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Firefighters continue to battle a wildfire which has raged on the Portuguese Island of Madeira for a week and threatens a UNESCO-listed forest. The country has not seen a fire of this scale since 2017, when it recorded its deadliest blazes. Since then, the number of forest fires has gone down by more than half, mainly thanks to a prevention awareness campaign. Tiago Oliveira, president of the Agency for the Integrated Management of Rural Fires (AGIF), says work began after the events of 2017. “The Portuguese society was very traumatised by the fires and in the first year of the campaign in 201...
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Two European Union firefighting aircraft arrived on the Portuguese Island of Madeira on Thursday where firefighters continue to battle a wildfire near the district of Ribeira Brava. The planes were deployed from Spain earlier in the day after Portugal requested help on Wednesday evening under the European Union Civil Protection Mechanism. The aircraft will assist local authorities in combating the fires and provide essential aerial support in what are challenging conditions. Last week the EU activated its Copernicus satellite system at Lisbon's request, to help monitor the blaze which has rage...
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Wildfires have continued to blaze across western Turkey for a fourth straight day on Sunday, exacerbated by high winds and warm temperatures, authorities said. More than 130 fires have erupted across the country in the past week, according to Turkey’s Disaster and Emergency Management Directorate. Most have been brought under control, but eight major fires continued in a number of provinces including Izmir, Aydin, Manisa, Karabuk and Bolu. Thousands of firefighters were tackling the blazes on land and from the air, with dozens of aircraft and hundreds of vehicles aiding in the emergency respon...
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YouTube shut down the far-right Portuguese ultranationalist Grupo 1143's video channel after a news article highlighted its extremist content. The online video-sharing platform said on Tuesday it blocked the account for violating its policy against hate speech after a New York Times piece took a closer look at social media posts assailing immigrants and cited examples in the UK, Portugal, and other countries where the "vitriolic language is now spilling onto the streets.” Grupo 1143 is led by Mario Machado, a neo-Nazi activist whose anti-Islam and anti-migrant campaigns have been gaining atten...
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While it's true that culture can 'happen' organically, usually over a long period of time, it's also the case that ensuring powerful entities - indeed 'actors' in the non-theatrical sense - understand its transformative force, takes some serious behind-the-scenes work. And with the #culture2030goal concentrating attempts to place culture and its myriad subsets at the heart of development planning across the globe, these initiatives are ramping up. Euronews Culture travelled to Braga to meet one man whose mayoral efforts over more than a decade represents the struggle to show how vital culture ...
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Portugal's Directorate-General for Consumer Affairs (DGC) on Wednesday announced its intention to fine three companies for using the national flag to sell alcohol. The firms in question, who were in breach of the advertising code, may face fines between €2,493.98 and €24,939.89. During an investigation carried out between 8 and 15 July, a period that coincided with the last round of the Euros football competition, the DGC analysed 232 adverts for alcohol. These adverts were published on 53 websites and social networks, including Facebook and Instagram, and a total of 20 companies were surveyed...
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Vasco Vilaça and Melanie Santos developed gastrointestinal infections after swimming in the Seine River on 5 August during their triathlon competition at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Vilaça's symptoms are stronger than his female counterpart, according to the Portuguese Olympic Committee (COP). "His clinical condition is stable and the COP health team is taking all measures to monitor and provide conservative treatment for the athlete in the Olympic Village," stated the COP's statement published on 7 August. The COP added: "Over the last few days, athlete Melanie Santos has also developed sim...
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Young people in Portugal up to the age of 35 will soon be able to use a state guarantee to obtain a 100% mortgage when buying their first home. The new measure is an addition to others designed by the government, such as the exemption from a municipal tax on the transfer of property and stamp duty, and is intended to help young people who struggle to enter the property market. The law establishing the conditions for implementing this measure was published on 10 July, but its practical application is still dependent on its regulation, which should happen within 60 days. Young people will be cov...
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Doctors in Portugal have gone on a two-day strike for better pay and working conditions. The strike, which began on Tuesday and continues until midnight on Wednesday, has attracted 70% support. Surgeries and consultations have been cancelled in various parts of the country, according to the National Federation of Doctors (FNAM), which called the doctors' strike. "It is quite a large number, and it represents the revolt that the doctors are feeling," said Joana Bordalo e Sa, the FNAM president. The union accuses the government of intransigence and inflexibility since the Ministry of Health has ...
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Wildfires brought on by high temperatures in Europe are continuing to burn across Europe, with widespread blazes being fought in Portugal, North Macedonia and Bulgaria. In Portugal, a least 14 people, including 11 firefighters, have been taken to hospital to be checked for smoke inhalation after a fire broke out in a town near the Portuguese capital of Lisbon. According to local media, the fire started just afternoon but was brought under control within a few hours. More than 300 firefighters were deployed to the area along with 93 vehicles and eight water-dropping aircraft. An equestrian cent...
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