Europe Portugal 35% of wildfires recorded this year were caused by arson, with 79.118 hectares of burnt area; the 28% caused by burnings (illegal during the summer months) account for 20.950 hectares, while 15% of the fires were accidental and 9% reignitions
Europe Portugal The International Monetary Fund would be allegedly urging Portugal to reduce the lowest pensions and widows/widower allowance, suggesting the former are “overly generous”, and the latter “too permissive by European standards”
Europe Portugal Electronic ‘ankle bracelets’ for perpetrators of crimes related to domestic violence have risen by 222% in 10 years: today almost 2.000 people wear the device
Europe Portugal 29 towns and cities have installed video surveillance cameras nationwide, with main tourist locations implementing the measure to enhance the safety of visitors
Europe Portugal The use of cork has been part of Portugal’s identity for centuries and the local industry, which produces half of the world's cork, is integrating AI to manual inspection to detect defects, improve quality, and reduce waste