It’s something many tourists have experienced worldwide. Suspicious-looking individuals prowling tourist hotspots, faint whisperings of “Hashish? Cocaine?”

Monchique, Aljezur, Vila do Bispo, Alcoutim and Castro Marim; these are the municipalities of the Algarve covered by the government’s new  +CO3SO program as part of the “Working in the Interior” programme, which provides support of up to 4827 euros for those who want to move away from the country’s larger cities and tourist-invaded coast.

Mayor of Porto, Rui Moreira, made his pitch today at the Cities Forum 2020 in Portugal's 2nd-largest city hosted, which hosted the annual European Commission event this year.  His speech regarded the possibility of a formal union of the two Iberian countries, be it in one way or another.

Henceforth Coimbra and Faro will now have teams from the National Institute of Medical Emergencies (INEM) fully prepared to transport people suspected of being infected with the new coronavirus (2019-nCoV) to be treated at hospital, the entity announced yesterday. Previously, specialized transportation of people suspected of being infected with the new coronavirus was only provided by two teams in Lisbon and Porto.

Vila do Bispo City Council is fighting the establishment of a new aquaculture site being set up in marine waters, in the open sea off Sagres (between Ponta do Barranco and Praia da Salema).

When one conjures up an image a corrupt nation what often comes to mind are images of a poor or developing country. However, Portuguese authorities have proven time and time again how corruption can be equally rife in developed countries, and it is.

A woman fears her fiancé will be killed in a Portuguese prison if he is extradited nine years after causing the death of a man outside a nightclub whilst on holiday.

The government is set to raise tax on tickets for bullfighting events after a contentious vote in parliament that pitted animal rights activists against supporters of the traditional sport.