Faro council’s plans to increase the number of tourist beds in the wider council area is at the public consultation phase. In an interview with Henrique Gomes, chief of staff of the council president of the municipality, Algarve Primeiro reports that a German company is seeking permission for a five star hotel in the Santa Barbara de Nexe area.
Pollution caused by diesel cars in many of Portugal’s cities has been logged at eight times over the limit imposed by the European Commission.
Lagos council is holding a public meeting on "The Future of Ponta da Piedade" this Saturday, April 28th from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. in the Paços do Concelho XXI Century building.
Two hour queues for non-Shengen area passengers at Lisbon airport gives a preview of post-Brexit Britain with many international travellers missing their flights.
Portugal’s Left Bloc says that the Non-habitual Residents regime is "one of the main factors in real estate speculation" and wants changes to the tax treatment of European Union immigrants in the next State Budget.
Even with the announcement from the Secretary of State for Infrastructure, Guilherme d'Oliveira Martins, that Silves will benefit from €150,000 in emergency road works, the problem of the EN124’s road surface will not be solved.
The European Commission has imposed a €124.5 million fine on Altice, the multinational cable and telecommunications company based in the Netherlands, for implementing its acquisition of the Portuguese telecommunications operator 'PT Portugal' before notification or approval by the Commission.
Margrethe Vestager, the commissioner in charge of competition policy, said: "Companies that jump the gun and implement mergers before notification or clearance undermine the effectiveness of our merger control system. This is the system that protects European consumers from any merger that would lead to higher prices or reduced choice. The fine imposed by the Commission on Altice today reflects the seriousness of the infringement and should deter other firms from breaking EU merger control rules".
Unions representing Ryanair cabin crews based in six European countries met in Lisbon on Tuesday to decide on joint protest actions.
