Guides
Taking a Dog or Cat on Public Transport in Portugal
When your dog or cat can ride Portuguese trains, metros, buses, and trams, what carrier, lead, and muzzle it needs, and what its ticket costs.
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Health
Portugal's Health Inspectorate Logged 224 Workplace Harassment Cases Since 2017, and Confirmed Only Three
IGAS's report on harassment in the public health service finds cases rising every year since 2021, mostly about bullying in hospitals, and 106 complaints not confirmed.
Sintra
Dogs Return to the Palace Gardens of Sintra and Queluz on Sunday After More Than a Century, One Per Person on a Free Ticket
From 4 October dogs may enter the gardens of the National Palaces of Sintra and Queluz and the Capuchos Convent. Pena Park and Cabo da Roca stay closed to them.
Water
Viseu Agrees a 40-Year Water Deal to Replace the Ageing Fagilde Dam, but Its Municipal Assembly Must Still Approve It
Viseu has agreed to hand its bulk water supply to Águas do Douro e Paiva for 40 years, with a larger Fagilde dam, a new treatment plant and a link to the Douro. SIC puts the investment at almost 200 million euros.
SNS
The SNS Anti-Fraud Commission Has Sent Procurement Cases to Prosecutors, but Eight Months In It Has Given No Numbers
Judge Carlos Alexandre says the commission has referred public-procurement cases to prosecutors and the Court of Auditors and flagged anomalous prescribing, without saying how many cases or how much money.
Immigration
Police Officers Treated Overstaying as a Crime, the Ombudsman's Inspectors Report, and the PSP Says 500 Have Since Been Retrained
Irregular stay in Portugal is an administrative offence punished with a fine, not a crime. The Ombudsman's anti-torture inspectors found officers in Beja who thought otherwise, and handcuffs to match.
Spain
Riding a Motorbike Into Spain? Gloves, Closed Shoes and a Reflective Vest Became Compulsory on 1 October
Spain's revised traffic regulations took effect on Thursday. They also let motorcyclists use the hard shoulder in jams, change how drivers overtake cyclists, and set a minimum age of 15 for e-scooters.