The Economy Minister has said that a study by the Competition Authority will lead to lower bottled gas prices later this year.
The Minister, Manuel Caldeira, said that a study by the Authority warns of the lack of competition in the bottle gas market and will lead to the implementation of price reduction measures later this year and that the government’s objective is the lowering of gas prices.
Jeroen Dijsselbloem has been invited to a European parliament session on April 4th but, fearing severe criticism to his “beer and women” comments about southern European nations’ use of Community funds, has said he is busy that day.
There is increasing pressure for Dijsselbloem to resign after his controversial statements about the Southern countries and the invitation to parliament by MEPs was answered with "Thank you for the invitation, unfortunately I am no longer available on that date."
Tolls on the Algarve’s Via do Infante motorway was discussed in Parliament once again on Thursday, but the ruling Socialist Party concluded that, "the country does not have the economic and financial conditions to be "free of tolls."
Parliament discussed a series of legislative initiatives from five political parties, with the exception of the Socialists, to end tolls on Via do Infante.
The Algarve’s Regional Directorate of Culture has ordered the immediate suspension of work being carried out on the walls of Olhão's principal church, Nossa Senhora do Rosário.
The exterior walls of this Property of National Interest are undergoing repair and renovation prior to repainting which, on the north side, seemed to be going well.
A bust of Cristiano Ronaldo was unveiled on Wednesday in the newly named airport in Madeira, becoming a social media sensation for all the wrong reasons.
Even the sculptor commented that “Not even Jesus pleased everyone," as the online criticism of the approximation of the football star’s image reverberated across cyberspace.
The Association of Local Accommodation in Portugal (ALEP) announced today that the decision of the Supreme Court of Justice, that it is not necessary to get agreement from all apartment owners for one apartment or more to be let short-term to tourists, gives some legal stability to the sector.
The recent Supreme Court decision in favor of local accommodation flexibility concerns a case in Lisbon where apartment owners won a case against one apartment owner who was letting his property under the Alojamento Local (AL) scheme, claiming that they all had to agree before any lettings could take place.
Against many odds, including the torrential rainfall, the 1st Festival of Smuggling held in Alcoutim was a roaring success with thousands of visitors from Spain and Portugal enjoying the two day event.
The council is delighted with the results, especially the with the floating bridge laid between Alcoutim and Sanlúcar de Guadiana on the Spanish side, which attracted around 10,000 people.
A new documentary about a Mega-tsunami hitting Portugal and Spain has alerted those in its predicted path that there is little than can be done to avoid disaster, death and economic loss.
The question is not if, but when will the tsunami hit the southern coastline with the documentary La Gran Ola (The Great Wave) claiming that that there are no emergency plans in place in Spain or Portugal to deal with this scientific certainty.
