Brussels puts pressure on Portugal over Water/ Flood Framework Directives
The European Commission today considered the measures planned by Portugal to address pressures on the marine environment to be inadequate, and awaits information on the application of water and flooding
Estoril Open returns to ATP circuit in 2026 with new date
Next year, the main Portuguese tennis tournament will be played between July 20 and 26. The Estoril Open will return to the ATP circuit in 2026. However, for the first
Mesa Marcada gastronomy blog winners revealed
Algarve misses out on top prizes, but Ocean maintains second position on the best national restaurants’ list. Portugal’s leading gastronomy blog, Mesa Marcada, held its annual prize-giving ceremony last night,
Moratorium on deep sea mining in Portuguese territory approved
“Deep sea mining can be harmful to the seabed and not enough is known of its effects” Portugal’s parliament has approved the drafting of a moratorium on deep sea mining in
The Odd Couple on show in Lisbon
The play by Neil Simon is being showcased at the Fundação PLMJ on February 12 and 13. The Fundação PLMJ in Lisbon is hosting a staged reading of The Odd Couple
Cross-Border Contemporary Art Fair unites Spanish and Portuguese artists once more
The Fair, held from February 6 to 9 in the Eurocity of Guadiana, will bring together Spanish and Portuguese artists. The Cross-Border Contemporary Art Fair is set to return from
Frenetic media focus on presidential elections put down to “excessive speed”
“We are more than a year away” from choosing next president The weekend’s news was filled with breathless reporting on who had (and who still hasn’t) thrown their hat into
Former MP cited for murder ‘free to leave country again’
The extraordinarily long-winded prosecution of former PSD MP Duarte Lima for the murder of an heiress in Brazil 16 years ago has taken a surprising new turn. Two years after
Police arrest art forger who has allegedly scooped hundreds of thousands of euros
Seize more than 20 paintings and sketches from Lisbon studio An alleged art forger, who kept his work strictly national – but has reportedly “caused damage to his victims totalling
Hospital patient, 65, dies days after being assaulted by another patient
Ana Peixoto Veiga was in hospital receiving palliative care Six days after a cancer patient was assaulted by another patient at Braga Hospital, she has died. According to Correio da