Faro Council soon will be evicting the remaining occupants of the Faro Island camp site, before it is developed this coming September.
The tendering process has been completed, a contractor has been selected and the deal has been signed and given the green light by the Court of Auditors.
Portugal’s government has approved amendments to existing laws to help in its planned auction of 1.35 GW of solar capacity.
Minister of Environment and Energy Transition said that he hopes to see €6 billion of investment in solar power by 2030.
The union representing the drivers of dangerous loads, such as petrol and diesel, has reached an agreement that members' pay will rise by a possible maximum €1,400 a month and that Sunday will be a day off.
The drivers already are describing the deal as an, "historic agreement."
The Via Algarviana walking route celebrates its 10th anniversary on May 29th. To mark the date, the Almargem Association is promoting a free to attend event, "The Role of Via Algarviana in Ecotourism in the Algarve," in the Espaço Guadiana, in Alcoutim.
Starting at 9:30 am, the panel members will discuss the birth of the project until its inauguration in 2009. There will also be space for the analysis of the socio-economic contribution of the Via Algarviana to the region, with the participation of the owners of businesses along the route. The moderator will be Fúlvia Almeida, the director of RUA FM.
Southern Europe countries are said to be at the greatest risk from a deadly disease described as a "very serious threat" to the EU's olive industry.
The European Food Safety Authority (ESFA) says computer modelling has helped understand how it spreads, but there is no cure for infected plants, writes Mark Kinver, Environment reporter, BBC News.
New research has discovered that millions of birds are being vacuumed up as part of nocturnal suction olive harvesting in the Mediterranean.
From October to January the machinery operates at night and in Andalusia, Spain, an estimated 2.6 million birds are vacuumed to death annually, with the regional government recently putting a stop to the practice. In Portugal, some 96,000 birds are thought to die every winter. The problem is feared to be so vast that Portuguese researchers have recently written a letter to Nature, pleading that nocturnal olive harvesting is ceased.
Fans across Europe have been unable to vote for Portugal in the first semi-final of Eurovision 2019.
Conan Osíris failed to advance to the Grand Final on Saturday with his performance of Telemóveis.
"The Directorate General of Energy and Geology should not put in public consultation requests for exploration rights in classified areas," argues environmental association Zero.
The organisation is concerned that more than 86,000 hectares of nature conservation land is part of the current 'great lithium rush.'
