Portugal

Ambitious 'LIFE Aegypius return project - expansion of the black vulture population' aims at doubling the number of pairs of this critically endangered species over the next five years with an investment of €3,7 million

Lisbon City Council has approved a motion by the LIVRE party condemning alleged human rights violations in the organisation of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, recommending that municipal representatives "not accept invitations" to travel to the country

The Technical Commission in charge of the strategic and environmental assessment for the new Lisbon airport will examine five solutions and may propose others, working on both single locations and dual solutions encompassing the existing facility

Supreme National Defence Council unanimously approved a 'new mission in the Mediterranean', a redeployment of Portuguese forces deployed in 2022, and also addressed 'Portugal's support for Ukraine'

Some 700 divers gathered in Sesimbra this weekend in a new initiative to 'break the world record' for cleaning the oceans

The 'airport security tax' has been increased to €3,54 per person

The commission charged with charting a way out of Portugal's midwifery crisis will propose closing more maternity units, given the lack of obstetricians and gynaecologists in the state health system

The country's gambling regulator is accepting bids for two gaming concessions that will expire at the end of this year in an international tender

The government has 'identified the need to study in greater detail and depth the causes of excess deaths' from 2020, as deaths classified 'from other causes' haven't been so high in 100 years

In measures to combat drought in the Algarve, 16 mayors have announced the closure of swimming pools and the end of ornamental fountains during the month of August and, eventually, the entire month of September

Forest fires consumed 57.940 hectares this year, more than double the entire 2021 figure, according to provisional data from the Institute for Nature Conservation and Forestry