Portugal has blocked the sale of a 10m-euro mansion owned by the sanctioned Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich, Publico reported today, according to Reuters. According to Publico, the former owner of the Chelsea football team tried to sell the property 15 days before the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine through the Millhouse Views company […]
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Portugal: Police raid municipal refugee support center where Russians collect Ukrainian data
Portuguese police today raided a refugee support center run by the municipality of Setubal near Lisbon following allegations that Russian officials were collecting personal data of dozens of newly arrived Ukrainians who had fled their homeland after the Russian invasion. Police said in a statement that they had searched the support center, the municipal building […]
Portugal-Renewables: Europe’s largest floating solar park to open in July
Two tugs are carrying floating platforms with 12,000 solar panels, the size of four football fields, to their location in Alcueva, Portugal, where Europe’s largest floating solar park will operate in July. A project of the Portuguese energy group EDP, which invests in renewable energy sources, in particular wind and solar, the floating island is […]
What Spain and Portugal have achieved in terms of electricity prices – and what it means for Europe
By Lionel Laurent Spain and Portugal have recorded a diplomatic success with a new alliance to combat rising energy prices. Not against Putin’s Russia, which has its boot in the trachea of ​​Europeans importing gas, but against their partner countries in the European Union. “Achievement” In the short term, this success will shield Spanish and […]
Portugal: Price increase by 5.3% in March, the largest since 1994
Consumer prices in Portugal continued to rise in March, rising 5.3% year-on-year to 4.2% the previous month, the National Institute of Statistics (Ine) said today. Inflation observed during this period is the highest since June 1994, according to Ine. This is mainly due to the significant increase in energy prices (+ 19.8%), the highest since […]
Le Figaro: Greece more tax advantageous than Portugal for French retirees
Greece, from a tax point of view, is more advantageous for French retirees than Portugal. This is the conclusion reached by a relevant report of the newspaper Le Figaro entitled “Greece or Portugal: What is the best tax haven for retirees?”. The main conclusion is that Greece today appears slightly more attractive than Portugal, which […]
Meeting of N. Androulaki – Ant. Costa: ‘Social Democracy guarantees policies of solidarity for the peoples of Europe’
The Prime Minister of Portugal, Antonio Costa, and the President of PASOK-Movement for Change, Nikos Androulakis, had a two-hour meeting at the headquarters of the Portuguese Socialist Party in Lisbon. The two men, according to the information from PASOK – Movement for Change, discussed a wide range of issues where economic issues were prominent, tackling […]
The president of Portugal in the Azores after the continuous earthquakes
Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Souza traveled to the Azores island of Sao Jorge today to send a message of “peace and tranquility” to the local population, in the face of the danger of a volcanic eruption following a series of small earthquakes. “Citizens need to keep their cool,” he said during a brief visit […]
Meeting of N. Androulakis with the Portuguese Prime Minister on Monday in Lisbon
Nikos Androulakis will meet tomorrow, Monday, with the Portuguese Prime Minister and leader of the Portuguese Socialist Party, Antonio Costa. The meeting will take place at 9:30 am local time in Lisbon, where the chairman of the Movement for Change, head of the party delegation, will be present. During the visit, Mr. Androulakis will have […]
Summit: Special authorization for Spain and Portugal to manage their own electricity prices
EU leaders have given Spain and Portugal a special mandate to manage their own electricity prices, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said today. The President of the Commission said that this was possible because these two countries have a relatively high share of renewable energy sources in their energy mix and very few […]
