Government asks Brussels for support with €5.3 billion storms damages
After months of totting up the costs of seven storms that hit the country in quick succession after January 22, the government has finally filed a request for help to
President pressures government for report on winter storms
Back from his week’s Open Presidency in the areas hit by the winter’s carousel of storms, President Seguro has turned up the pressure on the government by another notch. It
President’s quiet central ‘walkabout’ pushes government to ‘work harder’
On the fourth day of his Open Presidency in Portugal’s central areas – devastated by the winter storms – António José Seguro has been demonstrating how there is no need
Portugal’s new fire prevention structure to be presented in Leiria today
A new structure created to better tackle the risks of rural fires is being presented in Leiria today – the idea being that it can get to grips with the
Portugal’s president begins five-day Open Presidency in storm-ravaged centre
President of the Republic, António José Seguro, begins today his first five-day Open Presidency in the Central region, starting in the districts of Castelo Branco and Santarém, to monitor the
Stormy weather: when Nature tests fragile foundations
Storm Erminio, which has been raging along Italy’s Adriatic coast during the Easter weekend, has served to remind us of the fateful Storm Kristin which afflicted Portugal only two months
Portugal’s €250 million reforestation package gets Brussels’ green light
The European Commission has today approved a €250 million package of state aid for the Portuguese forestry sector. The aim is reforestation and compensation for landowners. The scheme will support
Storms legacy: companies fear bankruptcy
Two months after the absolute devastation caused to central areas of Portugal by Storm Kristin, many companies in the Santarém district continue to face high losses and a slow recovery
Portugal to apply for EU storm damage aid
The Portuguese government has confirmed it will apply for emergency financial support from the European Union (EU) to help deal with the damage caused by the destructive winter storms that
Entire country under weather warnings due to ‘Therese’
IPMA, the Portuguese Institute for the Sea and Atmosphere has issued several warnings due to rough seas, sometimes heavy showers accompanied by thunderstorms and wind from today for the entire