Rights of Way over Land in Portugal
The right of passage, the landlocked plot that can force one, the twenty years of non-use that ends it, and why an invisible track is never won by long use.
The Portugal Brief
One Billion Euros for a Power Cable to Morocco, and the Case the Minister Makes for It Is the Blackout
The link goes ahead only with private or European money, Maria da Graça Carvalho said on Friday, calling it still a conversation. The justification has quietly moved from exporting clean power to restarting the grid alone after an outage.
Portugal's Environment Agencies Are About to Be Redrawn: River Basin Directorates for the APA, Central Control of Impact Assessments for the ICNF
Maria da Graça Carvalho told Lusa on Friday that the restructuring is practically ready and heading for the Council of Ministers. The first concrete detail points one way: decision-making moves from the regional offices to the centre.
Buying or Leaving a Timeshare in Portugal
The legal right of periodic habitation, the 14 days to cancel, the ban on taking your money first, and the six month notice that ends it.
Porto's Mayor Gives the Metrobus Contractor Until December and Names It as the Reason the Works Are Late
Pedro Duarte told reporters on Friday that the builder of the second phase has missed its deadlines and has not met its obligations. Metro do Porto, which is the client, has not answered questions about the new date or about money beyond the recovery plan.
Fitch Lifts Portugal to A+, and the Upgrade Came Straight From the Model With No Committee Override
The agency moved the long-term ratings up a notch on Friday evening and reset the outlook to Stable from Positive. Its own regression model produced the higher score and the committee applied no adjustment. Debt is forecast at 87 percent of GDP this year.
A Gaia Court Called Ten-Year-Old Champions League Trips Morally Censurable, Then Acquitted Everyone Charged Over Them
Eduardo Vitor Rodrigues, mayor of Vila Nova de Gaia for twelve years, was cleared of malfeasance and misappropriation over two municipally funded trips in 2015 and 2016 worth 15,800 euros. The judge called his choices censurable, then called them political.