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Joana Mourão Carvalho
Groceries: Egg prices rise by 40% in Portugal in the past year
To buy half a dozen eggs, consumers in Portugal now spend more than €2. Prices have risen 81% in just three years.
Wildfires in Portugal burn three times more land than last year
By 15 July, more than 3,000 fires had burnt a total of 10,768 hectares in Portugal, three times more than in the same period last year. And these figures still don't include this week's fires.
Climate shelters: When the heat is on, where can you escape to?
Heatwaves have become more frequent and intense, causing a search for solutions to cool cities. With energy poverty leaving people more unprotected inside their homes, climate shelters can be an option to make cities resistant to extreme temperatures.
Only 3.3 per cent of foreigners in Portugal can vote. Will the deportation policy have an impact?
Immigrants have little participation in political life in Portugal. A study points out that this favours populist speeches and compromises integration.
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Countryside conflict on film: Rural community fights UK mining giant
The film, on general release across Portugal from this Friday, gives voice to a northern mountainous regional rural community that's fighting the lithium extraction project led by British mining company, Savannah Resources.
Video showing alleged rape of 16-year-old sparks backlash in Portugal
Citing the case, one Portuguese MEP has urged the European Commission to take action to prevent the online spread of harmful content.
Wind power breaks records in Portugal thanks to Storm Martinho
According to energy company REN, wind production on Wednesday reached historic highs and supplied 56% of the country's total electricity consumption.
Burying money has cost Portugal millions of euros in the last decade
Citizens hide money in case of emergency situations. In 2024, authorities recovered a record €1.7 million in banknotes that were not fit for circulation.
Portugal's government falls after failed confidence vote
All the opposition parties, with the exception of the Liberal Initiative, voted against the motion of confidence in the government. PM Montenegro even offered to suspend the session if the socialists presented specific questions, but PS leader Pedro Nuno Santos didn't back down.
Why does Portugal face its third snap election in three years?
Prime Minister Luís Montenegro is engulfed in a political scandal over his family's business activities. He is expected to lose a confidence vote on Tuesday, paving the way for yet another national vote.
Portuguese national health service troubles continue
A specialist in health economics believes that the SNS' problem lies with its management capacity and that there may be a solution to the chaos. But the government has yet to act and patients continue to wait long hours to receive medical attention.
Rubbish mounts on Lisbon's streets as strike continues for second day
Lisbon’s waste collection workers are on strike, leaving piles of trash across the city as unions demand better conditions and accuse the authorities of failing to address the issues.
Portuguese manufacturers warn of automotive industry crisis impact
The Portuguese automotive manufacturing industry's exports are predicted to fall in November and December, as demand for new cars slows across Europe.
Building inclusion: This cafe empowers people with disabilities
Since 1992, 3 December has been recognised as the International Day of People with Disabilities, yet many continue to face exclusion from the workforce.
Portuguese navy reports spike in Russian ship traffic near its coast
Portuguese naval authorities record heightened Russian ship activity, including spy vessels. Although deemed normal, they stress the importance of continued observation.
Grybauskaitė: If West concedes, Putin gains space for new aggression
In an interview with Euronews, former Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė said that Russia remains a constant threat to Europe under Vladimir Putin and called for greater investment in the defence industry.
Zelenska blasts global lack of reaction to Moscow's child deportations
Ukrainian First Lady Olena Zelenska urged international organisations to take responsibility and called for "tangible answers" to help restore peace in Ukraine.
New exhibition on the Portuguese 'queen of fado' Amália Rodrigues
The exhibition features video-mapping, virtual reality and a full-scale hologram of the artist who put fado on the map.
New species of 10-tonne dinosaur found on the Iberian Peninsula
A new species of sauropod dinosaur from the Upper Cretaceous has been identified in the Lo Hueco deposit in Spain's central Cuenca region. The discovery reveals that there were endemic and migratory species in Europe.
Portugal to use €500 million from European funds for wildfire recovery
Portugal has received authorisation from the European Commission to access €500 million from cohesion funds to help cover the damage caused by the fires.
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