The president of the Portuguese Press Association, João Palmeiro, today said that it would best that the 1975 law for electoral coverage should be left to "die in peace" and that there should be no law specifically to restrict the press during election periods.

Under proposed law changes, journalists still will have to submit work schedules and applications to cover politicians and election events to a multi-party committee, a process which the association sees as outdated and unworkable in a free society where journalists should be free to cover what they want, when they want, not to be open to a fine of €50,000.

The resort town of Magaluf is trying to pull its reputation up by new regulations against anti-social behavior, such as drinking in the street, bar crawls and even jumping off balconies into swimming pools.

The measures came into effect today, Tuesday, just before the bulk of tourists arrive. Outdoor drinking will be illegal from 10pm to 8am, alcohol cannot be sold between midnight and 8am.

The Dutch will come to the aid of the US which is running out of eggs as a result of a serious attack of bird flu.

Nearly 47 million chickens have died so far in the H5N2 virus outbreak which spread rapidly through farms in the Midwest in the early spring.

Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho denied today that he had ever encouraged young Portuguese to seek employment abroad, saying that it all is just an "urban myth."

"There are few urban myths, one of them is that I encouraged young people to emigrate. I challenge anyone to remember any speech or written document from me in this regard," said Passos Coelho talking to reporters in Coimbra.

Those working on Operation Marquis, the code name for the inquiry into the financial dealings of the former Prime Minister José Sócrates, have turned their attention to Vale do Lobo in the Algarve.

At a recent questioning in Lisbon, José Sócrates was asked to explain a decision by the Council of Ministers in 2007 which approved an altered land usage plan for the Algarve, and its possible connection with money transfers made in 2008 and 2009 to an account in Switzerland.

Concern has been expressed that British drivers may not be able to hire a car abroad, including Portugal, if they follow DVLA advice.

The old paper British driving licences with counterparts have now been superseded as of midnight 8 June by a photocard.

A new anti-Islam political party in Germany has captured more votes than expected in its very first election attempt.

Pegida received nearly 10% of the votes for mayor of Dresden, the movement’s home base.

A referendum in Luxembourg on Sunday overwhelmingly rejected giving full voting rights to foreigners.

Foreigners, particularly Portuguese, comprise almost half of the country´s tiny population of half a million.