The Secretary of State for Defence said today in Faro that the Algarve coastline currently has no influx of refugees and migrants arriving in boats, but should this happen, we can deal with it.
Marcos Perestrello said that "The main problem today is not on out border, but together with our European partners we have to have the ability to control all borders."
Sixteen Iberian lynx are living in the wild in Portugal, free to roam and pounce, as three more have been released in the Alentejo, according to the Institute for Nature and Forest Conservation.
The three lucky lynx, now free to enjoy a life of roaming the hills and avoiding the roads, were released in the Guadiana Valley Natural Park in the Mértola area. Two females Mesquita and Malva, and a male called Mel will now be tracked by the Life+Iberlince project team.
Spain could be on target for a new general election in June according to a private conversation between acting Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy and British PM David Cameron.
Rajoy said "the most likely thing is that there will be elections on June 26th," in a conversation overheard with Mr Cameron at an EU summit in Brussels.
Thieves masquerading as police officers duped an elderly French couple into showing them where they kept their valuables.
The Parisian pair was approached in the car park of their building in the wealthy 16th arrondissement by the criminals who, in the guise of police, informed them that their apartment had been broken into.
The Judicial Police raided the National Civil Protection Authority’s offices in Carnaxide, Oeiras, the aerodrome at Ponte de Sor, Portalegre, and the headquarters of the Everjets aviation company at Oporto airport late last month as the Kamov helicopter scandal increses in complexity.
Officers are looking into the Kamov fire-fighting helicopter deal where corruption, falsification and obstruction by those involved is building into another full-blown scandal involving public contracts and taxpayers' money.
The one good thing about foul weather is that the rain and wind help boost green energy production.
Last weekend and on Monday the rain and wind that swept large parts of Portugal enabled the National Energy Network (REN) to achieve new production records for the year to date.
The President of the Eurogroup said today in Brussels that there are "serious concerns" with Portugal and called on countries to follow and to encourage public support for the eurozone’s budgetary rules.
National governments in eurozone countries still hold “the real responsibility” for budgets, social measures and other economic policies, said Jeroen Dijsselbloem today, adding that “The main problems in the eurozone have been caused by bad national policies” and not the euro area’s stability and growth pact.
The Minister of Health already has chosen the new boss of the Algarve’s Central Hospital management team to replace Pedro Nunes.
Nunes’ long-awaited replacement should be in post later this month or early in March to the relief of much of the Algarve’s medical professionals who never took to Nunes’ somewhat autocratic management style.
