The GNR Traffic Brigade, disbanded in 2007, is to be brought back to life as part of a set of measures aimed at reducing road accidents, the Minister of Internal Administration announced today, April 15th.
A local initiative is challenging wind farm projects in the Algarve over biodiversity impacts, warning of risks to birds of prey, the Iberian lynx, and local communities in the north-eastern Algarve.
Two bills concerning Portugal’s new Nationality Law, approved by Parliament on 1st April, are now on the desk of President António José Seguro, awaiting veto or promulgation. The texts were formally sent by Parliament on Monday, 13th April, triggering two constitutional deadlines: eight days for any political party to request a constitutional review by the Constitutional Court, and 20 days for the President to reach a decision.
The war in the Middle East is set to slow Portugal’s economic growth and significantly erode consumers’ purchasing power, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in its latest World Economic Outlook, released on Tuesday in Washington, DC.
The collection of biometric data at departure points in Lisbon, Porto and Faro airports was suspended over this weekend to prevent passengers from missing their flights due to long queues, according to the Public Security Police (PSP).
Strong gusts tore away part of the roof of the São Brás de Alportel Fire Station at around 6.00am on Sunday morning, according to the Mayor of the East Algarve town.
The Government on Monday, 13th April, rejected accusations of surveillance of journalists or citizens and insisted that the reported hiring of an Irish company to provide access to an Artificial Intelligence platform monitoring social media publications is intended solely to “strengthen the analysis of public information and support political decision-making”.
The expanded biometric border control system was rolled out across Portugal’s airports today without major disruption, although queues of up to an hour were reported in Faro during the early morning, according to the Public Security Police (PSP), who are responsible for border controls service after the abolishment of SEF in 2023.
