Hospital protest scheduled for this Saturday in Portimão
A citizens’ protest will be held outside Portimão Hospital on Thursday, February 15 at 3.30pm to call for solutions to the “degradation of the National Health Service (SNS)”. The demonstration
Protest outside Faro Hospital to demand construction of Central Hospital
A demonstration will be held outside Faro Hospital on Saturday, February 15 at 11am to “demand the construction of the Algarve’s Central Hospital”. The protest is being organised by the
PM booed and heckled as police mount protests in Porto, Lisbon and Faro
Prime minister António Costa was booed and heckled by off-duty police as he arrived in Porto airport this week to mark a contract for new trains for the city’s Metro.
Mass police protest scheduled for November 21 in Lisbon
A mass police protest has been scheduled for November 21 in Lisbon. The demo – involving PSP and GNR syndicates – will have the slogan “Zero Tolerance” and be demanding
Anti-bullfighting activists stage protest in Albufeira tomorrow
Anti-bullfighting activists will stage a peaceful protest tomorrow (August 17) outside Albufeira’s bullring at 8pm. Organised by Cidade de Albufeira Anti-Touradas (CAAT), the demonstration will begin two hours before the
PSP police protest scheduled for September
PSP police agents have scheduled a protest for September outside the police force’s national headquarters in Lisbon. The decision was made by 10 unions during a meeting on Tuesday and
Algarve’s anti-toll protest scheduled for December 8
A protest demanding the “immediate suspension” of the A22 highway tolls has been scheduled for December 8 by the Algarve’s anti-toll group CUVI. The tolls have been in place for
Anti-refugee protest takes to streets of Lisbon on Sunday
Around 150 people demonstrated outside parliament yesterday (Sunday) protesting against Portugal taking in any refugees – no matter what the quota eventually decided. With numbers vacillating wildly and no clear
Only two first-time teachers placed in national schools for new academic year
Putting the crisis in the teaching profession into sharp focus, national tabloid Correio da Manhã has revealed that this year only two first-time teachers have gained places – when nationally
Silent anti-toll protest marks end of prime minister’s Algarve holidays
Hoping that he will never return to the Algarve as Prime Minister again, anti-toll group CUVI held a protest in front of the holiday home of Pedro Passos Coelho on