The Portuguese government and Prime Minister Luis Montenegro’s Democratic Alliance party have fully endorsed the bid by former Prime Minister António Costa to become the next president of the European Council.

The president of Faro City Council today suggested the creation of a body similar to the Commissions for the Protection of Children and Young People (CPCJ), with national status, to reinforce the protection of the elderly.

The price of olive oil is expected to plummet according to one of the main olive oil companies in Spain, after a long and steep climb over the last two years.

The Ferragudo Parish Council, in collaboration with Margudo, concessionaire of the land for the future Ferragudo Marina, have prepared land at the entrance to the town, giving much needed parking space for cars.

The price of water is expected to increase 25.7% by 2030 to maintain urban consumption at 2022 levels, according to a study in which, for the first time, an analysis of the economic value of water in Portugal has been carried out.

The Criminal Investigation Unit (NIC) of the GNR in Loulé, have arrested five men and one woman aged between 39 and 58, for drug trafficking in the Algarve region.

The Judiciary Police arrest a man in Loulé over the weekend, suspected of falsifying documents used to register foreign citizens with the Finanças.

During and in the immediate aftermath of the European Parliamentary elections, most voters seem to have been preoccupied with what they consider the most pressing issues in their own country, namely the cost of living, immigration and defence.