In a bid to boost investment and strengthen bilateral relations, Portugal and Mozambique have signed a memorandum of understanding on maritime and port transport.

Portugal’s Minster of the Sea, Ana Paula Vitorino, joined the Minister of Transport and Communications of the Republic of Mozambique, Carlos Fortes Mesquita, in a signing ceremony in Oporto at which she said training will be increased and technology will be shared, such as the coastal maritime traffic system used by Portugal.

Should the worst happen, the Algarve now has a further seven ambulances and two specialised motorcycles to reinforce the national emergency medical service’s teams covering the Algarve - medical help has never been closer.

The summertime boost in the INEM's ability to respond swiftly to accidents is a welcome relief for the existing 37 emergency medical teams, available 24/7 but always under pressure at this time of year due to the increase in accidents on and off the road during the tourist season.

Finally, Parliament has found time to approve the resolution to connection the agricultural water supply from the Funcho reservoir, to the delight of local Silves farmers.

The Algarve MP, Cristóvão Norte, petitioned the government to authorise the connection of the much needed water supply.

One of Spain’s top newspapers, El País, is to stop publishing classified ads for sexual services, acknowledging that the majority of women who offer sexual services are being enslaved.

Since July 15th, the newspaper has not published a single ‘contact’ ad, a decision based on the "defence of women's rights."

The gripe is not really against PT, whose workers last went on strike over ten years ago, but against Altice, the new French owner of the telecoms group whose idea of sound labour relations involves a sneaky edict followed by a shrug when le merde hits the proverbial.

The company has been moving workers’ contracts from the safe haven of PT companies, to subsidiaries despite the concern by those involved that accrued rights will not be respected and it will be far easier to sack them in the future, especially during the first year of their new contracts.

Portugal’s public prosecution service has accused seven people of involvement in corruption, money laundering and document forgery to turn money from the Angolan national oil company into classy Portuguese real estate.

Among the suspects is the former TAP administrator Fernando Sobral and José Santos, Vítor Pinto e Pedro Pedroso as well as João Gomes Correia, Miguel Alves Coelho and Ana Paula Reais who acted as intermediaries in the complex money laundering scheme.

In first public event of his Diamond Jubilee, Aga Khan is bestowed Portugal’s Grand Cross and an Honorary Doctorate

“I reiterate my profound appreciation for our own partnership, and for honouring me and by extension the Ismaili Imamat and the AKDN, especially as this honour comes during my Diamond Jubilee year, marking 60 years as the 49th Imam of the Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims worldwide. Our commitment to Portugal reflects our deep respect for this country and our deep affection for its people.” - His Highness the Aga Khan, Lisbon, July 20, 2017.

On 18 July 2017 the Polish Council of Ministers submitted a draft proposal to parliament allowing the President to unilaterally terminate the current agreement on the promotion and reciprocal protection of investments, signed between Poland and Portugal on 11 March 1993 (Poland-Portugal BIT).

The Poland-Portugal BIT establishes the terms and conditions for private investment by nationals and companies of Poland in Portugal and vice versa.

The BIT contains a Most Favoured Nation clause (i.e. foreign investors from one contracting state may not be treated less favourably than investors from other states) and protects foreign investors against unlawful expropriation (direct and indirect).