Zelensky visits Portugal on Tuesday
The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, will visit Portugal on Tuesday and will meet with the Portuguese Head of State, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, and the Prime Minister, Luís Montenegro, the Presidency of the Portuguese Republic announced today. “At the invitation of the President of the Republic and the Prime Minister, the President of Ukraine […]
Movement calls on the PGR to ask the AT to assess dam taxes
The Miranda Land Movement today called on the Attorney General’s Office (PGR) to take the necessary steps to ensure that the Tax Authority settles the taxes due, in time to avoid discussions about the expiry of the right to assessment. “We publicly request that the Public Prosecutor’s Office (MP) and the PGR, within the scope […]
Government launches 140 ME hydrogen and biomethane auction today
The Minister for the Environment and Energy, Maria da Graça Carvalho, today announced the launch of an auction for the centralized purchase of hydrogen and biomethane, worth 140 million euros. The official said this at the Lisbon Energy Summit, which is taking place between today and Wednesday at the Lisbon International Fair in Parque das […]
Government wants proposal on management of new bridge and connection to Madrid by mid-2026
The government wants Infraestruturas de Portugal to present a reasoned proposal by the end of June 2026 regarding the contracting and management model for the third crossing of the Tagus and the Lisbon-Poceirão-Évora high-speed line. In the resolution published today in the Diário da República, the executive mandates Infraestruturas de Portugal (IP) to complete the […]
Minister of Culture calls Cannes awards for Portuguese cinema “excellent news”
The Minister of Culture, Dalila Rodrigues, today congratulated directors Miguel Gomes and Daniel Soares on their awards at the Cannes Film Festival in France, stressing that Portuguese cinema is showing great vitality. Speaking to journalists at the end of the session marking the 60th anniversary of the death of the writer Aquilino Ribeiro, at the […]
“Grand Tour” honors Portuguese Miguel Gomes as best director at the Cannes Film Festival
Portuguese director Miguel Gomes won the best director award at the Cannes Film Festival in France for his film “Grand Tour”, it was announced today at the closing ceremony. This is the first time Miguel Gomes has been honored in the official competition at the Cannes Film Festival. Miguel Gomes received the award from German […]
Warm weather ‘inviting’ to the beach, but beware: “The sea is still winter”
The National Maritime Authority has some advice for those going to the beach this weekend, reminding us that although there are already some beaches under surveillance, there are more that are not yet ‘protected’. Summer hasn’t arrived yet, but the temperatures don’t lie: for those who like the hottest season of the year, the next […]
“Determination”. PUSP distances itself and condemns anti-Semitic hate speech
The Portuguese organization Plataforma Unitária de Solidariedade com a Palestina (PUSP) has distanced itself and condemned all hate speech, from homophobia and transphobia to racism, Islamophobia and anti-Semitism, in a statement today. In the statement, the organization, which held a demonstration in Lisbon on Wednesday to protest against the celebrations of the 76th anniversary of […]
Taylor Swift debuts in Portugal with a concert from “The Eras” tour
Taylor Swift’s world tour arrives in Lisbon today for the first of two concerts at the Estádio da Luz, with around three hours expected to celebrate the career of the country singer turned pop star. For many, today’s and Saturday’s concerts put an end to a four-year wait. Taylor Swift was scheduled to make her […]
Comunidade Israelita de Lisboa: COMMUNICATION
ISRAELI COMMUNITY OF LISBON REPUDIATES ANTISEMITIC DEMONSTRATIONS AND ACTS OF AGGRESSION – PHOTOGRAPHING FACES TO “DENOUNCE” PEOPLE AND THROWING EGGS AND PAINT ARE UNACCEPTABLE BEHAVIORS THAT DESERVE REPUDIATION – TO WISH FOR THE END OF THE STATE OF ISRAEL IS TO ADVOCATE THE END OF ITS PEOPLE Lisbon, May 22, 2024 – Today, at the […]