Portuguese couple in difficulties gathered in the sea next to the airport headboard

Paulo Graça Article | 08/23/2020 22:20 – The Sanas vessel was once again called ‘early this Sunday night, to help a Portuguese couple in Santa Cruz. As far as it was possible to ascertain, the couple struggled with difficulties at sea, in Santa Cruz. The ‘apparatus’ of the exit, clearly a sign of urgency and … Read more

About 2,000 people displaced after bursting of pipeline in Brazil

Lusa Article | 08/23/2020 09:59 – About 2,000 people were forced to leave their homes in northeastern Brazil after a pipeline burst, and they are expected to return within 72 hours, Brazilian officials said on Saturday. Regional Development Minister Rogério Marinho told the Associated Press (AP) news agency that residents around the Jati dam, in … Read more

Brussels launches infringement process to Portugal due to ‘vouchers’

The European Commission today decided to launch infringement proceedings against Portugal and nine other Member States for violating EU passenger rights laws, namely the issue of ‘vouchers’, instead of refunds, within the framework of covid-19. Brussels stresses that, throughout the covid-19 crisis, “it has consistently made it clear that consumer rights remain valid in the … Read more

See what Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa thinks about regional autonomy

The President of the Republic stressed today that regional autonomy is “one of the happiest and most fruitful achievements of democratic Portugal”, considering that “it is an element of national cohesion” that “heals conflicts instead of fostering them”. Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa marked the Day of the Autonomous Region of Madeira and Madeiran Communities scattered … Read more