Former TAP CEO’s €5.9 million lawsuit for unfair dismissal proceeds for trial
TAP’s insistence that Lisbon Civil Court has “absolute incompetence” in matter considered “unfounded” Almost a year since it was filed, the €5.9 million case for unfair dismissal lodged by former
INEM concludes deaths during strike “were not directly” caused by strike
Eleven people died waiting for emergency response during strike INEM (institute of medical emergency) has concluded that no facts were found that point to a “direct relationship” between possible failures
Naval training ship sinks at Lisbon’s Naval base
‘NRP Polar’ currently at 30 metres underwater In the early hours of yesterday morning, the so-called ‘school ship Polar’ attached to the Portuguese Navy sank at its mooring at Lisbon’s
Government faces new motion of censure
The PSD/CDS minority executive has survived one motion of censure and faces another today (presented by PCP communists) With the wider world on tenterhooks – as the United States under
Vinci Concessions reaffirms commitment to invest in Portugal
CEO Nicolas Notebaert says initial report for development of new Lisbon airport “well received” The CEO of Vinci Concessions, Nicolas Notebaert, has reaffirmed the European airports management group’s commitment to
Portugal’s road deaths ‘sixth worst in EU’
In 2023, Portugal was the sixth worst country among the EU’s 27 member states in the number of road deaths per million inhabitants, surpassed only by Greece, Croatia, Latvia, Romania
Marcelo ‘did not answer PM’s phone call’
Portugal’s head of state stresses “there is no reason for the (political) crisis” As the reverberations of Saturday night’s ‘address to the nation’ by the prime minister continue, another unfortunate
Public debt rises in January
4th year-on-year rise According to data from the Bank of Portugal (BdP), public debt from the Maastricht perspective – which counts for Brussels – increased by around €3.6 billion to
Sevenair accuses Cascais mayor of ‘paralysing’ Trás-os-Montes/ Algarve airline
Even before resuming in Algarve, Sevenair hits new obstacle Sevenair – the internal airline struggling to operate the Trás-os-Montes/ Algarve route – has accused the mayor of Cascais, Carlos Carreiras,
Anti-Musk protest scheduled for Tesla showroom in Lisbon
Protests against Elon Musk’s ‘unpaid job’ cutting US government spending arrive in Europe Anger against the apparently unpaid role of Tesla founder, Elon Musk, in reducing United States government spending,