The delivery, carried out under the SEAWATCH project, will significantly boost surveillance, prevention and rescue capacity along the Algarve coastline and other key bathing areas nationwide. The fleet includes 30

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Portugal’s prime minister, Luís Montenegro, expressed his conviction today that the “overwhelming majority of working Portuguese people” will go to work tomorrow – the day of the general strike. Upon

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World long jump champion Gerson Baldé has been given a hero’s welcome in his hometown of Albufeira after making Portuguese athletics history with a stunning gold-medal performance in March. The

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A court in Lisbon decided today to suspend the 13-year prison sentence facing former banker Ricardo Salgado, 80, due to his having Alzheimer’s disease. In today’s session at the Central

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Portugal’s CHEGA party has held a press conference today to say the party will propose in parliament that any worker should be able to retire after 40 years of contributions

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“We say it every year, that it happens too quickly or overnight…” Job finished, the last Pop-Up for the season. Good sales and happy result for the animals. The Association

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A Portuguese lawyer suspected of having helped to illegally regularise the status of around 4,000 immigrants in Portugal has been remanded in custody today, while his co-defendant, an Indian businessman, is

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Minister of foreign affairs, Paulo Rangel, has expressed confidence regarding Portugal’s chances of returning to the UN Security Council – saying the country’s greatest asset in this regard is its

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The weather in mainland Portugal is set to change from today, with temperatures expected to drop to 6º-7ºC, and strong winds, IPMA meteorologist Maria João Frada has told Lusa news

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Portugal is preparing for widespread disruption on Wednesday as public sector workers stage a nationwide strike that is expected to impact schools, government offices and a wide range of public

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Our 1,000 little grape vines, which were delivered in a box at the local petrol station, were soaked in a bath of water to rehydrate and were planted over the

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More than 400 businesses in Albufeira are being affected by new municipal nightlife restrictions that came into force on Sunday, prompting the town’s commercial association to raise concerns over their

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Tucked into the sun-drenched charm of Praia da Luz, Zest, a family-run bistro is more than just a restaurant – it is a stage where flavour, atmosphere, and community come

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… hours before Iran pulls out of peace talks Portugal’s government condemned the intensification of Israeli attacks on Lebanon today, hours before Iran cited the attacks as its reason for

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Adega restaurant, located at Vila Vita Parc in Porches, will host an exclusive wine dinner on Monday, June 8 in partnership with The Sandeman, marking the official launch of the

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Portugal’s nature authority has backtracked on controversial plans to replace the specialist team running the Iberian lynx breeding centre in Silves, opting instead to keep the current staff in place

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The effective nine-day strike called by AIMA – the Agency for Integration, Migrations and Asylum – isn’t quite what it was cracked up to be.  Most posts are open, but

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The Algarve has been challenged to stop ‘imitating Silicon Valley’ and instead carve out its own identity as a specialist tech hub, with artificial intelligence and robotics at the centre

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House prices in Portugal are expected to remain high, with measures to stimulate supply taking effect later (rather than sooner), and risks associated with the ability to repay loans –

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President of the Portuguese Firefighters League, António Nunes, has today expressed his “opposition” to fire chiefs commenting on ongoing fires in the media, stating that they should only speak “as

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