5 things that will mark the day

On the day of the Saint Anthony festivities, with Lisbon taking center stage, you should know that if you want to spend the night in Terras do Bouro to visit the Peneda-Gerês National Park, you will now have to pay tourist tax. Also in Portugal, Airbus Atlantic workers are on strike for better wages. Overseas, you can find out more about the job market in the European Union (EU) in the first quarter.

What is the job market like in the EU?

Eurostat will release data on the European Union (EU) labour market in the first quarter of this year this Friday. The EU statistics office will also publish data on industrial production and international trade in goods for April this year. The National Statistics Institute (INE) will report on the Synthetic Index of Regional Development (2023).

Tourist tax arrives at Peneda-Gerês National Park

The Municipal Council of Terras de Bouro (Braga district), a municipality located in the heart of the Peneda-Gerês National Park, will start charging a one euro tourist tax per night of overnight stay this Friday. This measure will be extended until 31 October. In the coming years, this tax will come into force on 1 May.

Airbus Atlantic workers on strike

Airbus Atlantic workers in Santo Tirso are on strike this Friday and Saturday to demand fair and decent wage increases for all, and the effective negotiation of the list of demands. This strike is called by SITE Norte – Union of Workers in the Manufacturing, Energy and Environmental Activities Industries of the North.

How the EU can improve the lives of Europeans

The meeting of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists & Democrats (S&D) Group in Lisbon ends today to discuss new ways for the European Union (EU) to improve people's lives in Portugal and across Europe.

Trial of former leader of the Super Dragões continues

This Friday , the trial of Operation Pretoriano continues at the Porto District Court, with defendants Fernando Madureira, former leader of Super Dragões, Sandra Madureira, Vítor Catão and nine other defendants. The Public Prosecutor's Office accuses them of crimes allegedly committed at a general meeting of FC Porto.