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PM convinced ‘overwhelming majority of Portuguese’ will not strike tomorrow

PM Luís Montenegro

Portugal’s prime minister, Luís Montenegro, expressed his conviction today that the “overwhelming majority of working Portuguese people” will go to work tomorrow – the day of the general strike. Upon

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Alzheimer’s disease erases jail time for former banker, Ricardo Salgado

The insistence on making Ricardo Salgado 'stand trial' is turning this particular 'corruption trial' into something very dark. Image of Mr Salgado being led into court by his wife and defence lawyer taken by Andre Kosters/ Lusa

A court in Lisbon decided today to suspend the 13-year prison sentence facing former banker Ricardo Salgado, 80, due to his having Alzheimer’s disease. In today’s session at the Central

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Portuguese lawyer suspected of massive immigration scam remanded in custody

Unveiling the world of corruption

A Portuguese lawyer suspected of having helped to illegally regularise the status of around 4,000 immigrants in Portugal has been remanded in custody today, while his co-defendant, an Indian businessman, is

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Foreign Minister ‘confident’ of Portugal’s return to UN Security Council

Minister of foreign affairs, Paulo Rangel, has expressed confidence regarding Portugal’s chances of returning to the UN Security Council – saying the country’s greatest asset in this regard is its

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Portugal braces for five-day disruption as public sector strike coincides with holiday

Portugal braces for five-day disruption as public sector strike coincides with holiday

Portugal is preparing for widespread disruption on Wednesday as public sector workers stage a nationwide strike that is expected to impact schools, government offices and a wide range of public

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Off-Grid and Entertaining in Portugal – The vines are alive! But will the young grapes survive the summer?

Family style: Alastair and his wife Ana who cooks up a storm in the Valley of the Stars

Our 1,000 little grape vines, which were delivered in a box at the local petrol station, were soaked in a bath of water to rehydrate and were planted over the

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