Air link between Bragança and the Algarve at risk
The route linking Trás-os-Montes to the Algarve could be at risk, Sérgio Leal, flight director for Sevenair, which operates the route, told Lusa today. “As far as Sevenair is concerned,…
Emigration: Northern Portugal is one of the regions in Europe with the greatest loss of young people
Data from the European Commission shows that the Tâmega e Sousa region faces the greatest risk of elderly dependency, as 4.3 people per 100,000 inhabitants are lost every year. Qualified…
Prices of essential goods to rise next week
The basic food basket is going up to its highest value ever, increasing by 20 euros in a week, 63 more than last year. Rents, electricity, telecommunications and various forms…
Turismo de Portugal invested a record 800,000€
Turismo de Portugal has invested around 800,000 euros this year in promoting its gastronomy, the largest amount ever, half of which will be invested in the first exclusively Portuguese Michelin…
Six people involved in kidnapping of elderly man in Algarve arrested in Spain
The 82-year-old Portuguese was kidnapped on August 25 in the Algarve and taken to Barcelona. Portuguese and Spanish police authorities have arrested six people in Malaga (Spain) suspected of being…
Algarve desalination plant will produce almost as much water as it loses
Water produced by the future desalination plant in the Algarve will be almost equal to that lost in the supply, says Associação Zero. The amount of water produced by the…
Lisbon-bound flight makes emergency landing in Vigo. Portuguese arrested
The man, who was born in Setúbal, was said to have boarded the plane with a hostile attitude and signs of drunkenness. A 50-year-old Portuguese man was arrested on Friday…
14 European countries without laws on disinformation, Portugal is one of the exceptions
Portugal is one of six European countries with laws against disinformation, according to a study by the European non-governmental organization DisinfoLab, which identifies the 14 member states without legislation. In…
Fight against VAT fraud
Portugal steps up fight against VAT fraud in cross-border online shopping The EU directive is three years old and was transposed into national law just a few days before the…
Portuguese Air Force wishes Happy New Year
The Força Aérea (Portuguese Air Force) combining training missions with spreading New Year wishes. Tomorrow, December 31, taking advantage of the last training flights of the year, two F-16M fighter…