The Sagres Birdwatching Festival returns in October to take full advantage of the migratory season for many species.
The largest event dedicated to birds in Portugal, the Sagres Birdwatching Festival, will fill Sagres and Vila do Bispo with visitors between 2 and 5 October 2014, enabling participants to take advantage of all sorts of activities linked to nature, with a special emphasis on birds.
The Environmental Review Commission has said “yes” to the IKEA project at Caliços-Esteval, Loulé.
The committee reviewed the Environmental Impact Assessment report for the commercial complex planned by IKEA and ruled favorably, with a few minor constraints.
The unemployment rate in Portugal has dropped to 14.3%, down 2.6% in the space of one year.
This was one of the EU’s largest decreases in unemployment.
‘Roaming’ charges for mobile phones in the EU have been slashed in half.
The cost of using the internet when in another EU country dropped on 1 July to a maximum of €0.20 per megabyte. Previously the cost was €0.45.
Manufacturing in the eurozone has not shown much sign of improvement, leaving the hoped-for recovery in a fragile state.
A survey showed that growth slowed down in May, slipping back to the same level as November 2013.
GNR officers have arrested three suspected drug producers and uprooted eight cannabis plants as evidence of this evil trade.
Three men were arrested and charged with drug trafficking from a property in Algoz, Silves at which was found a greenhouse, eight plants and a haul of 54 grams of dried cannabis leaves.
The resignation of the two members on the Portuguese Telecom board who represent the interests of Brazilian merger partner Oi, widely has been interpreted by the market as a sign of deep concern over the investment PT made in Rioforte, a BES subsidiary.
Shares in PT fell 7% on the news, hitting levels not seen since 1996 and was the worst performing share on today’s lively Lisbon stockmarket.
In response to official requests from the British authorities, Portugal’s Judicial Police today took the step of questioning four of the dozen people identified by Scotland Yard detectives as ‘persons of interest.’
The men, all Portuguese, are being questioned as part of Operation Grange, the wide-ranging enquiry into the disappearance of Madeleine McCann.
