The Jewish Telegraphic Agency reports that since 2015, the Portuguese and Spanish governments have naturalised more than 10,000 applicants for citizenship, based on their proven Jewish ancestry.
The figures have been published in El País and Lusa, outlining the effects of the countries’ similar laws passed in 2015.
Despite TAP’s management claiming all is well with the airline, the president of the Portuguese Association of Travel and Tourism Agencies begs to differ, stating today that the airline's poor punctuality is the cause of grief for his members.
"Our biggest problem right now is TAP's performance, which is what worries us because it is the bad performance of TAP that we have to manage every day with our customers," said Pedro Costa Ferreira.
The MP who is alleged to have asked a colleague to sign him in to parliament, while he was nowhere near Lisbon, is to be investigated by the Public Prosecutor.
José Silvano pretended he was in parliament when he wasn’t, so the Office of the Attorney General’s Lucília Gago stated today that, "as a result of the analysis carried out, the Office decided to refer the available evidence to the Department of Criminal Investigation and Action with a view to initiating an investigation."
The Algarve continues to lead the nation as the region with the most Michelin-starred restaurants. The tally is ten stars in eight restaurants, listed in the gourmand’s bible.
The most impressive feat is maintaining two, two-star restaurants, categorised as, "an exceptional cuisine, worth a detour."
Foreigners and Borders Service officers carried out an inspection to see if workers leaving agricultural sites were registered and legally present in the country.
The answer was ‘no’ for many after vehicles were stopped in the Armação de Pêra area of the Silves municipality.
In its third year, the Festival do Contrabando is back on, from 29 to 31 March next year, linking Alcoutim in Portugal to Sanlúcar de Guadiana across the river in Spain.
The main attraction is the floating bridge that allows pedestrians to walk from one country to the other.
Brico Depôt, owned by the British group, Kingfisher with stores across Spain and Portugal, has announced that it is pulling out of the Iberian market, "to focus the strategic plan in the main markets.”
A company statement, reads, "We are committed to our transformation plan and to building a solid long-term business. As part of this commitment, we have taken the difficult decision to leave Spain and Portugal, attractive markets where we have a relatively small market share, "explains the CEO of the British group, Véronique Laury.
Portugal’s Secretary of State for Tourism said in Lisbon today that Portugal and Spain constitute the largest tourist and gastronomic destination in the world, and emphasised that the two countries "increasingly work together" to promote themselves.
"If we add Portugal to Spain, we become the world's biggest touristic and gastronomic destination and this is the example we have here today," said Ana Mendes Godinho, at the opening of the gala to present the Michelin Guide to Spain and Portugal 2019, taking place in Lisbon for the first time.
