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Germany hands Greece list of 10,000 suspected tax evaders

greekbankGreek coffers might benefit from a list of its citizens who hold accounts in Swiss banks.

Germany’s federal tax office provided the list of more than 10,588 named Greek depositors, including companies, who are suspected of tax evasion.

Adele to perform in Portugal

adeleThe British singer, whose new album '25' is beating records around the world, will perform two shows at the Meo Arena in Lisbon next May. Tickets will be on sale from December 4.

The announcement of Adele’s European tour was made on Thursday, including the Portuguese dates, the first time the singer has performed in the country.

Gibraltar goes to the polls amidst concern over Brexit

gibraltarVoters in Gibraltar had the chance to have their say in the general elections held on Thursday.

Among the leading campaign issues were the economy and concern over the possible British exit from the EU.

Illegal Polis meeting thwarted by island protestors

polislogoA report in The Resident today followed the efforts of Polis Litoral Ria Formosa to vote itself three more years of life in order to complete the destruction of hundreds of properties on the Ria Formosa islands.

It reads: As Portugal changes political direction this afternoon, government agency Polis Litoral Ria Formosa is meeting behind closed doors in what we understand is a bid to continue with the controversial programme that seeks to demolish the island homes of hundreds of local people.

A future for Armação de Pêra’s old casino

casinoadeperaThe casino at Armação de Pêra’s opened in 1958, enjoying a golden age in the 1960s which led to a period of decline and closure in the 1970s.

Brief stints in the 1980s as a bar and a café did not provide the financial stability needed to enable the building to be maintained, or restored when necessary.

New Justice Minister faces vast backlog of cases

justiceministerFrancisca Van Dunem may turn out to be just what Portugal’s decrepit justice system needs.

The newly appointed Minister of Justice has the full backing of the country’s magistrates and judges, who point to her in-depth knowledge of the Portuguese justice system and its many problems which include a 4 million case backlog, as of this January, in a country of 10.5 million people.

Coalition con - income tax reduction will be... 0%

nuncioPoor October tax revenue figures mean that the long-awaited reduction in the austerity induced 'income tax surcharge' promised for next year, will be precisely zero.

The Secretary of State for Fiscal Affairs, Paulo Núncio, (pictured), was in Parliament today to explain how this coalition pre-election promise turned to dust.

Nestlé links to slave labour confirmed in report

nestleNestlé says it will end its use of forced labour in its supply chain.

Following allegations of the use of slave labour among its fish suppliers in Thailand, the Swiss food giant commissioned a non-governmental organisation, Verité, to investigate the working conditions.