School books used by Portuguese pupils must begin to address Portugal’s violence against the indigenous populations of its former colonies.
The recommendation is based on a report by a Council of Europe committee that, every five years, assesses racism and intolerance.
The summer and winter clock changes are to stay as they are, after a report from the Lisbon Astronomical Observatory (OAL) last August this week was endorsed by the prime minister.
António Costa said in an interview with TVI, "I see no reason to contradict science. I think the good and only criterion is the criterion of science and what has been expressed up to now by the competent authority, which is the Lisbon Astronomical Observatory."
In the past nine years, immigrants taking advantage of the Non-habitual Resident scheme have boosted the Portuguese Treasury and economy by between €9 billion and €11 billion, according to a study published today by estate agents’ association, APEMIP.
The real estate association claims that the effect of immigrants buying properties in Portugal has been a “boost to city centres, employment has been created and tax revenues have increased at the same time.”
Portugal's light-touch administrative regime for solar power companies has led Spanish businesses over the border to avoid taxes and red tape.
Spain's 'sun tax' has brought Irish developer WElink Energy, which has offices in Madrid and Barcelona, to inaugurated Europe’s largest subsidy-free solar plant - in Portugal.
If you thought September was unusually hot, it was - with the weather service agreeing that its figures show it was been the warmest ‘since records began.’
The only September that came near to this year’s average of 23.1°C was in 1985 when Tarzan Boy by Baltimora topped the European singles charts and Dire Straits headed the album charts with Brothers in Arms.
Two earthquakes, measuring 3.9 and 3.3 on the Richter scale, centered in an area about 65 kilometers from Sines were recorded on Monday at seismic stations on the mainland.
The strongest of the two was felt in Lisbon and as far south as Faro.
Capital Group was EDP's second largest shareholder, holding almost 10% of the energy company’s shares but after today’s sell-off, the US fund's position has reduced to under 3%.
"I'm afraid a large shareholder, the second largest, is leaving the company. People like stability, they like that the rules of the game are maintained," said EDP’s Chief Executive, António Mexia.
Faro Council's Social Democrats say a new bridge to Faro island is needed “urgently, ”as this will "improve pedestrian and road traffic circulation, regulate traffic and increase safety."
This is the same statement as had been made time and time again over the years, while the current, single lane bridge continues to choke traffic and gently decay.
