Évora, Portugal
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Turismo de Portugal has approved 22 investment projects across the country, providing 8.5 million euros in financial incentives under the 'Growing with Tourism' (Crescer com o Turismo) program. The latest phase includes 12 projects focused on sectors such as nature, cycle tourism, and cultural heritage, following an initial round of 10 contracts signed earlier this year.
Three former inspectors of the Foreigners and Borders Service (Serviço de Estrangeiros e Fronteiras or SEF) convicted for the murder of Ihor Homeniuk were released on parole in late March. The decision was confirmed by the Execution of Sentences Court (Tribunal de Execução de Penas or TEP) following their initial nine-year prison sentences.
The Foreigners and Borders Service (Serviço de Estrangeiros e Fronteiras or SEF) was a police agency responsible for border control and immigration management until it was abolished in October 2023. Its functions were transferred to other entities, such as the Agency for Integration, Migration and Asylum (Agência para a Integração, Migrações e Asilo or AIMA) and the police forces, following a restructuring intended to separate administrative services from security enforcement.
Works will take place over at least four months.
A 44-year-old man was sentenced to a single prison term of 20 and a half years. According to the judgment, a 43-year-old defendant was sentenced to a single prison term of 12 years.
The Évora Court today sentenced one man to 20 and a half years in prison and another to 12 years in prison for robberies and kidnappings at bank branches in various locations across the country.
The case involved the practice of bank robberies using replica firearms, holding customers hostage and stealing over half a million euros.
A 44-year-old man was sentenced to a single prison term of 20 and a half years. According to the judgment, a 43-year-old defendant was sentenced to a single prison term of 12 years.
The case involved the practice of bank robberies using replica firearms, holding customers hostage and stealing over half a million euros.
Twelve contracts were signed this Monday in Évora, joining 10 already concluded in Porto. The programme has a total budget of 30 million and remains open for applications.
12,350 doses of drugs were seized, of which 8,192 were hashish, 3,898 were cocaine, 164 were ecstasy, and 96 were cannabis.
The association dedicated to promoting dried fruits is organising the fifth edition of the Portugal Nuts Congress.
The management of biological waste will be the subject of discussion in a city in Portugal.
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The Portuguese national tourism authority has provided 3.9 million euros in funding to support 12 different tourism-related projects.
The project also plans to “modernise research infrastructure and apply precision agriculture, remote sensing and intelligent monitoring systems”.
The Pro-Évora group alluded to the lack of management and detailed safeguard plans, a dedicated office for the historic centre, and any impact assessment of the planned photovoltaic power plants.
The PSP identified a network dedicated to selling narcotics via social media, which, despite being based in Évora, had branches in various parts of the country.
The alleged network had “ramifications in various parts of the country, with deliveries made in person or through the sending of parcels”
The alleged network had “branches in various parts of the country, with deliveries being made in person or through the sending of parcels.”
The accident occurred this Monday near Nossa Senhora de Machede. Death was declared at the scene by the Évora emergency medical team (VMER). Eleven emergency personnel were mobilised.
A mother, her two children, and a lawyer forged a power of attorney to seize the savings and sell the property of the 84-year-old victim, who was institutionalised in a care home in the municipality of Évora.
The suspects allegedly managed to misappropriate the elderly woman's assets by using her debit card.
A friend who tried to help the young man ended up being assaulted as well.
A 77-year-old man reportedly suffered burns to his airways due to smoke inhalation and was transported to the hospital in Évora.
An expert in violence studies believes that harassment must be treated as an “expression of violence”.
The researcher from the University of Évora draws attention to the “dual way of disqualifying what victims say, due to the nature of society, which is patriarchal, sexist and disqualifies women's complaints in particular”, because “the phenomenon affects women specifically and fundamentally”.
The Minister of Environment and Energy revealed that there are now 129 Energy Space counters in the country, including the nine inaugurated this Friday in Évora, the first in the Alentejo region, which are important for improving citizens' energy literacy. “There are many [in the country], we already have 129 spaces,” indicated Minister Maria da Graça Carvalho, noting, however...
A total of 34 projects from 19 countries have been selected for the Évora_27 European Capital of Culture programme through an international open call with a budget of two million euros, it was announced today.
Projects in Aveiro, Coimbra, Leiria, Amadora, and Seixal are expected to begin injecting into the grid by 2026
The Évora Court applied the most severe coercive measure to a 54-year-old man for violence against the victim.
António Nobre has left his leadership role at the M’AR De AR hotel group restaurants, ending a connection of over 25 years. Frequently awarded at Degust'AR in Évora, the chef is now preparing for a new phase, focusing on a healthier approach to Alentejo cuisine.
