Hornet’s nest whipped up over German vote

armeniaflagTurkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has lashed out further after the German parliament decided overwhelmingly that the Ottoman Empire was responsible for genocide of Armenians.

Turkish administrations have consistently denied the 1915-1916 massacres amounted to genocide.

Obama squeezes Spain into his schedule

statueoflibertyUS president Barak Obama is heading to sunny Spain for his first state visit there.

After attending his fifth and last summit with Nato leaders in Poland on 7-9 July, the president will spend 9-11 July in Spain for meetings on security and economy.

Rotary Club to pay customs duty for van donated to Tavira charity

disabledA van donated by the French Rotary Club 'Villeneuve Loubet Baie des Anges' near Nice, to the Fundação Irene Rolo in Tavira offically has been handed over.

An earlier report indicated that Portugal’s Tax Authority had demanded a customs duty of €8,000, a position that has not changed with the government refusing to enter into any conversation regarding the amount.

(See: 'Customs Authority demands €8,000 for van donated to Tavira charity.')

Ricardo Salgado to appeal €4 million fine from Bank of Portugal

SALGADODEC2015The Bank of Portugal has blamed Ricardo Salgado and eight of his colleagues for a range of management and fiscal offences that led to the fall in 2014 of the Espírito Santo empire.

Ricardo Salgado has been fined €4 million by the regulator and is not allowed to be in charge of any business for ten years, effectively a lifetime ban.

Passengers safe after Messines bus fire

busfireMessinesA bus carrying 41 passengers caught light as it travelled south along the A2 near São Bartolomeu de Messines on Saturday afternoon.

The bus operated by Transol, carrying only Portuguese passengers who were enjoying a coach tour, was burnt out but everyone managed to exit the vehicle before the flames consumed the interior.

Spanish election looms: voters divided over range of party choices

podemosSpain’s anti-austerity party Podemos together with its allies could pip the Socialists at the post in the forthcoming general election.

If so, it could become the country’s main opposition.

Novo Banco contender Millennium BCP suffers 50% share price collapse

millenniumMillennium BCP hit a new low last week with its shares continuing a race to the bottom.

This lowest ever valuation for the bank was reached and the shares suspended after they dropped 10% last Wednesday, down 50% since the beginning of the year and 25% down in the last week on poor news and even worse projections.

British tourist detained after tragedy in Spanish hotel

cctvA British man is being held in Spain after his girlfriend plunged to her death from the balcony of their holiday apartment in Tenerife.

The woman, Kerry Roberts, 25, is reported to have died instantly after falling from the 12th floor of the building onto a lawn below.