CHEGA leader gives PM 24-hours to explain “absolute suspicion of corruption”
Ventura latches on to news of PM’s family real estate business CHEGA leader André Ventura has continued the practice of Portugal’s MPs focused on just about anything but what is
Parish councils set to win “disaggregation”
PSD announces it too will confirm diploma vetoed by President Marcelo President Marcelo’s veto last week of the diploma restoring the parish council map to the way it was before
Former uranium miners join fight against open-pit lithium mine in Boticas
“We know what open-pit mining is: landscape will be destroyed” A group of former miners who worked the uranium mines of Urgeiriça have joined the ‘people’s fight’ against lithium mining
National uproar over president’s ‘parish council disaggregation veto’
The decision by President Marcelo to ‘veto’ the decree restoring parish councils ‘merged’ during the troika years has truly gone down like a lead balloon. So much kick-back has come
Marcelo receives Aga Khan, first official meeting of Ismaili leader
Portugal’s president, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, has received Prince Rahim Aga Khan in Lisbon, marking the first official meeting of the leader of the world’s Ismaili Muslims after he was
Average wages rose 3.8% in real terms to €1,602 in 2024
The average monthly total gross remuneration per worker grew by 6.3% in 2024, compared to 2023, to €1,602 – but advanced by only 3.8% in real terms, INE Statistics Portugal
Portuguese architect finalist in ArchDaily “Building of the Year 2025”
Gonçalo Pires Marques was nominated for his project Casa Donovan, recognised for its innovative use of wood and commitment to sustainability. Portuguese architect Gonçalo Pires Marques is one of the
Parliament recommends revising outdated strategic defence policy
Policy dates back 12 years; refers to bilateral partnership with Russia Portugal’s parliament has today approved a PS resolution recommending that the government continue revising the Strategic Defence Concept –
Portugal has never been so popular!
Foreign tourists reach highest level since 2018 In 2024, the tourist accommodation sector’s dependence on foreign markets reached its highest level since 2018, with overnight stays from non-residents accounting for
PJ seizes top-of-the-range vehicles, stolen in Canada, at Sines port
Vehicles were on route to United Arab Emirates PJ police have seized five high-powered top-of-the-range vehicles, stolen from Canada, and dispatched by sea, with the United Arab Emirates as their