According to data released today, renewable energy production supplied 59% of electricity consumption in Portugal in 2021.

You may remember an article we wrote here at the beginning of last month regarding Salgados - in brief, it’s a 400 hectare site in between Armação da Pera and Galé that is one of the last untouched coastal strips in the Algarve. 

We said goodbye to 2021, when many have suffered setbacks and losses in different areas of our lives. Current affairs jounalist and author Len Port reflects on what may be the main concerns and biggest priorities for Portugal this year.

The New Year period will be full of much needed Spring-like weather to boost our mood, with clear or slightly cloudy skies and temperatures of around 20 degrees across the country.

Portuguese newspaper “Público” have reported that Infarmed have authorised the use of a therapy in Portugal that uses stem cells from the umbilical cord to reduce inflammation in the most serious cases of Covid-19. 

Having seized a total of 28 bales on Friday, the Maritime Police have seized another 9 bales of drugs in Albufeira and Lagoa, totalling 315 kilos of hashish from several Algarve beaches over the weekend.

The Portuguese government have decided to bring forward the containment period that was initially planned to start on January 2nd, to December 25th.

André Peralta Santos, former Director of Information and Analysis Services at DGS, is warning of an explosion of cases over the Christmas weekend and proposes "closing sites where there is a risk of over-dissemination".