Portugal

It is now illegal for the boss to send a message outside normal working hours, with a new labour law passed by parliament in a bid to create more work-life balance

Many service providers - telecoms, water, electricity, gas, waste disposal and even passenger transport - are now obliged to offer customers toll free or reduced-cost phone lines for customer service

For the first time in 20 years, SNS pharmacists have called a six-day strike, starting today and ending on 2 November, to obtain actions to meet the demands of the sector

The country's e-bike exports broke new records this summer, exceeding €85 million in value in July this year

For the fifth time Vilamoura Marina has been named 'International Marina of the Year' by The Yacht Harbour Association and the British Marine Federation

The country has officially become the most vaccinated against Covid-19 in the world; next target is to have 85% of citizens fully vaccinated by the end of the month

Ryanair will hire around 300 new employees in the country including flight crew, cabin crew and IT professionals; the announcement includes a dig at national airline TAP, which is currently involved in a controversial restructuring plan

The latest censuses carried out in the country indicate the beginning of the announced decline in the Portuguese population, which in 50 years will lose two million inhabitants, with great disparity between the inhabited urban centres and the increasingly

American fast food fried chicken chain Popeye's has decided to invest €50 million to open 40 restaurants in the country, creating 1.000 new jobs starting in early 2022

An international study conducted by scientists from the Faculty of Science and Technology at the University of Coimbra has identified the presence of microplastics - plastic particles smaller than 5 mm - in the faeces of penguins in Antarctica

Portuguese citizens spend more time connected to the Internet than sleeping - as a study by Nielsen&Dynata shows