“It’s inevitable energy prices will rise”, admits minister in wake of Russian military action
A “significant increase in the prices of natural gas could lead to an extraordinary revision of the regulated tariff”, explain reports this morning. Meaning: energy prices will be rising, and
Russian ‘hacker’ discovered selling data from Portuguese telecoms operator…
Just as stories have begun pointing to the involvement of Russia in the recent spate of cyberattacks in Portugal, SIC has reported that a Russian hacker has been identified as
Vodafone hack: investigators suspect Russia
Everything is pointing to the damaging hack on Vodafone’s systems in Portugal on Monday having been the work of Russia. This was the contention today by tabloid Correio da Manhã
Portugal “continues to purchase energy powered by coal”
Portugal may have stopped producing electrical energy powered by the burning of coal (an ‘advance’ for which there was much self-congratulation) – but it continues to import energy from countries
Mayor of Cascais keen to help produce Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine in Portugal
Mayor of Cascais Carlos Carreiras “guarantees that Russia’s vaccine against Covid-19 can be produced in Portugal”. In fact, the centre-right PSD mayor is in negotiations with Moscow to create a
Man wanted by Interpol for child sex abuse arrested in Armação de Pêra
PJ police in Portimão have arrested a 52-year-old man wanted for child sex abuse crimes committed in Russia. According to the police force, the businessman of Italian-Russian origin was detained
Putin makes flying visit to Lisbon
Russian President, Vladimir Putin, made a whistle-stop trip to Lisbon last week, when the Ukrainian elections topped the agenda. During his seven-hour stopover he held talks with Portuguese Prime Minister,
Russia probes ‘car bomber’ death
Russian prosecutors have launched a criminal investigation into the death of a man who was questioned by Moscow police over a suspected car bomb plot. Prosecutors have said that the