Minister of the presidency, António Leitão Amaro, has stressed Portugal wants to be a voice of reason at the Ibero-American Forum on Migration and Development, opening tomorrow in Huelva, Spain,

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A little like the time, over 10 years ago, when PS Socialist leader António Costa asked 12 economists to come up with a blueprint for a new Socialist government, current

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Fuel prices at the pumps are showing signs of rising, yet again, from Monday. According to SIC Notícias, the worst hit will be diesel, expected to increase by as much

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A new satellite map, designed to predict wildfires and integrated into a technology tool for rural property management, allows users to identify the areas most at risk of fire this

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On a day when the European Commission has given with one hand, it has taken with another – by launching proceedings against Portugal for failing to guarantee legal aid to suspects

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Round three of the intense debate, opened by APA environmental agency, over the rights (or otherwise) to put up a sunshade has now verged into new territory. With APA insisting

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Brussels has finally seen the light. After claiming that months of ‘chaos’ at airport border controls were ‘unrelated’ to its new Entry/ Exit system (EES), the European Commission has announced

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Portugal’s prime minister, Luís Montenegro, is still fighting tooth and nail to block public access to salient details of his family business, Spinumviva. EpT, (the country’s transparency entity), decided last

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PSP police arrested six people outside parliament in Lisbon yesterday, after the ‘peaceful’ protest organised by striking union members against the government’s labour package appears to have been infiltrated by

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Air travel across Portugal was thrown into disarray this Wednesday after a nationwide strike led to the cancellation of 658 flights, representing nearly 45% of all scheduled operations, according to

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Portugal has secured a seat on the United Nations Security Council after winning election as a non-permanent member for the fourth time in its history – and for the first

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An Italian Erasmus student has died suddenly in Portugal after apparently collapsing while speaking to her aunt on the phone. Twenty-year-old Sofia Barillà was found unresponsive at her home in

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Family members of one of the 16 people killed in last year’s tragic Glória funicular crash have launched a legal battle for more than €1 million in compensation, reigniting scrutiny

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The industrial action had its biggest impact at Lisbon Airport, where nearly 100 arrivals and departures were cancelled throughout the day. Porto Airport was also heavily affected, with close to

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Portugal’s Labour Minister, Maria do Rosário Palma Ramalho, has downplayed the impact of Wednesday’s general strike, insisting that the “vast majority of Portuguese are working” and that disruption in the

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A new study has singled out Lisbon as Europe’s least affordable rental market, with average rent consuming over 99% of net salary. The finding comes from financial consultancy Tradingpedia, which examined

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A groundbreaking cancer treatment hailed as one of the most promising advances in oncology is set to be tested in Portugal after delivering what experts described as “unprecedented” results in

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Portugal is facing widespread disruption today as a nationwide general strike called by the CGTP trade union is bringing transport networks, hospitals, schools and public services to a standstill. The

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As Novas 7 Maravilhas de Portugal regressaram em 2026, quase duas décadas após a primeira edição, com o objetivo de eleger, através do voto popular, os mais emblemáticos exemplos do património construído português. A iniciativa decorre ao longo deste ano…

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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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