Loulé council is investigating alleged poor work at the municipal kennels which has been the subject of an online petition to have it closed down.
"There have been many complaints about the municipal veterinarian which have come to my attention and I considered that they were worthy of consideration," said the council president Victor Aleixo, adding that his action was based on complaints from animal protection associations.
Bullfighting, some zoos, carriage rides and swimming with dolphins are examples of bad practices related to animals that are highlighted on a new digital service to alert tourists.
The online map has been launched by an animal protection foundation in Spain called FAADA, and is designed to show tourists activities that involve animals which it considers are prejudical to animal welfare.
The European Court of Justice has ruled that it is “illegal” for France to levy social charges on non-French owners for profits from renting or selling property in France.
The ruling means that France is liable to reimburse non-resident owners who have rented out or sold their property in the last two to three years.
The Council of Ministers today approved a new plan with the snappy title of ‘Vem,’ an acronym for Valorização do Empreendedorismo Emigrante (Enhancement of Immigrant Entrepreneurship.)
This remarkably late-in-the-day, pre-election initiative aims to help immigrants and those of Portuguese descent who want to come to, or return to, Portugal.
Victims of Spanish property swindles have been given some recognition when an amendment to Spain’s penal code means they should be able to receive compensation for property scheduled for demolition.
Judges have been given the authority to postpone demolition orders until compensation has been paid to the owner, who must be able to demonstrate that the property was purchased in good faith.
Ryanair is to start the first commercial flights from Spain’s ‘ghost airport’, Castellón.
The airport opened in 2011, but in the intervening four years it only saw its first flight departure in January this year when the Villareal football team left on a charter flight for a game in San Sebastián in the north.
The spanking new version of the Citizens’ Portal (Portal do Cidadão) was launched yesterday morning amid much press attention but has failed to function.
In the first 24 hours operation the service was taken offline, then was activated again only to be pulled yet again due to ‘operational problems.’
The Mayor of Cascais promises to be 'ruthless' if there is confirmation that illegal licences were given to ministers in respect of work done on their homes.
Carlos Carreiras was referring to suspicions of corruption that have been rumbling on, about work done at the homes of Economy Minister Pires de Lima and Finance Minister Maria Luís Albuquerque, both Cascais residents.
