Decentralization set to “modernise the state” and give power to municipalities

modernize stateIn an interview with Lusa, Manuel Machado, president of the National Association of Portuguese Municipalities (ANMP), has called for more political power to be given to regions through administrative decentralization, believing that it will serve as an "opportunity for the modernisation of the state".

Portugal ignores US’ warning of China spying on 5G network

spy networkPortugal won’t exclude Chinese companies from supplying technology for the country’s new 5G wireless network, senior Portuguese officials told U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday.

Young children and British pensioner among 8 victims of fatal Boliqueime A22 crash

fatal crashAn elderly British woman has died in a horror car crash in the Algarve which claimed three lives and left five injured, including three children.

Turismo de Portugal launches campaign aimed at LGBT community

lgbt campaignTurismo de Portugal have launched their first campaign aimed at attracting LGBT individuals to Portugal. The project is a result of close work alongside Algarve-based company KOBU Agency. "After all, the best way to travel is to feel." This is the motto of the campaign, taken from a verse by Álvaro de Campos, heteronym of poet Fernando Pessoa.

Costa invites Japanese companies to invest in Portugal following Brexit pullout

japan investmentYesterday Prime-minister António Costa invited Japanese investors in London to open their wallets for Portugal, pushing forward the country as a substitute to settle in after the UK's departure from the European Union.

"It's time to wake up to the responsibility which the public authorities have" to the media says Marcelo

marcelo media"It's time to wake up to a public accountability" in the face of a media crisis, the President of the Republic said last night at the close of a conference on media financing.

Culatra Island disputes new 10 hectare mega-clam-farm in Ria Formosa

culatra farmThe Culatra Island Residents Association (AMIC) has come out against the installation of a 100,000 square meter mollusc-farm in a natural area. A notice published by the Directorate-General for Natural Resources, Safety and Maritime Services (DGRM) on the 19th of November warned the Culatra Island Residents Association (AMIC) of the approval of the site in an area of ​​the Ria Formosa Natural Park belonging to the municipality of Olhão, and under the jurisdiction of the captaincy of the port of Olhão.

Iberian Lynx Centre in Silves to receive much-needed Government Funding

lynx fundingIt seems as if more government funding may finally be on the horizon for the Iberian Lynx Conservation Centre in Silves, which celebrated its 10th anniversary only last week.