawk helicopters by the end of August 2026 to support medical emergency operations, the country’s defence minister Nuno Melo has announced. Speaking at
Over 30,000 lightning strikes and 150 weather incidents as storm batters Portugal
More than 30,000 lightning strikes were recorded across mainland Portugal in just 24 hours as a powerful cold front swept the country, bringing torrential rain, thunderstorms and strong winds, reports
Lisbon airport police vow more protests as anger grows over “exhausting” working conditions
Police at Lisbon Airport are threatening more protests that could disrupt operations unless the government addresses what they describe as “exhausting” and “demotivating” working conditions. The Trade Union Association of