Portugal News

January 23, 2019

EY report into Caixa Geral was ‘the wrong one’ claims head of Finance Committee

The EY audit of the ‘dark years’ at Caixa Geral de Depósitos, released yesterday, was only a preliminary one, claims the Chairperson of the Budget and Finance Committee, who says the final report will be “manifestly different.” Teresa Leal Coelho’s…

January 23, 2019

Portimão’s ‘Portuguese Hollywood’ scam – trial starts

The trial has started and the prosecution case finalised against the Portimão Councillor who swallowed the evidence rather than allow police investigators to know the names and amounts written on a sheet of paper. The former mayor of the city,…

January 23, 2019

EC’s Golden Visa report, current checks clearly are insufficient

The European Commission has told EU states to tighten checks on Golden Visa applicants and will closely be monitoring governments that offer the schemes to non-EU nationals who may use the system for tax evasion and money-laundering. EU citizenship gives…

January 23, 2019

Portimão cruise ship numbers down – no start date for quayside expansion

With government pledges floating in the waters of political duplicity, an improved cruise ship terminal and deeper harbour conditions in Portimão remain on the drawing board. Fewer cruise ships docked in Portimão last year but those that did were larger,…

January 22, 2019

Lagoa Council launches ‘MuCid’ – the Museum of Social and Political Movements and Citizenship

The old Lagoa Council city hall is to become a museum after ratepayers funded a €123,000 work programme to remove the tiled roof and replace it with one made of sandwich panels in a lacquered steel finish. The property once…

January 22, 2019

Tavira pervert and Culatra attacker both to face trial

A 53-year-old man, suspected of having committed 13 child sexual abuse offences in the Tavira area, is to be tried. In addition to crimes of sexual abuse, the alleged pedophile, who has been in pre-trial detention since July last year,…

January 22, 2019

Fraudster Ronaldo receives 2-year jail sentence in Spain

Portuguese footballing legend, Cristiano Ronaldo, faced up to the humiliation of appearing in a Madrid Court this morning to receive a two-year jail sentence for tax fraud. The 33-year-old Juventus player, who initially had denied all accusations, pleaded guilty to…

January 22, 2019

Brexit – swap your Driving Licence now!

The Foreign Office is advising British people living in EU countries to swap their UK driving licences for a local licence before 29th March 2019 in order to prepare for a no-deal Brexit, writes Sue Fletcher. The latest advice on…

January 22, 2019

Oil exploration – ASMAA smells a rat

In the last few years and in many circumstances, the only time we can guarantee that there is no disinformation – not to call it lies – coming out of the mouths of politicians, is when they keep their mouths…