Local social democrat politicians Mendes Bota and Elsa Cordeiro have questioned the Government on its intention to close the army barracks in Tavira and demanded that the Algarve has at least some army presence.

The MPs were concerned with a possible lack of any soldiers in the south of the country and questioned the Ministry of Defence on its intention of closing the barracks which would leave the entire south of the country being "devoid of a permanent military force."

Germany’s autobahns are closer to becoming toll roads for anyone driving a foreign passenger car.

Millions of foreign vehicles a year are thought to use the autobahn system.

Toll protest group CUVI, local Left Bloc politicians and a delegation from the Spanish Izquierda Unida movement met in Vila Real de Santo António this weekend to discuss the tolls on the A22 Via do Infante and the fine notices that have been posted to 300,000 Spanish motorists.

Before the next planned get-together there will be a meeting with the Spanish law firm which has the contract to collect these fees and fines from its own nationals.

The EU's attempt to introduce a uniform sales tax form for businesses has come unstuck.

The use of a standardised new report form was intended to help businesses by eliminating the different ways they accounted for VAT/IVA returns and to make taxation easier for companies trading outside their own country.

Portugal Telecom, Jerónimo Martins, Mota-Engil and Millennium BCP were the listed companies that suffered the largest losses on the Lisbon stock exchange during October.

The exchange has witnessed seven months of share price falls for Portugal’s major companies in the longest cycle of losses since the 11 month period ending January 2012.

The Minister for Environment, Moreira da Silva continued today to claim that money raised from the new "green taxes" included in the 2015 State Budget will help all of our futures by the allocation of tax credits to businesses to encourage "energy efficiency."

"Fiscal neutrality must be achieved every year and in future the strategy of recycling the revenue from green taxes should contribute not only to income tax relief for families, but also for the allocation of tax credits to companies for investments in energy efficiency," argued the minister.

The Gaming Department of Santa Casa da Misericordia de Lisboa today reported that the €190 million EuroMillions jackpot has been claimed.

The organiser said, "we have completed all the formalities for payment of the prize."

The operators of the telescopic bridges at Faro International Airport have decided to strike this weekend in a claim over health insurance, their professional category and career progression issues, according to an announcement today from their union.

After the 2007 winding up of the company for whom they worked, 12 workers were taken on by handling company Portway which is responsible for checking-in passengers and the loading and unloading of aircraft.