It is a phenomenon that is “frequent and natural, without consequences for public health”, but Vila Real de Santo António Council have decided to reinforce the cleanliness of the municipality’s beaches, following the appearance of algae “in large quantities” in order to “improve the appearance of our beaches.”
Matos Fernandes, Minister of Environment and Energy Transition, has confirmed that Spanish trucks carrying fuel have been supplying a number of stations across the Algarve. The Minister confirmed that this has "happened throughout this week", but is "absolutely legal".
The municipality of Albufeira has just acquired an innovative machine for fighting weeds that have begun to crowd the public roads.
It is a high-powered electric machine which works by firing water at high temperatures, thus avoiding the use of chemicals.
11 of the 25 most expensive municipalities to buy home a home are in the Algarve, according to a new study by Idealista, a real estate marketplace in Portugal.
Lisbon continues to be the municipality where it is necessary to open the “purse strings” the most. According to this study, property owners in the capital ask, on average, for approximately 4,516 euros per square meter (m2). But one of the most interesting details which the study found out is that 11 of the 25 most expensive municipalities in Portugal are located in the Algarve.
The People-Animals-Nature Party (PAN) has today shared their view on the environmental aspect of the recent Sardine Festival in Portimão, criticizing the reduced public attention to issues relating to the excessive consumption of single use plastics.
Environment Minister João Pedro Matos Fernandes revealed earlier today that none of the six drivers who were supposed to have transported fuel to Faro airport for airplane use did so this morning, an "unambiguous" breach of the civil requisition.
Portuguese Gross Domestic Product (GDP) increased 1.8% in the second quarter of this year, having progressed 0.5% in year-on-year terms, keeping pace with the previous quarter, the National Institute of Statistics (INE) revealed on Wednesday. This means that Portugal is growing at a faster rate than the European Union average of 1.3% and even more relative to Eurozone countries (only 1.1%).
Even without taking in to account the traditionally stronger summer months, there were already two million more passengers passing through Portugal’s airports than in the first half of 2018. Porto was the fastest growing airport, but Lisbon still receives more than half of the flight travel traffic.
