Portugal's current Prime Minister, Pedro Passos Coelho said yesterday that it is a "fruitless" quest to put pressure on the government over the BES missing deposits situation.
The Prime Minister said he is “not indifferent to the plight of people” but stressed that it is up to courts to resolve this issue.
Italy is “on the mend” and headed for acceleration, according to the country’s prime minister.
Matteo Renzi said that the eurozone’s third-largest economy was finally set to grow after years of stagnation.
The Portuguese authorities warn that already there is evidence that there is a renewed interest in Portugal as the drug gateway into Europe.
Due to the intensified presence of authorities on land, sea and air, the usual drug trafficking routes are being disrupted with importers targeting Portugal’s coastline to land drugs destined for northern Europe.
Smoked salmon produced in the last remaining smokehouse in London is to be given the highly prized European protected name status, joining other prominent delectables such as champagne and Parma ham.
Forman & Son, still in family hands after 110 years, is the only survivor from a host of London smokeries. Its East End factory produces its legendary London Cure which is noted for a delicate and mild flavour much sought after by top chefs.
A British supermarket is joining the move to end food wastage.
The Co-op has signed an agreement with the charity FareShare to release 500 tonnes of food which would otherwise be binned. This is to be composed of surplus vegetables, fruit and ready meals as well as chilled goods such as yoghurt and meat.
A proposal from two social democrat councillors that the São Brás de Alportel municipality takes in and looks after a number of fleeing refugees has been voted on and passed at a full council meeting.
Rui Eusébio and Anabela Marcos submitted the proposal for the council to accept some of the thousands of refugees that the government is bringing to Portugal.
Portugal’s ‘man in Berlin’ Luis de Almeida Sampaio said that German investment in Portugal is "structural and strategic" while noting that various sectors of the German economy still have much to discover about Portugal and the Portuguese.
The ambassador finishes his term of office at the end of September and was interviewed by Lusa about what German companies think of Portugal and the Portuguese.
The Bank of Portugal and the Chinese company Fosun have failed to agree on the sale of Novo Banco, mainly because of the price.
There is still a third candidate in the race, the US based Apollo fund but The Bank of Portugal is not able to start negotiations with Apollo as its offer price was below the other two that have been considered and now rejected.
