Swiss prosecutors formally have opened a criminal investigation into the head of the football governing body FIFA.
Sepp Blatter is being investigated on suspicion of criminal mismanagement and the misappropriation of funds, according to the Swiss attorney general's office.
The EU has authorised the arrest people traffickers in international waters, with operatings taking effect from 7 October.
European warships will be used against traffickers if they are within international waters and do not go into Libyan territory, foreign affairs chief Federica Mogherini said.
The Court of Appeal in Lisbon has ruled that the continuing secrecy surrounding the charges and the evidence against former prime minister José Sócrates (pictured) is not justifiable and that his lawyers now may have access to the records and conclusions resulting from the long-running Operation Marquês.
The decision was taken by judges Rui Rangel and Francisco Caramel, "The court found that, at present, the secrecy of justice is no longer justifiable and the defence must have access to all records of the investigation."
Spain and Italy have won a legal battle on behalf of their citizens who speak just one language.
The case was a reaction to job adverts for EU positions which demanded English, French or German from candidates.
The reported loss at TAP of €109.6 million is a full €45 million more than last year’s first half performance and reflects the cost of the May pilots strike.
Between January and June this year 'the net result of TAP SA (the aviation business) is a loss of €109.6 million,' reads the report. This figure is 70% worse than last year’s, which was bad enough but who cares, the taxpayer picks up the tab.
Portugal's Economy Minister, António Pires de Lima, said today that Volkswagen cars produced at Portugal’s Autoeuropa factory did not incorporate the special software package that fiddles engine performance when tested for emissions.
Pires de Lima said he already has spoken with management at Autoeuropa and can assure everyone that the "vehicles produced in Portugal in recent years, do not have the special fraudulent kit incorporated. I have every reason to believe Autoeuropa."
Despite lauded language skills in the tourists areas of the Algarve, the Portuguese in fact have the lowest EC score for learning a foreign language in school.
The recently announced 2013 figures from Eurostat show that just 35% of ‘first cycle’ pupils learned a foreign language, the lowest percentage in the Community, but from this academic year it is mandatory for third year pupils to learn English.
Portugal’s Minister of Finance said today that the reduction in the income tax surcharge will go ahead for next year, whatever the year end national deficit.
Keen to assure vacillating voters that her pledge remains in place despite yesterday's shock deficit figure for 2014, Finance Minister Maria Luís Albuquerque reiterated that the reduction in the austerity surcharge on personal income tax will go ahead and that it does not depend on hitting the deficit target for this year.
