The Court of Appeal of Lisbon (TRL) has rejected an appeal by those found guilty in the BCP Millennnium case.
Jardim Gonçalves, Filipe Pinhal and Antonio had appealed against their convictions, sentences and fines to judges in the criminal court of Lisbon.
The police inquiry into historical sex offence against Sir Cliff Richard has “increased significantly in size” and concerns “more than one allegation,” according to the police.
The South Yorkshire Police chief constable also said that as a result no date could be given for the conclusion of the case.
The EU is planning to create a single European energy market, thereby undercutting dependence on Russia for its supplies.
EU countries import 53% of their energy at a cost of around €400bn, according to EU figures.
Inflation in the eurozone stood at -0.6% in January. This was the lowest recorded rate since January 2009.
Portugal’s -0.4% was close to the eurozone average. Over the course of the last six months, the rate in Portugal has been fluctuating around the 0.1% mark, but tumbled in December to -0.3% and dropped another point in January.
Amnesty International’s 2014 annual report for the first time highlights the impact of austerity measures in Portugal, saying that the economic and social rights of the poor have been affected.
António Pinto Nunes, president of the Federation of Roma Associations, says little has changed in police behaviour and that the Roma community continues to have a hard time finding jobs.
Portugal’s French owned airports operator, ANA and Tourism of Portugal have signed an agreement to promote tourism and to integrate some of their marketing activities.
The protocol was signed on the day that the Bank of Portugal showed that tourism was the "saviour" of the country’s trade balance, representing almost 15% of Portuguese exports.
Police in Spain have made four arrests in connection with an online network believed to be recruiting young women to join Isis in the Middle East.
Two suspects were arrested in the enclave area of Melilla which touches on Morocco and the others were detailed in Girona and Barcelona.
In an interview broadcast on Olhos nor Olhos (Eye to Eye) on TVI last night, Henrique Medina Carreira said that the Algarve, is a "paradise lost."
Carreira is a Portuguese lawyer and was an assistant secretary of state in the 1975 provisional Government and shortly afterwards, the Minister of Finance of the First Constitutional Government July 1976 to January 1978.
