At long last Portimão council is to get the first of many big cheques to enable it to pay off long-suffering creditors.
The Court of Auditors has given the go-ahead to the Municipal Aid Fund (FAM) to send the first €30 million which will free up money previously spent on interest payments of up to 7%.
An average of two pets a day have been reported as victims of ill-treatment, according to a GNR statement released to coincide with World Animal Day 2016 on October 4th.
In the first eight months of the year, the GNR recorded 494 crimes against animals in Portugal, an average of about 62 per month, reads the statement.
At his trial in Spain on corruption charges, the former head of the IMF said his personal use of the funds of the banks he lead had been lawful.
From the dock, Rodrigo Rato, also a former economy minister in Spain, said: “It was completely legal”.
France and Germany have taken another step in forging stronger ties and abandoning old rivalries by agreeing to share military facilities.
The two countries have signed an agreement to share C-130J Super Hercules military transport aircraft, as announced by French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian on Tuesday in Paris.
Portugal's sole MP representing the party for People, Animals and Nature (PAN), André Silva, said today that the new laws that have given protection to domestic 'companion' animals should be extended to other animals in order to curb their abuse.
"It is a crime to let a dog starve, but it's not a crime to let a horse starve. It is a crime to beat a cat but it is not a crime to attack a cow," said MP André Silva at the Kennel of St. Francis of Assisi in Loulé.
Faro council has signed external contracts to restore, maintain and preserve the regional capital's parks and gardens after years of underinvestment.
The municipality is spending €67,699 with local contractors to ensure that the city's green spaces are renewed and "brought back to how they should be presented," according the the mayor.
The Port of Sines management has reported that a fuel oil leak has polluted the harbour and that the area has been closed to shipping.
Maritime police are investigating the origin of the tons of fuel oil whose leakage caused the closure of the container terminal harbour while clean-up operations were set in motion.
Spain will press Britain to pay for the healthcare of British expats once the UK leaves the EU.
Spain will try to reach a deal for the UK to pay for the medical needs of some 800,000 Brits believed to be living in Spain, according to the country’s foreign minister.
