Seasonal vaccination against covid-19 extended to over-18s
The DGS rule, which comes into force on Monday, comes at a time of intense flu activity and an excess of weekly all-cause mortality. The seasonal vaccination against covid-19 will…
You can now board at Lisbon and Porto airports without an ID card
With the new “Biometric Experience” app, passengers can travel using only facial recognition. The future is (really) today. Although it’s an old phrase, it perfectly sums up the new feature…
Francisco George: problem of excessive mortality in the 45-64 age group needs to be analyzed
The president of the Portuguese Society of Public Health says that we need to understand the number of excess deaths between the ages of 45 and 64, starting by finding…
Lisbon has a new School of the Arts. The first day is open to everyone
The Autonomous University of Lisbon is inaugurating a new campus in Campo de Ourique this Friday, with a day of free cultural programming. A School of the Arts is the…
Pisão dam, a “great opportunity” for Alto Alentejo
Construction will be completed by the end of 2026. A “great opportunity” for the Alto Alentejo, with the same importance for the region as the Alqueva project had for the…
Jail for guards who humiliated and assaulted immigrants
The three GNR officers who worked at the Vila Nova de Milfontes GNR territorial post and who were convicted in two cases in 2020 and 2023 of assaulting immigrants, saw…
Fuel prices next week from January 15th to 21st
Fuel prices will not change much next week, with gasoline remaining the same as the previous week and diesel suffering a slight price increase, according to the ECO newspaper. From…
Due to the drought in the Algarve, water’s days are numbered
“It was complicated last year. We’re entering a phase of near chaos,” said António Pina, President of the International Community of the Algarve. The drought situation is serious: it is…
Slowdown in real estate prices is a risk for non-performing loans in Portugal, warns DBRS
DBRS speaks of a prolonged period of inflation and high mortgage rates that could put the system under pressure, especially given the vast majority of variable rate mortgages in the…
Government wants to reduce water pressure and suspend second meters in the Algarve
The government is considering reducing water pressure and suspending second meters to reduce water consumption in the Algarve, the environment minister announced, acknowledging that the situation in the region is…