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Portugal's health needs 'have been met throughout the crisis'

stethascopePortugal’s Health Minister, Paulo Macedo, claimed this weekend that the health needs of the population have been met during the economic recession.

Portugal's health service also has managed to improve health indicators, despite budgetary restrictions, said Macedo at a conference in Sabrossa, Vila Real this weekend.

Algarve motorcaravan strategy still just a distant dream

motorcaravan1‘The Algarve soon will have a strategy for motorcaravans as the organisations that decide such things are to sign off a protocol on January 21st, 2015.’

This was the bold opening statement of a January 16th news item.

Prospective UK buyers put Portugal in fourth place

villa3An upsurge in British people investigating property in the eurozone has been marked.

The renewed interest has been ascribed to the drop in the value of the euro and a belief that prices might finally have bottomed out after five long years. Buyers were also buoyed by low interest rates which have lessened the cost of borrowing.

Thumbs down for Swansea Bay tidal energy project

swanseabayPlans for a six-mile sea wall in Swansea Bay have been panned by the Citizens Advice charity.

The consumer body called it “appalling value for money” which should not get subsidies.

Lusitano horse gets a push from Agriculture Minister

lusitanoAgriculture Minister Assunção Cristas, has declared her passion for the Lusitano breed of horse and its part in Portugal’s growing equestrian tourism market.

Cristas said this weekend the government wants to boost equestrian tourism in the country, and can help do so by visibility to the Lusitano horse, an animal that she considers to have "an extraordinary and unique quality."

Courts to fill up with BES class actions

besBES shareholders based in Portugal have joined their Spanish counterparts in a joint legal action against those they see as responsible for their impoverishment.  

The two groups signed a memorandum of cooperation for joint legal representation and have appointed specialist lawyers Raposo Subtil e Associados.

Strong growth in Portuguese fruit and veg

tractorplougingCrops represented 52% of the EU’s total agricultural output, while animal rearing for meat and for milk accounted for 43%.

Portugal was close to the average, with a blend of 56% crops and 42% animal production.

Expat interest in UK properties grows

cottageBritish expats are still buying property in the UK, boosted by specialised mortgage deals and low rates.

Following last year’s launch of Skipton International’s service for expats, its director of lending reported: “We have been pleasantly surprised by the level of demand for our expat mortgages.