Hunger, according to the president of Portugal’s Misericordia charities, is only for those who choose to be hungry.
The head of Misericordia disagrees with the idea that hunger has increased in Portugal, who said today that the only people that are hungry are those than chose to be hungry.
A law passed in 2013 that required owners of dangerous breeds of dog to get the animal coached by a certified trainer, is unworkable and unenforcable.
The law states that owners of these animals must have the dog trained in socialisation and obedience, and the animals must not under any circumstances be trained to fight or to attack people, other animals or property.
Gabriela Knaul, UN special rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers has ended her visit to Portugal, where she found the justice system "slow, expensive and difficult to comprehend."
In June, Knaul will present her report on the Portuguese justice system to the Human Rights Council in Geneva but her initial findings relayed to journalists today will make depressing reading for the Justice Minister and those who seek justice in Portugal's court system.
Santander has captured a substantial number of British customers, making the UK its most lucrative market and downgrading the Brazilian market to second place.
The recent housing boom in Britain has enabled Santander to cut its losses from bad loans in half.
Butwell Trading and Investment Services SA’s proposed Tourism Development Centre on the banks of the Ria de Alvor, Portimão is planning to use the very land that the Court of Loulé already has decreed is 'restricted and should be returned to its natural state.'
The Ria de Alvor Monitoring Group, comprising eco-groups A Rocha, Almargem, GEOTA, LPN, Qercus and SPEA, did manage to get to a largely unadvertised public meeting, and has released a statement slamming the proposal before the deadline for the public consultation period this Friday.
The Electoral Commission has set out to recruit 100,000 British expats to register to vote before the May 7 general election.
Thursday Feb 5 has been named Overseas Voter Day by the commission which says it will work with the FCO, Cabinet Office and political party networks overseas to promote the campaign via Twitter and Facebook.
The health service in the Netherlands has topped the chart for the best care in Europe.
The 2014 Euro Health Consumer Index (ECHI) ranked 37 countries by considering such factors as accessibility and waiting times, outcomes, services available, illness prevention and disclosure of information.
Galp Energia has been fined more than €9 million for anti-competitive practices by Portugal's Competition Authority which detected "grave breaches."
Petrogal, Galp Azores and Galp Madeira, all Galp Energia group companies, will have to pay €9.29 million in fines due to anti-competitive practices in the bottled gas market.
