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Brussels cranks-up pressure on Portuguese government to act over asbestos

It has taken months of pressure, but at last the EC has pronounced on the ongoing fight to get the government to deal with the hundreds of public buildings, many of them schools, blighted by the existence of asbestos - the cancer-causing building

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Damning IMF report comes as Portugal’s deficit increases by 7 billion

As Eurostat reports that Portugal’s deficit has increased by 7 billion - tipping it six full percentage points over the government’s expectations - a damning new report commissioned by the IMF has concluded that austerity, when all is said and

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Spanish Bank BBVA cancels Portugal sale, blaming fallout from BES

Problems assailing the Grupo Espírito Santo and impacting on the country’s BES bank have prompted Spanish bankers at BBVA to pull-out of their much-publicised bailout from Portugal.

According to Spanish newspaper El Confidencial, BBVA has

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Almost 40,000 workers face the chop as Government refuses to budge on State Budget
Almost 40,000 workers face the chop as Government refuses to budge on State Budget

Despite the controversial decision by Constitutional Court judges to veto key Government spending cuts for next year’s state budget, Finance Minister Maria Luís Albuquerque is forging ahead as planned. Her ministry has...

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Community

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Toll revenue
Toll revenue
Portugal

Road toll revenue has increased 9.3% in the first half of this year compared to the same period last year, Portuguese road authority Estradas de Po

Stricter border control leads to dismantling of human trafficking network
Portugal

Just as Portugal’s border police reinforce their presence at Faro and Lisbon airports for the summer months, news emerged this week that an interna

Kiss Fm studios in Albufeira welcomes singing star Bonnie Tyler and Irish Ambassador Anne Webster
Algarve

The Kiss Fm studios in Albufeira were manic on Sunday, July 13 with Owen Gee's Solid Gold Sunday Show featuring very special guests - Her Excellenc

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Xenophobia in Portugal
Letters

Dear Sirs,

You might not be aware of it, but there is quite some xenophobia in Portugal...

Re: Motorway tolls
Letters

In the February 28 issue of the Algarve Resident, there was a letter with reference to the class...

No scar surgery
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Win rounds of golf at CS golf courses
Win rounds of golf at CS golf courses

Janet Tartaglia has just received some late donations from CS Hotels and Resorts:

rounds of golf at either...
Food
Seafood is king at Olhão’s ‘Festival do Marisco’
Seafood is king at Olhão’s ‘Festival do Marisco’

Olhão will be heaven on earth for seafood lovers this August. The town is currently getting ready to host the 29th...
Premieres (trailers)
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

July 17, 2014

Directed by: Matt Reeves; Starring: Gary Oldman, Keri Russell, Andy Serkis ; Genre: Action |...
Community
Inaugural Goldra Charity Golf Day

The Inaugural Goldra Charity Golf Day is taking place on Sunday, September 7, in association with Pinheiros Altos,...
Health
No scar surgery

Laparoscopic or “key hole” surgery was developed at the end of the 20th century as a new trend in surgical treatment...
Sport
New manager for Portimonense
New manager for Portimonense

Portimonense football club finally unveiled their new manager at a public presentation in the municipal stadium on...
Companies
Ronaldo presents ‘100% Portuguese’ shoes
Ronaldo presents ‘100% Portuguese’ shoes

Portuguese football star Cristiano Ronaldo has branched out into fashion with the launch of ‘CR7 Footwear’.

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Motoring
Kia Carens - Right car. Wrong name.

By Guilherme Marques

The new Kia Carens has arrived in Portugal, one year after its European launch. Some...
Wine
Sauvignon Blanc and rosé from Monte da Ravasqueira
Sauvignon Blanc and rosé from Monte da Ravasqueira

I’ve yet to try any of the premium labels from this large Alentejo winery but my first experience of their sauvignon...

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