Portugal’s foreign minister in Lebanon on mission of solidarity
Portugal’s foreign minister, Paulo Rangel, has met his Lebanese counterpart, Youssef Raggi, in Beirut today to express solidarity with Lebanon as it emerges from weeks of Israeli bombardments, and announce
Portugal now “far from criteria to declare energy crisis”
Good news today from Portugal’s minister of energy and environment who only a month ago suggested the country was close to declaring an energy crisis. As Maria da Graça Carvalho
Fuel prices set to drop at pumps on Monday
Fuel prices in Portugal will fall on Monday, with diesel dropping about 5.5 cents per litre and 95-octane petrol falling 3 cents. ANAREC, the National Association of Fuel Retailers (representing
Middle East issues pile heat onto Portugal’s struggling state health system
Portugal “must be prepared” for an increase in the price of medicines due to the war in the Middle East (ostensibly in partial ceasefire, but still causing constraints). Health minister
Portugal urges respect for Iran ceasefire, calls for halt to Lebanon attacks
Portugal’s Foreign Minister, Paulo Rangel, on Wednesday urged all parties to uphold the ceasefire in the conflict with Iran and called on Israel to stop attacks in Lebanon. “Great discipline
Government seeks fuel tax reduction to June 30
Portugal’s AD government has submitted a bill to parliament seeking to temporarily reduce the ISP fuel tax until June 30. The bill was submitted to parliament yesterday to mitigate soaring
Iran grants ‘Portuguese flagged vessel’ passage through Strait of Hormuz
On a day marked by the latest expletive peppered social media post from the leader of the free world, Arab media channel Al Jazeera reported that a Portuguese-flagged oil tanker
Lajes air base receives yet another ‘lethal’ U.S. military combat drone
A US Air Force MQ-9 Reaper military combat drone landed in the early hours of this morning at Lajes Air Base in the Azores, marking the second consecutive night that
Foreign minister attends first crisis meeting on Strait of Hormuz
Following on from yesterday’s news, Portugal’s foreign affairs minister, Paulo Rangel, has taken part in the first of a series of high-level meetings, involving more than 30 countries, committed to
Ryanair warns of possible fuel shortages in May
Low-cost airline Ryanair, which runs extensive routes in and out of Portugal, has warned of the ‘possibility’ of jet fuel shortages in May if the war in the Middle East