EU funds will not pay for one more kilometre of road in Portugal. The European Commission has made it crystal clear that further investment in road infrastructure is not a priority for the country.
Instead Portugal should focus on using the latest injection of European money on projects that create greater impact on the regional economy.
A woman was injured and two homes damaged as a tornado tore through parts of Vilamoura last night.
Just before 7pm on Monday evening, thunder was followed by an intense wind which created a tornado that caused extensive damage to at least two houses leaving them uninhabitable and strewn with shattered glass.
Over the course of the last twelve months, unemployment in Portugal has fallen to 15.3%, down from 17.5% in February 2013.
The average in the eurozone was 11.9% and has been roughly the same over the course of the twelve months to February 2014.
Britain is hoping to celebrate the arrival of one or more baby storks.
If the eggs hatch, the arrivals will be the first storks in the UK to breed in the wild since 1416 when a pair nested on top of St Giles Cathedral in Edinburgh.
It appears there is no end of hatred in the US as the Ku Klux Klan mounts a new recruitment campaign.
Residents of some towns in four American states (Texas, Louisiana, Illinois and Pennsylvania) found leaflets on their doors, windscreens or on the lawns.
Loulé council has granted a reduction in various fees to the owner of a building located in the old town which is in acute need of renovation.
The building, located in the Special Protection Zone, sits against one of the turrets of the old city wall and is to be turned into a space dedicated to vocational training and will also house a shared workspace.
Following a public meeting with the owners of businesses affected by the storms that lashed Portugal's coastline in January and February, the Association of Hotels and Restaurants in Portugal (AHRESP) and Tourism of Portugal have announced a fund of €10 million to help rebuild and repair damaged beach establishments.
The funding guidelines have been issued and cover any projects that are for the reconstruction and rehabilitation of damaged beach facilities that offer food and/or drink.
The purpose of the public meeting scheduled for the 5th of April is to give voice to all those wishing to make statements as users of the Algarve’s healthcare system.
The Committee of Users of the National Health Service is leading the meeting at 15.00 at the Alameda de Portimão, "This initiative is intended to give voice to all the people who want to present their testimonies as users of the National Health Service, as well as exchange ideas, information and data" sais a commission spokesperson.
