The official presentation of the “Tsunami Ready” certification marked the highlight of a two-day visit by a UNESCO delegation to the municipality of Loulé, recognising the council’s pioneering work under the so-called CoastWAVE 2.0 project.
Presidential candidate Henrique Gouveia e Melo has today accused André Ventura of having entered “a whirlwind of xenophobia and racism” reminiscent of the Hitler regime, which “used the Jews as scapegoats.”
Eight women who were victims of sexual exploitation by an international trafficking network operating out of the Algarve region have been freed across the border in Spain, following a joint operation by Spanish and Portuguese authorities.
The Minister for Labour announced on Friday that the Government will honour their prior agreement, signalling that Portugal’s national minimum wage is set to rise by €50 in January, from the current €870 to €920.
The Ministry of Internal Administration is moving to widen the pool of potential candidates for Portugal’s Public Security Police (PSP) by raising the upper age limit for applicants from 30 to 35.
Portugal is set to create a vast new marine reserve, the Madeira–Tore and Gorringe Bank Marine Nature Reserve, covering around 200,000 square kilometres of the Atlantic Ocean between Sagres and Madeira. The move will allow the country to reach its target of protecting 30% of its marine area by 2026, four years ahead of the EU’s 2030 deadline.
The national Judicial Police (PJ) have announced stronger measures to tackle the increasing problem of hate speech and hate crime in Portugal.
The Portuguese Judiciary Police (PJ) have arrested William Byrne, one of the United Kingdom’s most wanted fugitives, suspected of leading a violent drug-trafficking network operating from the Algarve.
