Portugal’s president regales emigrants in France
2014 was the “turning point year”, Portugal’s President Cavaco Silva has been busy telling nationals living in France. Using what Público described as a “didactic tone” (which the Oxford Dictionary
Algarve boasts 44 nominations for Europe’s tourism ‘Oscars’
The Algarve is set to pick up at least a few tourism ‘Oscars’ this year, as the region has 44 nominations for the World Travel Awards – Europe 2015. Some
Sócrates’ lawyer in hot water for telling female journalist to “take a bath”
His eccentric manner and behaviour towards journalists has been remarked on throughout the four months that his high-profile client has been held in Évora jail, but now José Sócrates’ lawyer
Portuguese ‘crisis mode’ lifestyles persist
Eating out, buying new clothes and shoes and going to the cinema are among the many things that Portuguese people have stopped doing – or are doing less – in
Portugal registers boom in number of requests for asylum
Portugal has been registering a boom in the number of asylum requests it receives, according to TSF radio station. Teresa Tito de Morais, president of the Portuguese Centre for Refugees,
BES victims’ warning over new letter sent out by Novo Banco
Novo Banco is reported to be sending letters out to the hundreds of small investors caught out in the BES banking debacle, telling them that they have until the end
Friday’s eclipse: “No one is distributing the correct glasses!”
Be warned. As opposed to what happened the last time Portugal was affected by a solar eclipse – no-one seems to be selling the correct filters through which people can
Algarve’s “birdwatcher’s paradise” comes under new threat
Just as wildlife at Alcantarilha’s Lagoa dos Salgados begins to benefit from €300,000 worth of environmental investment, poachers are creating havoc – not only depleting the lagoon of fish and
Police hunt hit-and-run driver who left 51-year-old ‘Comandante’ dying on road
GNR police are searching for the driver of a dark blue souped-up Audi A6 Avant seen speeding away from the accident that killed a 51-year-old biker known locally as ‘Comandante’,
Plastic bag manufacturers may have to fire staff
Plastic bag producers have raised their voice about the “damaging effects” that the government’s green tax on plastic bags has had on the industry – with some admitting they may