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The President of the Republic, António José Seguro, advocated today in Troia for the development of technologies that can be applied in both defence and civil society, contributing simultaneously to the country's defence and the creation of wealth.
The President of the Republic visited the world's largest exercise for unmanned systems, featuring 4,445 participants and 575 systems under test, in Troia.
Among the equipment present are underwater, surface, and aerial systems, command and control networks, and, with a growing presence in this edition, systems designed to counter drones.
A 50-year-old suspect had two large knives and four pocket knives hidden inside the vehicle.
The victim was transported to the Alentejo Litoral Hospital
At 07:20, 11 emergency personnel were on site, supported by five vehicles.
One person was seriously injured in an accident between a car and a truck and was transported to the Alentejo Litoral Hospital, explained a source from the Alentejo Litoral Sub-Regional Command.
“It's to keep wild boars and foxes away, but there's some creature there that I don't know what it is...” Near Grândola, the vegetable garden is for subsistence. D. Zélia's artistic streak emerged out of necessity and expanded. A chronicle by Miguel Calado Lopes
Environmental association Quercus has called on the government and Portuguese Environment Agency APA to maintain a “firm stance” in the face of opposition from property developer Coporgest to the revision The post Quercus calls for proper backup from authorities in dispute over access to Grândola beaches appeared first on Portugal Resident.
A force of fewer than 30 officers 'is very small for the needs and the area that must be covered,' highlights the mayor. The municipality is working on the installation of a video surveillance system.
The environmental association condemned the “intimidation strategies” used by the tourism developer Coporgest against the APA.
The group was travelling in a black vehicle.
The group was travelling in a black vehicle.
Public Prosecution Service requests two and a half years in prison for each death in the Troia shipwreck.
In the closing arguments, the Public Prosecutor requested two and a half years in prison for each of the four counts of negligent homicide for which the defendant is accused.
The case dates back to 7 April 2024.
The trial regarding the shipwreck off the coast of Troia in April 2024, which claimed the lives of four people, including an 11-year-old boy, is nearing its conclusion.
Patrícia Portela has won the 2025 Grand Prize for Novel and Novella for her book 'Manual para Andar Espantada por Existir', published by Editorial Caminho, as announced on Wednesday, September 9, by the Portuguese Writers Association (APE). The book is inspired by José Gomes Ferreira's 'Aventuras de João Sem Medo'. The jury praised the work for its complex and surprising structure, noting its ability to blend diverse literary traditions with irony and freedom. The jury included Ana Paula Arnaut, Cândido Oliveira Martins, Helena Carvalhão Buescu, Maria de Lurdes Sampaio, and Salvato Telles de Menezes, coordinated by José Manuel de Vasconcelos. The decision was made by majority vote, with two jurors voting for Gonçalo M. Tavares' 'O Fim dos Estados Unidos da América – Epopeia'. The APE prize, worth 15,000 euros, is sponsored by the DGLAB, the Grândola City Council, the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, and the Camões Institute.
The infrastructure strengthens the regional power grid, improves service quality, and creates response capacity for neighbouring municipalities, while also keeping pace with expected consumption growth.
“Manual para andar espantada por existir” (Manual for being amazed to exist) wins the 2025 Grand Prize for Novel and Novella by author Patrícia Portela. The prize has a monetary value of 15,000 euros.
The investment will allow for the creation of “backup power supply capacity for the municipalities of Alcácer do Sal and Santiago do Cacém”, also in the Setúbal district.
A total of 25 national companies, among 130 from various nationalities, are testing their technology in an operational environment with the Portuguese Navy as part of REPMUS 2026, an operational exercise taking place in Troia involving the NATO Joint Capability Group Maritime Unmanned Systems and the European Defence Agency. The exercise runs until...
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The world's largest unmanned vehicle exercise begins this Monday and is organised by the Portuguese Navy.
During a visit to Grândola, José Luís Carneiro responded to Montenegro and once again accused the Government of failing to resolve cost-of-living issues.
The PCP secretary-general recalled that “the hit of this summer” was when the head of Government “said that [the country] was going to join REN and that electricity prices were going to fall”.
The judoka returned to competition after a serious left knee injury. Additionally, the PS secretary-general accuses the prime minister of whitewashing the chaos in the national secondary school exams.
