MPs approve ban on wearing of ‘burqa’ in public spaces
Parliament has today approved, in general terms, a ban on the wearing of ‘clothing designed to conceal the face in public spaces’ in Portugal, such as the burqa/ niqab and
Lisbon to host Portugal’s largest technology event
Lisbon is preparing to become the epicentre of innovation later this month as the Portugal Digital Summit 2025 takes over the Lisbon Congress Centre on October 22 and 23. The
Portugal contributes €50 million to initiative to buy US weapons to supply Ukraine
Portugal’s minister of national defence has announced today that the country will be contributing €50 million to the initiative to buy weapons from the United States to “make them available
Newly elected mayors to take office by end of October
Portugal’s newly elected mayors and municipal executives are set to take office within the next few weeks, according to the National Electoral Commission (CNE). Citing Organic Law No. 1/2001, the
Voters restore balance: Local elections see country returning to two-party system
After the ‘unprecedented’ results of legislative elections in May – which saw far-right CHEGA shatter the glass ceiling of the two-party system – Sunday’s local elections restored the balance: the
Lisbon airport dissolves into chaos with people missing flights over new system
Reports have been coming in from travellers flying out of Lisbon to non-Schengen destinations that queues and waiting times at passport control are taking up to 90 minutes, with the
Minister vows “no layoffs or pay cuts” in State Reform
Portugal’s Minister for State Reform, Gonçalo Matias, has reaffirmed that the ongoing restructuring of the country’s public administration will involve “no layoffs” and “no salary cuts.” Speaking before Parliament’s Committee
PSD ‘victory’ means party wins control of both national municipal associations
Last night’s local election results gave the ruling PSD another major boost: the party is now in control of both national municipal associations, ANAFRE – the association of parish councils
PSD and PS celebrate ‘brilliant night’ – both winning significant local trophies
Results for the October 12 municipal elections were very much ‘even stevens’ for ruling PSD and PS Socialists: each party can claim significant victories, and hold their heads way above
Lisbon among the top 10 European cities for VC defence investment attraction
Lisbon is among the top European cities when it comes to European venture capital investment in defence tech companies, according to the report ‘State of Defence Tech 2025’ from Dealroom