Politics

The Environment Minister launched the public tender for the Girabolhos dam this week, reviving a project cancelled in 2016. Spanning Seia, Fornos de Algodres, Nelas and Mangualde, it aims to curb Lower Mondego floods by 2038 — but the Zero association calls it a 'false solution' and wants a fresh im

The new head of Águas de Portugal says Almada's supply crisis is a warning for the whole country: about 27% of treated water leaks from ageing pipes that are being renewed at a pace that would take 180 years, even as a €5 billion plan and EU funds inch forward.