Consumer prices in Portugal jumped 8.7% year on year in June from 8% in May, their fastest pace since December 1992, according to data from the National Institute of Statistics (INE) released on Thursday. Core inflation, which removes volatile food and energy prices, rose 6% year-on-year, the fastest rate since May 1994, from 5.6% the […]
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Portugal: ‘Social’ current from the cooperative
The Portuguese cooperative Coopernico builds small solar power plants for kindergartens and schools, making the institutions energy independent. “Not only have we radically reduced the cost of electricity, but we are also earning around € 5,000 a year from the energy we supply to the public grid,” said Luis Besigo of APPACDM, an aid organization […]
The budget deficit in Portugal fell to 0.4% of GDP
Portugal’s budget deficit fell to 0.4% of GDP in the first quarter from 6% a year ago, thanks to strong economic expansion at the beginning of the year, according to official figures. GDP grew by 11.9% year-on-year in the first quarter, mainly due to the recovery of the key tourism sector. The National Statistical Institute […]
Portugal wants to expand LNG terminal in Sines
Portugal wants to expand its LNG terminal in Sinai to supply Europe with liquefied natural gas from the United States. The idea does not excite experts and environmentalists. Sines, on the Alentejo coast of Portugal is a small town, which at the moment has not at least to offer special emotions: About 14,000 inhabitants, a […]
Omicron sub-variation brings an increase in cases in Portugal
Omicron sub-variation feeds the increase in Covid-19 cases in Portugal, which now has the second highest infection rate in the world, possibly threatening the recovery of the country’s tourism sector. Portugal recorded 2,447 new cases per million people on average over seven days, compared with 449 cases in Spain and 70 in Britain, according to […]
Portugal: Ten new cases of smallpox – At 49 in total
The Portuguese Health Authority (DGS) today confirmed ten new cases of smallpox in monkeys, bringing the total to 49, equivalent to the number of confirmed infections in neighboring Spain. The two countries of the Iberian Peninsula are among the main centers of the recent outbreak of usually mild viral disease, except for the endemic areas […]
Smallpox: Newly Confirmed Cases in Portugal-Spain – First Confirmed Case in Scotland-Denmark
The Portuguese authorities today reported 14 new confirmed cases of smallpox in monkeys, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 37. In neighboring Spain, health authorities in the Madrid region confirmed four new cases today, bringing the total to 34. There are also 38 other suspected monkey cases in Madrid. Denmark also reported the […]
The Prime Minister of Portugal at the PASOK congress: My friend, it is time for the green sun to rise
The Prime Minister of Portugal, Antonio Costa, is expected to greet the 3rd Congress of PASOK-Movement for Change, which starts this afternoon, with a very warm recorded message. “This conference is a crucial moment to confirm the change and the strength of the party in the run-up to the 2023 elections. It is time for […]
Portugal launches fourth dose of coronavirus vaccine
Portuguese authorities have begun offering a fourth dose of Covid-19 vaccine to the elderly and nursing home residents, the country’s Directorate-General for Health (DGS) announced today. The second booster dose was originally scheduled for early fall this year, but it was decided to start earlier due to the rising number of new infections in the […]
Portugal: Railway problems caused by railway strike
Large problems in train services in Portugal were caused today by a 24-hour strike of the railway, which mainly demands salary increases, announced the railway company CP. Almost 93% of the scheduled train services had been suspended from midnight until this morning at 08:00 local time (10:00 Greek time) in the whole country, ie 235, […]