The National Civil Protection Authority today warned Portugal’s public of the coming bad weather, expected until at least Sunday.Ice, floods and falling trees, high winds and torrential rain are expected, depending where you live in Portugal.
In a severe weather warning to the population, Civil Protection warns of strong and persistent rain throughout the country from Friday at dawn until Sunday. The areas that will be worst hit are Minho and Douro Litoral, with Vila Real, Viseu and Aveiro also warned of the coming storm.
An explosion at a house near the village of Portela Alta de Baixo, near Odeleite, has killed a pensioner and injured his wife.
The US controlled ‘good bank’ Novo Banco has told staff that 400 more face the chop as 73 branches must close this year.
It is illegal to use metal detectors in Portugal, as 11 Spaniards have found out after they were stopped by GNR coastal patrols from Vila Real de Santo António.
The Irish airline's chief executive said on Tuesday that Portugal and Ireland remain the main problems for the company and predicted the cancellation of flights from Portugal and Ireland over the Easter period, possibly stretching into the summer.
A group of heavy-weight international investment fund managers, including Pimco and Blackrock, have demanded that the governor of the Banco de Portugal be called to Portugal’s parliament.
The Dean of Oporto's Fernando Pessoa University has been on trial for allegedly diverting €3 million from the privately owned institution. The hearing was held behind closed doors as he is so very important that his good name be besmirched, should the public get to hear or read the evidence against him.
The European Commission today concluded that everything in Portugal is going swimmingly well, despite a few structural reforms to deal with and the odd economic imbalances.
