Algarve mayors present united front against oil licence renewal

The Intermunicipal Community of the Algarve, AMAL, issued a statement today, criticising the Government’s decision to renew an oil exploration license for the area off Aljezur where Galp-ENI intends to drill this Spring.

AMAL asks that the government cancels the permission, with its president, Jorge Botelho, stating that at its meeting this week, the 16 Algarve mayors all voted, “against the extension of the exploration licence to drill,” awarded to the consortium.