Portugal in international meeting on reopening of Strait of Hormuz
The relevance of Portugal having signed up, a little over a week ago, to a group “ready to help open the Strait of Hormuz” is now becoming clear: with the
Portugal to take part in creation of special tribunal for war crimes in Ukraine
Portugal is to take part in the creation of a special tribunal for the hearing of war crimes in Ukraine. The “very important development” has been announced in parliament by
Portugal receives United States’ ‘thanks’ for ‘defence cooperation’
Portugal has been singled out for ‘thanks’ by the United States administration in the context of the continued help and assistance it has been giving with the ongoing war effort.
Portugal “well-placed to cope with crises”
In the context of yet another week mined with conflicting narratives about the progress/duration and even motives of the war ripping the Middle East apart, Portugal’s finance minister, Joaquim Miranda
Lowering IVA on essential foods? Still a ‘no’ from government
Portugal’s finance minister, Joaquim Miranda Sarmento, has dismissed the possibility of reducing IVA (VAT) on certain food products to help families through the current economic crisis, saying it would be
Lufthansa increases flights to Portugal due to war in Middle East
In yet another move that could position it well in the ‘race’ to purchase 44.9% of TAP, German airline Lufthansa has announced an increase in the number of flights it
Gas bottle prices suffer “large increase” from Wednesday
April will see the prices we all pay for bottled gas increasing ‘dramatically’. Mafalda Trigo, vice-president of ANAREC – the national association of fuel salespeople – has told CNN Portugal
Americans in Portugal join anti-Trump protests worldwide
Hundreds of north-Americans living in Portugal have joined the International “No Kings!” movement today, to demonstrate against the policies of Donald Trump. While millions are taking part in protests across
U.S. ‘killer Reapers’ given ‘okay’ to land at Lajes air base
Since the announcement earlier this week that the “largest and most lethal” U.S. drones expected to land at Lajes airbase “within hours”, there has been an administrative flurry of questions
Hotels face rollercoaster of cancellations – and reservations
The start of the ‘holiday season’ – traditionally ‘kicked off’ by Easter (coming early this year, at the beginning of April) – has been marked by the ongoing war in