Parliament has today condemned the creation of a museum dedicated to Salazar in Santa Comba Dão in Viseu, birthplace of the dictator, approving a vote put forward by the Portuguese Communist Party considering it an "affront to democracy".
9 out of 10 Portuguese people consider climate change to be a "very serious problem," more than the European Union average, according to a study released on Wednesday, showing that people are becoming more aware of the validity of the consequences associated with climate change.
Shares in Millennium BCP, Portugal’s largest listed lender, dropped lower today after a competition watchdog fined 14 banks for carrying out “a concerted exchange of sensitive commercial information” for more than a decade.
This Monday the prime-minister criticized the PSD political party for jeopardizing the development of Montijo airport, warning that "there is no plan B" and that the suspension of this project seriously putting economic growth at risk.
Portuguese authorities have successfully broken up a counterfeit money ring that used dark websites to sell fake banknotes in exchange for virtual currency, arresting five people including the suspected kingpin who was extradited from Colombia, police revealed on Monday.
The fire that broke out this afternoon in the municipality of Odemira has three active fronts, and is hurtling through the municipality "with some intensity". The "situation is tough," said José Alberto Guerreiro, mayor of Odemira.
Portugal has had an exceptional experience with emigration and immigration for several hundred years. As renowned navigators they set sail to open up world markets hundreds of years ago. The Portuguese settled in all continents from Brazil in the Americas all the way to East Timor in Asia including large parts of Africa in between. In particular, until the late 20th century Portuguese descendants lived in large numbers in Angola and Mozambique.
Shocking video footage apparently showed the rugby stars being involved in a bar brawl whilst visiting the Algarve to attend a training camp.
