Portugal’s prime minister is delighted that there have been "three firm proposals" to buy the state airline TAP.
Commenting that “it would be bad” if the sale had not gone through before the end of the current mandate as he had made a promise that TAP would be sold off.
Since the introduction of payment through smart phones two years ago, many Danes has dispensed with carrying cash and bank cards.
The Danish Chamber of Commerce is recommending that shops and services be given the option of going completely cash-free.
The Junta de Andalucía has announced it has completed the dredging works at the mouth of the Guadiana.
The dredging work removed far more than originally envisaged planned with 63,000 cubic meters of sand shifted, instead of the 55,000 planned for.
British people are to be given their say over off shore wind farms.
New Energy Secretary Amber Rudd said any new schemes need to have the support of local people in order to go ahead. This new power will be in the Queen’s Speech next week, she said.
People in the UK are spending twice as much time on the internet now than they did ten years ago, thanks in part to the availability of smart phones and tablets.
Unsurprisingly, young people aged from 16 to 24 are the heaviest users, investing an average the equivalent of more than a day a week (27.5 hours) on the internet, according to Ofcom. This has rocketed from 10.5 hours per week in 2005.
The government has been alerted to 'irregularities' at the Alisuper chain of convenience stores as management struggles with cash flow, rent and suppliers.
As part of an old wage arrears agreement, which the Nogueira Group agreed to shoulder when buying the chain in 2012 for €26 million, quarterly payments must be paid to staff both present and past.
The government has received three bids for the purchase of 61% of Portugal’s state airline TAP.
Just minutes before today’s 5pm deadline, bids were received from David Neeleman and Germán Efromovich as expected but also from Portuguese 'golden boy' businessman Pais do Amaral.
The Environment Minister said today that Dona Ana beach in Lagos 'has not been affected' by recent works.
Jorge Moreira da Silva visited what once was named as ‘Portugal’s finest beach’ and said that the recent alterations had been "decisive and sensible."
