A special UN rapporteur specialising in the Independence of Judges and Lawyers has started looking into Portugal's judges and the snail like pace of the justice system.
Gabriela Knaul was at the Attorney General's Office in Lisbon today starting a series of meetings with representatives of Portugal’s government, legislature and judiciary.
International tourist numbers around the world have shot up to more than 1.1 billion in 2014, according to the UN World Tourism Barometer.
The 4.7% increase came in spite of the economic woes in so many countries because of the Great Depression. Nevertheless, it was the fifth consecutive year of above average growth since the 2009 economic crisis.
In November 2014, the mayor of Vila Real de Santo António was plainly delighted with progress on the dredging project at the mouth of the Guadiana river, even though nothing had happened, and did not until January this year.
The council, backed by locals dependent on tourism for their livelihood, were left waiting for the Spanish partners to start work.
The case of the Parchal scrap yard owner who was murdered last March has been heard and the defendant judged.
José Ganhão is to serve 21 years for the aggravated homicide of Luis Duarte, 76, whom he killed with two shots in the head.
Portimão Council is taking the first steps towards a successful government loan of up to €150 million.
Money from the Municipal Aid Fund would serve to pay off bank borrowings and to settle overdue accounts with over 200 suppliers, 27 of whom have already had to go to the expense of court action to try and get money from the financially incompetent council.
The number of company failures in Portugal at last has started to ease off with the 2014 figure showing a decline for the first time since 2010.
There were 6,773 corporate insolvencies in 2014, with the second half of the year showing a decline in numbers.
British builders are out of pocket by some £2bn every year because clients fail to pay for their work.
Small and medium-sized (SME) building companies are hit, with 70.5% of those which have staff of up to 250 write off an average of more than £10,000 each year, according to a new report looking at small businesses in the industry.
Last year, a young British man took himself to Waterloo station in the quest for a job.
Alfred Ajani stood on the platform and held up a sign – “Marketing Graduate, BA Hons 2.1 Coventry Uni, Ask for a CV”.
