France and Germany have taken another step in forging stronger ties and abandoning old rivalries by agreeing to share military facilities.
The two countries have signed an agreement to share C-130J Super Hercules military transport aircraft, as announced by French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian on Tuesday in Paris.
Portugal's sole MP representing the party for People, Animals and Nature (PAN), André Silva, said today that the new laws that have given protection to domestic 'companion' animals should be extended to other animals in order to curb their abuse.
"It is a crime to let a dog starve, but it's not a crime to let a horse starve. It is a crime to beat a cat but it is not a crime to attack a cow," said MP André Silva at the Kennel of St. Francis of Assisi in Loulé.
Faro council has signed external contracts to restore, maintain and preserve the regional capital's parks and gardens after years of underinvestment.
The municipality is spending €67,699 with local contractors to ensure that the city's green spaces are renewed and "brought back to how they should be presented," according the the mayor.
The Port of Sines management has reported that a fuel oil leak has polluted the harbour and that the area has been closed to shipping.
Maritime police are investigating the origin of the tons of fuel oil whose leakage caused the closure of the container terminal harbour while clean-up operations were set in motion.
Spain will press Britain to pay for the healthcare of British expats once the UK leaves the EU.
Spain will try to reach a deal for the UK to pay for the medical needs of some 800,000 Brits believed to be living in Spain, according to the country’s foreign minister.
A deafening wall of silence surrounds the Algarve's EN125 paralysed roadworks - contractors, sub-contractors and government all are keeping quiet over the state of play.
What is plain to see is that all work remains on hold, as it was at the beginning of May, even though the significant upgrade should have restarted on September 1st.
Sites, such as the bridge over the Arade bridge near Portimão, (pictured below) remain 'as were' with scaffolding in place on one of the towers but with no work going on.
The former President of the Republic of Portugal, Cavaco Silva, was born and raised in the Algarve and in 1997, bought a plot of land on which to build a house.
The plot already has planning permission based on a project submitted to the council in 1994 but, being a man of some wealth, Cavaco Silva built a house of almost double the original project size in Aldeia da Coelha, Albufeira.
As the Bank of Portugal continues to make heavy weather of choosing the right buyer for Novo Banco, stuck with four lacklustre bids that will trigger a political storm when revealed, a new contender has appeared out of nowhere.
Minsheng Financial has put in a bid that has not been through the labourious application process and the BoP governor Carlos Costa has not dismissed this approach out of hand, as perhaps he should.
