The Votes for Expats organisation is delighted at David Cameron's election promise that he will abolish the arbitary 15 year cut off for expat voters.
Currently, expats after 15 years abroad no longer have the right to vote in UK general elections and referenda and often have no right to vote for an MP in their country of residence, this certainly is the case in Portugal.
Ikea has full permission to build its mega-development near Loulé in a move that will delight many shoppers and throw into disarray the various legal moves by local trading and environmental groups.
Unused farmland near Loulé was chosen by the Swedish group to open its fourth store in Portugal and the scheduled opening for the Ikea store is set for 2016.
Portugal’s new Socialist party manifesto released today has sent shockwaves straight to Germany where the most powerful nation in the union was relying on Portugal to buckle down and play the game of decades of interest payments and central supervision.
With the Greek problem much in Bonn’s sites, any anti-austerity behaviour from junior EU members, especially those with socialist pledges in an anti-austerity election manifesto, causes deep concern that Portugal may follow Greece out of the Euro or, if not, Portugal's lack of financial controls under the Socialists will make a mockery of the whole scheme.
An EU plan to distribute rescued migrants throughout Europe has faltered as France and Spain object.
French president Hollande said the quota system proposed “makes no sense” and there was “no question” of implementing it.
Another oil leak has contaminated a stretch of beach as well as the ocean.
Some 21,000 gallons of crude oil spilled onto land and sea in southern California due to a broken pipeline.
Paulo Portas was one of several members of the Government who attended the inauguration of the new governors of the Portuguese Tourism Confederation, which took place yesterday in Lisbon.
The Deputy Prime Minister stressed the importance of the tourism sector for the cohesion and prestige of the country, for exports, economic growth and job creation.
Portugal Telecom shares dropped nearly 5% on the Lisbon stock exchange by lunchtime today, as it became 100% clear that the company will never get back any of the money its management foolishly lent to Espírito Santo subsidiary, Rioforte.
The state now has seized Rioforte’s worldwide assets in a preemptive move to assure that there is something in the pot when it comes time for Ricardo Salgado’s collapsed BES to pay for his titanic mismanagement, lies, evasion and cursory treatment of the Bank of Portugal's instructions.
The parliamentary Left Block has proposed a draft resolution demanding an end to the tolls on the Algarve’s formerly free A22 motorway.
Therefore parliament will be discussing the controversial topic on Wednesday, along with the upgrading of the EN125 and upgrade work on the Algarve’s railway line.
