The incumbent centrist parties are expected to keep control of the European Union parliament in the June 6th to 9th elections, despite a big swing to the far-right.
As of yesterday, the Government decided to ease the restrictions imposed on water consumption in agriculture and the urban sector of the Algarve, including tourism, put in place to face the drought in the region.
Yesterday, the Civil Protection Command announced that the Algarve will have another permanent intervention team and an additional Forestry Sappers team, for 2024.
Yesterday, the Minister of Health, Ana Paula Martins, guaranteed that the Government will provide the necessary means for the Algarve Local Health Unit (ULS) to implement the plan it outlined, to guarantee the assistance response in the summer.
In the Taste Atlas ranking of the best salts in the world in 2024, a salt originating from the Algarve won third place, among a selection of salts from all over the world.
The Algarve Food Bank "Banco Alimentar do Algarve" are calling for the publics support, in donating and delivering food to those throughout the Algarve that need it.

A meteor was seen by many on Saturday night, observed “from the French coast to the south of the Algarve”.
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