The Algarve Wine Commission will be supplying wine from specially branded vans at many of the region’s beaches during the first two weeks of August.
The Commission is running its ‘Summer Sunset 2018’ initiative at 11 beaches and also will be at the Portimão Sardine Festival.
The Algarve mayors’ group, AMAL, has launched another blistering attack on the government’s support of Galp-ENI, the Santola concession holder, which is set to drill its first test well off Aljezur this September.
AMAL issued a communiqué to newsrooms stating the Algarve region needs to be rid of the threat of oil drilling which will affect tourism and will damage a region that is working towards environmental sustainability.
I already have written in the Algarve Daily News about the Porto Protocol, (HERE), but I think this initiative is sufficiently ground-breaking to merit a few more details…
July 6th saw the signing of the Porto Protocol, in the city of the same name. The Porto Protocol is an important wine industry initiative to combat climate change, spearheaded by Adrien Bridge, CEO of The Fladgate Partnership, owners of Taylor`s Port.
A Luso-British police operation resulted in the seizure of more than two tonnes of cocaine hidden in a yacht in the English Channel.
The drugs, from Latin America, were destined for the European market, the Judicial Police announced on Monday.
Speaking to The New York Times, the Portuguese prime minister commented that the country is not yet on the bright side of the moon and that there is still much to be done, rather than waiting for someone or something to show you the way.
Liz Alderman, a correspondent for The New York Times looked back at the various measures António Costa has implemented, since taking office in 2015, to reverse the effects of the crisis in Portugal.
Beja International Airport can serve Lisbon, the Algarve and even Extremadura, according to a new report from the Algarve’s University - the only thing missing, is a decent road and rail network.
Manuel Tão, a Professor at the University, has produced a study of the potential of Beja Airport and, as an infrastructure specialist, concludes what everyone has been saying for years, without swift road and rail links, the airport is a dead duck.
Keen as ever for a ,photo opportunity, the immaculately turned out Minister for Infrastructure, Pedro Marquês, is to pay a visit to the Algarve.
The mission, and he has chosen to accept it, is to be photographed looking pleased at sections of new tarmac on the EN125 between Olhão and Vila Real de Santo António.
The European Commission sent a ‘reasoned opinion’ to Portugal’s government, stating that the Lisbon tourist tax is unfair as it only taxes foreigners and not inbound residents – it must be adjusted accordingly and apply to all travellers.
Far from this causing an outbreak of anti-Brussels grumpiness, the opinion is pretty much irrelevant as it turns out that airports operator ANA has been paying the per head fee to Lisbon council but not bothering to collect the tax from travellers using the airport.
