Cover up or pay a fine, Portugal’s Albufeira warns
Wearing bikinis and going shirtless may soon be banned in the city, as it fights against badly behaved tourists.
Wearing bikinis and going shirtless may soon be banned in the city, as it fights against badly behaved tourists.
Documentary about the Portuguese colonial exhibition of 1934 aims to expose historical prejudice but inadvertently reinforces its racist gaze For a film that grapples with the legacy of colonialism, Marta Pessoaโs documentary begins with a rather provo…
In 2001, Portugal embarked on an unprecedented shift in its drug policy, one that would attract global attention. Two decades on, the countryโs experience continues to raise important questions about the possibilities and limits of such a radical tran…
The secretary of state responsible for a law that will see houses built on previously ‘green’ land was forced to resign following reports that he set up two real estate companies while working on the law.
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11 countries signed a paper to Ursula von der Leyen warning the move would downgrade Europe’s health crisis resiliency.
While both countries reaffirmed their NATO spending commitments, Portugal’s prime minister also urged the EU to act as a bloc.
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โI am being crucified on the public square,” Miguel Arruda says in denying wrongdoing.
Miguel Arruda charged with theft after allegedly removing baggage from carousel and taking it home, reports sayA far-right politician in Portugal has been accused of stealing suitcases at several airports and kicked out of his political party as a resu…
Municipalities can now convert so-called ‘rural zones,’ which include national reserves, forests and agricultural areas, into urban land.
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While itโs not usual to invite foreign dignitaries, Trump is laying down a clear ideological marker with his invitees from across the world.
The fledgling Paris government is “trying their best” to get a budget through parliament after a previous version sunk its predecessor.
The initiative is set to get underway in the coming weeks.
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With Germanyโs economy stalling, tentative growth in Portugal, Italy, Greece and Spain is some good news for the Eurozone. Will it last?
Airline seeking โฌ15,000 in damages over โinexcusableโ behaviour it says forced plane to divert to PortugalRyanair is suing a passenger it claims disrupted a flight between Dublin and Lanzarote, seeking โฌ15,000 (ยฃ12,500) in damages to cover expenses inc…
Portugal isn’t issuing a commemorative Ronaldo coin
After edging close to extinction, there are now some 2,000 Iberian lynxes in Spain and Portugal.
Western European population has risen 25% with ban and some UK sites have seen promising increasesThere are signs of hope for the turtle dove, one of the most endangered birds that has been plummeting towards extinction in Britain.After a temporary ban…
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Franceโs Serge Hercberg warns that disinformation is shortening the lives of consumers.
The eurozoneโs flaws and a lack of growth in the EU have combined to malign effect. โMore Europeโ is not the solutionThings are not quite going according to plan for Rachel Reeves. The economy has contracted for the past two months and inflation is pro…
Anjinho is the former deputy national ombudsman of Portugal, and was previously a centre-right member of the country’s parliament.
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She takes over from Emily O’Reilly, who has was in the role for more than a decade.
However, Portugal is “catching up with other member states”.
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In todayโs edition of the Capitals, find out more about Portugal banning mobile phones in schools, Puigdemont threatening to torpedo the 2025 budget, and so much more.
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The investment is another step towards the “re-industrialisation” of Portugal.
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Studies show the damage smartphones cause for children.
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Four Portuguese citizens, two Colombians and one Moroccan were arrested.
Alliance foreign ministers meet in Brussels on Tuesday and Wednesday to talk about budgets, Ukraine and the Middle East.
There have been 17 indictments since 2020.
Portugal: State Budget for 2025 approved as Socialist Party abstains
The collapse of Barnier’s government could plunge the eurozone into turmoil.
With the nationโs finances in a parlous state, decriminalisation could raise millions of euros โ as well as cut crimeFrance might not be broke, but the state of its public finances is, well, definitely not good. Total debt stands at โฌ3.2tn โ 112% of GD…
At the World Cheese Awards in Portugal, British entries were conspicuous by their absence after failing to clear import controlsOn Friday, 240 experts from 40 countries descended on Viseu in northern Portugal for the World Cheese Awards. The judges sam…
Extended parental leave in Portugal faces delays until at least 2025
Female pilgrims tell of terrifying aggression, the lingering effects and their belief that their cases are far from isolatedIt was on the outskirts of the northern Spanish town of Mieres, as she raced past colourful houses built of stone and wood-frame…
Sexual aggression said to be โendemicโ on route through Spain, Portugal and France with solo female pilgrims at riskโI feared for my lifeโ: stories of sexual harassment on the Camino de SantiagoLone female pilgrims walking the Camino de Santiago have s…
Thousands protest in two cities in Portugal to demand higher wages and pensions
Petition demands council hold binding referendum on issue after local people say they have been priced outHousing activists in Lisbon are to hand over a petition, signed by more than 6,600 residents, calling on city officials to agree to hold a binding…
New Brussels beverage featuring Ukrainian hops aims to promote European unity and multiculturalism.
New Brussels beverage featuring Ukrainian hops aims to promote European unity and multiculturalism.
EU lawmakers will be looking for cues as to whether it’d be her public or private-sector experience to prevail
Albuquerqueโs ties to the financial sector and ideas for boosting EU growth will be under scrutiny as MEPs probe her agenda.
Portugal aims to go fully electric by 2050, with an intermediate target of 36% by 2035.
Lack of language support prevents Ukrainian doctors from practising in Portugal
The tragedy is already Europe’s worst flood-related disaster since 1967 when at least 500 people died in Portugal.
In a deteriorating economic climate, Europe’s second-largest footwear producer is counting on on the modernization of its industry and its expansion into luxury goods to withstand competition from Asia.
Did a left-wing politician ask for Portugal’s police to be disbanded?
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Ribeiro is currently vice-president of the country’s Constitutional Court.
Electricity prices surge in Europe, but not in Portugal.
Complaint filed against Andrรฉ Ventura and two Chega colleagues for statements about fatal shooting of Black manFormer politicians, musicians and lawyers from across Portugal have filed a criminal complaint against the leader of the far-right Chega part…
Sportsmen are playing an increasing role on the front line of politics ahead of a high-stakes election on Saturday.
This week’s riots in the Greater Lisbon area were triggered by the death of Odair Moniz.
Charles Michel is coming to the end of his term at the head of the EU’s Council, which represents the bloc’s member states, and will be replaced by Portugal’s Antonio Costa on 1 December.
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The Guadiana River flows through Spain and Portugal and along its border.
In todayโs edition of the Capitals, find out more about Romania cheering the outcome of Moldova’s referendum on EU accession, Spain and Portugal calling for better EU-Africa relations, and so much more.ย
Defence matters are high on the agenda when it comes to EU-Africa relations.
As Paris blows its long-earned fiscal credibility, Rome has started to look respectable in the eyes of the EU’s fiscal cops.
First ever action over a ready-to-use weapons system made in China rather than parts for Russia to build one, says Washington; Zelenskiy touts victory plan. What we know on day 968See all our Russia-Ukraine war coverageThe US has unveiled its first eve…
Nova university programme criticised for only having white instructors and for some of its content, such as session on โdoes racism really exist?โA top university in Lisbon has suspended plans to launch a postgraduate programme on racism and xenophobia…
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Leaders from nine Mediterranean nations, joined by Jordan’s King Abdullah II, will meet in Cyprus on Friday to discuss Middle East conflicts and migrant flows. France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Greece, Cyprus, Malta, Slovenia, and Croatia will focus on …
Luรญs Montenegro’s centre-right government wants to cut income tax for young people to a maximum of 15%.
Young people would be offered series of reliefs starting with 100% exemption in first year of workPortugal is proposing a novel way of stemming the countryโs brain drain: a decade of progressive tax breaks for young people including paying nothing at a…
Still, the 23 nominees were cleared by the institution’s legal committee for hearings in early November.
As president-elect presents his priorities, he will listen closely to fellow social democratic ally Scholz
Christian Brรผckner found not guilty in Germany of three charges of aggravated rape and two of sexual abuseThe main suspect in the disappearance of the British toddler Madeleine McCann has been found not guilty of all charges in a separate rape and sexu…
Christian Brรผckner has been on trial over alleged rape of three women and two charges of child sexual abuse in PortugalA verdict in the rape trial of a man who is the main suspect in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann is expected to be reached on Tu…
Request comes amid Macron’s warning that the EU “could die” if its economy falls behind global rivals.
The European Commission is taking Portugal to the EU Court of Justice over failures to combat pollution from industrial activities, the European Commission announced in a statement published on Thursday.
Israel should reconsider its decision to declare the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, “persona non grata” in agreement with the position taken on Wednesday by the Portuguese government, Portugal’s President Marcelo Rebelo de S…
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The European Fiscal Board (EFB), the European Commission’s independent advisory body, considers in its annual report that Portugal is an โexceptionโ in the European Union (EU) for having high debt and achieving a structural surplus.
Antรณnio Costa, Portugal’s former prime minister and future president of the European Council, will meet Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbรกn in Budapest on Tuesday, continuing a tour of EU capitals that began in Italy.
The number of applications for immigrant residency in Portugal has fallen by around 80%, Cabinet Minister Antรณnio Leitรฃo Amaro said on Monday, accusing the left of still not realising the mistake they have made.
In Portugal, where domestic violence remains a largely underreported problem, there are high hopes football can play a vital role in changing societyโs perception and reaction to abuse.
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Demonstrators marched through the capital Lisbon with the Portuguese national flag and carried banners bearing slogans like, ‘Expulsion of immigrants who commit crimes’.
The housing crisis has its roots in a chronic shortage of affordable and social housing, a situation worsened by wealthy foreigners moving to Portugal on the promise of tax breaks.
Attention of policymakers is shifting from inflation to growth as unemployment starts to rear its head.
Residents of Albergaria-a-Velha tell of the fear and losses brought by a blaze that evoked memories of 2017 disasterThe fires are out in Albergaria-a-Velha now, their embers washed away by the heavy rain. But their reek still carries on the damp air, …
Portugal has received authorisation from the European Commission to access โฌ500 million from cohesion funds to help cover the damage caused by the fires.
Activist jumps in front of pontiff’s car, urges him to “stop torturing bulls.”
The Leaders’ Conference on Wednesday looked at a proposed timetable for the general debate on the 2025 budget, to be held on 30 and 31 October, with the final overall vote scheduled for 28 November.ย
Portugal, Spain, France and the UK have issued warnings to their nationals in Lebanon to return home while commercial flights remain available.
Former Portuguese finance minister is known for introducing harsh economic austerity.
Laura Carreiraโs impressive debut drama sees a quietly excellent Joana Santos endure dehumanising work conditions while looking for a way outThe human cost of the online convenience shopping revolution is, arguably, still to be properly addressed in ci…
Portugalโs public debt as a percentage of GDP is estimated to have fallen to 97.9%, a revision from the 99.1% calculated in April, according to data released by the National Statistics Institute (INE) on Monday.
Drone footage shows flooded streets in the village of รrsekcsanรกd in southern Hungary after heavy rainfall caused the Danube River to overflow. Parts of the region have experienced five times the average rainfall for the month of September, leaving lar…
One dead and several missing as โlife-threatening situationโ declared in earthquake-hit Ishikawa prefectureHeavy rain caused extensive flooding in central Japan over the weekend, with at least one person reported dead and several more unaccounted for.O…
Sonia Melo, Susana Carvalho and Paulo Santos died battling forest fires which have seized parts of Portugal.
Airborne units from eight Nato nations participate in commemoration of ill-fated second world war manoeuvreEighty years after thousands of allied airborne troops parachuted into the Nazi-occupied Netherlands in a daring military offensive, their modern…
The country has burned more than 121,000 hectares of land since Sunday with seven fatalities.
Since last week, wildfires have been raging in central and northern Portugal. At least seven people have died and 50 have been injured. More than 5,000 firefighters have been mobilised to battle the blazes Continue reading…
The European Commission will soon respond to the request of 20 member states, including Portugal, to postpone the deadline for submitting the medium-term structural budget plan until October, a source close to the process told Lusa on Thursday.
Some 40 fires are still active and at least seven people have died in the Aveiro region since Sunday. After the deadly fires of 2017, the country thought it had taken steps to avoid such disasters. Forest management has come under particular scrutiny.