Um violento despiste de um veículo ligeiro comercial na A13 provocou, na tarde desta sexta-feira, uma vítima mortal e um ferido ligeiro, na freguesia de Casais, concelho de Tomar. O alerta foi dado por volta das 15h20, tendo o acidente ocorrido ao quilómetro 138,942, no sentido Norte-Sul, nas proximidades da barragem do Carril e antes da saída para Tomar e para o IC9.
Segundo os dados recolhidos junto das autoridades e dos serviços de socorro, a vítima mortal é um homem de 50 anos, cujo óbito foi declarado no próprio local do acidente. Do mesmo despiste resultou ainda um ferido ligeiro, um jovem de 20 anos, que após ser assistido pelas equipas de emergência foi transportado para o Hospital de Abrantes.
Nas operações de socorro estiveram envolvidos 12 operacionais, apoiados por cinco viaturas, entre as quais a Viatura Médica de Emergência e Reanimação (VMER) do Médio Tejo e elementos da Guarda Nacional Republicana (GNR), que tomaram conta da ocorrência e procederam à regularização do trânsito.
Data: 7 de agosto de 2026 Por: Dino Frazão
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Um homem de 40 anos morreu na manhã desta sexta-feira na sequência de uma violenta colisão rodoviária ocorrida na Estrada Nacional 103, junto ao cruzamento do Alto da Forca, na cidade de Chaves.
De acordo com as informações apuradas, o acidente envolveu duas motas e um veículo comercial de distribuição de materiais. Segundo o Canal Ntv, os dois motociclistas circulavam no sentido Chaves–Curalha quando foram abalroados pelo veículo comercial, que seguia em sentido contrário.
Um dos motociclistas, de 40 anos, teve morte imediata, tendo o óbito sido declarado no local pela equipa da Viatura Médica de Emergência e Reanimação (VMER) do Hospital de Chaves. O segundo condutor da mota sofreu ferimentos de pouca gravidade, tendo recebido assistência no local e seguido depois para o hospital de Chaves.
Para a ocorrência, com o alerta a ser dado às 10:20, foram mobilizados os Bombeiros Voluntários Flavienses, com 10 operacionais, apoiados por vários meios de socorro, além da VMER de Chaves.
As circunstâncias em que ocorreu a colisão estão agora a ser investigadas pela Polícia de Segurança Pública, que tomou conta da ocorrência e desenvolve diligências para apurar as causas do acidente.
A circulação na saída para Curalha esteve condicionada durante as operações de socorro, remoção dos veículos e realização das perícias necessárias.
Data: 7 de agosto de 2026 Por: Dino Frazão
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Os preços dos combustíveis vão registar uma descida acentuada na próxima semana, entre os dias 10 e 16 de agosto de 2026.
Segundo Contas poupança, a gasolina vai sofrer uma redução de 12,5 cêntimos por litro, enquanto o gasóleo terá uma descida de 12 cêntimos por litro.
Esta queda expressiva nos valores traz um alívio considerável para o bolso dos condutores portugueses na hora de abastecer. Se não tem urgência em atestar o depósito, o ideal será aguardar pela entrada em vigor das novas tarifas a partir de segunda-feira.
Por: Dino Frazão Data: 7 de agosto de 2026
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A Almagem, Associação de Defesa do Património Cultural e Ambiental do Algarve, convida toda a comunidade a participar na Jornada “Pensar o Território” – um dia dedicado à partilha de ideias, ao diálogo e à construção de soluções para um concelho mais resiliente, atrativo e sustentável.
Jornada “Pensar o Território I em 21 de agosto (Monchique)
Este será um dia de reflexão para “Pensar o Território” de Monchique.
» Manhã | Conhecer o território Objetivos: observação direta de casos de boas práticas no território; reflexão pessoal sobre a relevância, ligação ao local e o impacto destes projetos no futuro. Resultados: recolha e partilha, num painel, de contributos pessoais que permitam identificar valores comuns do território.
» Tarde | Pensar o território Objetivo: recolher ideias concretas de ações a aplicar no território, com foco na dinamização da economia e sustentabilidade. Aumentar o sentimento de compromisso pessoal e institucional. Resultados: documento que regista algumas destas ações, selecionadas de acordo com o grau de importância identificado pelos participantes na ação.
» Final da jornada l Produção do “Manifesto Pensar o Território”:
Um aparatoso despiste de um miniautocarro dos Transportes Urbanos de Tomar (TUT) provocou este início de tarde um morto e três feridos, no parque de estacionamento do Hospital de Tomar.
Segundo a Tomar na rede, o alerta para o acidente, ocorrido junto à entrada para as consultas externas da unidade hospitalar, foi dado às 14h38 desta terça-feira, dia 4.
O veículo de passageiros despistou-se, embateu contra uma carrinha e só imobilizou a sua marcha após colidir com a fachada do próprio hospital. Os passageiros do autocarro ficaram encarcerados no interior da viatura, enquanto o motorista conseguiu sair pelo seu próprio pé.
Do acidente resultaram quatro vítimas: uma mulher de 64 anos acabou por falecer no local, registando-se ainda dois feridos graves e um ligeiro, segundo informação do comando operacional.
Para o local do acidente foram mobilizados 16 operacionais de socorro, apoiados por sete viaturas.
Por: Dino Frazão Data: 4 de Agosto de 2026
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Hanoi (dpa) – Vietnam and the European Union on Thursday upgraded ties to a comprehensive strategic partnership, Vietnam’s highest diplomatic tier, amid a tumultuous period for global trade.
In a joint statement, Vietnam and EU stressed “the importance of a partnership based on common interests and shared values of peace, security, and prosperity in a rules-based international order, based on international law.”
Though US tariffs were not explicitly mentioned, at a press briefing held after meeting Vietnamese President Luong Cuong, European Council President António Costa said: “At a moment when the international rules-based order is under threat from multiple sides, we need to stand side-by-side as reliable and predictable partners.”
“Vietnam considers the EU one of its most important partners in the world and wishes to continue promoting and deepening its relationship with the EU,” Cuong said.
Cuong labelled the move a “historic milestone,” coming 35 years after Vietnam and the EU established diplomatic relations. The EU-Vietnam free trade agreement, signed in 2020, has helped drive a 40 percent increase in bilateral trade.
Vietnam is one of the EU’s largest trading partners in South-East Asia, while the EU is Vietnam’s fourth-largest trading partner. In the first 10 months of 2025, two-way trade reached nearly 61 billion Dollar (51 billion Euro), up 8.4 percent year on year.
Vietnam and the EU on Thursday also underscored the need to strengthen cooperation on peace, defence and security, and voiced support for multilateralism and respect for international law, including the UN Charter. (29 January)
Berlin (dpa) – Germany’s Greens are backing the European Union’s landmark trade deal with India, days after the party’s lawmakers in the European Parliament played a key role in challenging the bloc’s agreement with the South American Mercosur countries.
Andreas Audretsch, the party’s deputy group leader in the German parliament, said the deal with India, which was announced earlier on Tuesday, was good for businesses and workers in Germany.
In view of the “destructive rage” of US President Donald Trump, Europe must build new alliances for trade and cooperation, Audretsch argued.
The deal was finalised during an EU-India summit in New Delhi, with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi proclaiming the agreement on Tuesday.
“The EU and India make history today, deepening the partnership between the world’s biggest democracies,” von der Leyen said.
The latest agreement will not be as comprehensive as the one recently concluded between the EU and Mercosur countries Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay.
Last week, several Green lawmakers in Brussels voted in favour of referring the bloc’s deal with Mercosur to the European Court of Justice (ECJ), which could result in a substantial delay to ratification. Their votes were decisive in passing the motion, prompting severe criticism for the party in Germany, whose export-led economy stands to benefit from the boost to trade.
In a paper, the Green leadership has said that Germany needs “new economic partnerships” to diversify foreign trade. “That is why it is important to provisionally apply the agreement with the Mercosur countries and then ratify it,” the paper continued. (January 27)
Davos, Switzerland (dpa) – German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has blasted the European Parliament for referring the contested EU free trade deal with four countries from the South American Mercosur bloc to court.
“I deeply regret that the European Parliament has put another obstacle in our way,” Merz told political and business leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Thursday. “But rest assured, we will not be stopped. The Mercosur deal is fair and balanced. There is no alternative to it if we want to have higher growth in Europe.”
Merz said he expects the trade deal to be implemented “provisionally” despite the Parliament’s challenge.
The European Parliament voted on Wednesday to have the Mercosur trade deal, which was signed last week following decades of painstaking negotiations, reviewed by the European Court of Justice (ECJ).
Waiting for the court’s opinion could significantly delay the ratification process for the agreement with Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay. It is unclear how long it will take for the judges at the ECJ in Luxembourg to submit their assessment, but previous assessments took between 16 and 26 months.
The agreement, which aims to remove trade barriers and customs duties and boost the exchange of goods and services, would create one of the largest free trade zones in the world. (22 January)
European Union countries are rushing to find a joint response to threats by US President Donald Trump to impose an additional 10-percent tariff on goods from several European allies from February 1.
EU leaders are set to meet in Brussels on Thursday after Trump threatened that eight European countries would face higher tariffs until the United States secures what he described as the “complete and total purchase” of Greenland.
The US repeatedly said it wants the mineral-rich autonomous Danish territory of Greenland for “national security”, despite it already having a base on the island and long established security agreements with fellow NATO ally Denmark, which has controlled the Arctic island for about 300 years.
Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and the United Kingdom recently sent a small number of soldiers on a reconnaissance mission to Greenland as a sign of solidarity with Denmark, which is pushing back against Trump’s takeover ambitions.
“We won’t be blackmailed, and we stand together in solidarity in Europe,” said German Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil, arriving in Brussels on Monday for two days of previously planned talks with his EU counterparts. “We don’t want an escalation. We are not looking for an escalation, but we are ready if it comes,” Klingbeil said.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni – considered one of Trump’s few allies in the EU – has called the new tariff threat a “mistake”.
In a different threat scenario, Trump also ramped up his rhetoric against France on Tuesday, warning he would impose 200 percent tariffs on French wine and champagne over its intentions to decline his invitation to join his “Board of Peace” set up to oversee the rebuilding of Gaza.
French President Emmanuel Macron said at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos (Switzerland) on Tuesday: “What doesn’t make sense is to have tariffs between allies. We have to fix the war in Ukraine, we have to help the Ukrainians resist, and find a sustainable peace.”
Macron called the possibility of potentially activating the Anti-Coercion Instrument against the US “crazy” and added: “I do regret that. But this is a consequence of just unpredictability and useless aggressivity.”
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has warned Trump not to plunge transatlantic relations into a dangerous downward spiral over Greenland. “This is why the proposed additional tariffs are a mistake, especially between long-standing allies,” she said in Davos.
Arctic security can only be achieved together.
This is why the proposed additional tariffs are a mistake, especially between long-standing allies.
The EU and US have agreed to a trade deal last July.
Washington mayhem tests transatlantic alliance and post-WWII order
The leader of global rights group Amnesty International, Agnes Callamard,urged European countries Monday to stop “appeasing” Trump and to resist him and other “bullies” who she said were intent on destroying the rules-based order in place since World War II.
Since Trump’s return to the White House a year ago, he has taken “a range of decisions that have led to the demise of many rules around the world”, while Russia was destroying the system “through its aggression in Ukraine”, the human rights organisation’s secretary general told AFP in an interview in Davos.
The post-WWII order “is also being destroyed by Israel that has completely ignored international law in its genocide of Palestinians in Gaza”, she added.
Furthermore, European powers have been treading a thin line over Ukraine in recent months, relying on Washington to try to help settle the conflict but resisting terms too favourable to Moscow.
Trump meanwhile has put the transatlantic alliance to the test with threats to take over Greenland “one way or the other”, as European countries close ranks against Washington’s designs on the vast Danish autonomous territory.
In a message to Norway’s Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store, Trump said “I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace”, citing his failure to win last year’s Nobel Peace Prize despite openly coveting it. He said although peace would still be “predominant”, he could “now think about what is good and proper for the United States of America”.
Store said in a statement: “I have clearly explained, including to President Trump, what is well known – the prize is awarded by an independent Nobel Committee”, not the Norwegian government.
Danish soldiers disembark at the port of Nuuk. Photo: Mads Claus Rasmussen/Ritzau Scanpix Photo/AP/dpa
NATO ramps up Greenland presence amid search for unity
Amid the global tensions, Denmark is proposing that NATO start surveillance operations in Greenland, with the support of the Arctic island, Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen said Monday after meeting NATO’s chief Mark Rutte. The precise details of the proposal and the response from Rutteremain unknown.
While a number of NATO allies have sent troops to Greenland or have announced plans to do so despite the risk of additional US tariffs being imposed on them, others remain reluctant and divided over the move.
Belgium is sending a liaison officer to Greenland. Despite this decision, the country was not included on Trump’s list of sanctioned countries on Saturday. “But there is no guarantee that this will not be the case in the future and we must show solidarity with our colleagues”, Foreign minister Maxime Prévot said. He called the American measures “incomprehensible and unnecessarily hostile”.
Likewise, Slovenia on Saturday announced it would deploy two Armed Forces officers to Greenland to take part in the planning and implementation of the Danish-led international military exercise Arctic Endurance.
Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk – whose country is a staunch NATO ally with the highest defence expenditure as a share of gross domestic product (GDP) in the EU – already said last week the country was “not planning to send Polish soldiers to Greenland”.
Contrary to false claims on social media that Germany had sent warships to Greenland, the country did send 15 soldiers to the island for a reconnaissance mission. The troops however left Greenland on Sunday after the mission was completed on schedule, according to the Ministry of Defence.
Spain has not announced plans to participate in the mission in Greenland. Defence Minister Margarita Robles however said recently that the country could join the group in the future.
At the same time, some NATO allies are still navigating how the Greenland dispute plays out in their domestic political debates.
Asked on Monday whether the government of the Czech Republic supports Greenland, Prime Minister Andrej Babiš said he could not give a clear answer. He added that the United States is the leader of NATO and that conflicts are counterproductive. “We definitely prefer that an agreement be reached within the alliance. It would be very unfortunate if there were to be any conflicts,” Babiš said.
In Bulgaria, political reactions are mixed. The outgoing government has not issued a position on the recent developments around Greenland, but reactions from parliament have begun to emerge.
On the one hand, the leader of Continue the Change – a party affiliated at European level with Renew Europe – Assen Vassilev, said that every country should have the right to determine its own future, rather than having its choices dictated by external powers.
On the other hand, Revival (Vazrazhdane) – whose MEPs sit with the Europe of Sovereign Nations Group in the European Parliament – backs the US claims over Greenland. Party leader Kostadin Kostadinov reiterated the party’s call for Bulgaria to withdraw from NATO and argued that tensions between Washington and Copenhagen expose deeper structural problems within both NATO and the European Union.
Slovakia’s Foreign Minister Juraj Blanár said “Slovakia considers Greenland to be part of Denmark”. He rejected tariff battles between states: “We prefer diplomacy and peace, not tension or fighting,” he said.
EU “trade bazooka” on standby
EU leaders will meet in Brussels on Thursday to discuss a coordinated response to the prospect of US tariffs – with its most powerful trade tool on the table.
The Anti-Coercion Instrument, a mechanism adopted in 2023, that can be used in cases of economic coercion when a non-EU country attempts to pressure the bloc or one of its 27 members into making a decision through trade restrictions.
Such practices “unduly interfere with the legitimate sovereign choices of the European Union and its member states”, the European Commission says on its website.
France had signalled its intention to request the activation of the instrument after Trump announced on Saturday that he would impose additional tariffs on the eight NATO allies.
To apply the instrument, the European Commission first has to examine whether economic coercion is present in the case. EU countries must then back the Commission’s conclusion, before the EU’s executive arm ideally enters into talks with the country. If these are unsuccessful, the EU can impose countermeasures.
Retaliatory measures under the ACI however are only a last resort and must be proportionate. Using it against the United States would be ”the very first time” the EU has ever applied the tool, Macron recalled in Davos on Tuesday.
Should the ACI be applied over Trump’s latest trade threats, retaliatory tariffs on imports of US goods are likely. The EU-US tariff agreement concluded in July could also be put on hold.
Under discussion is also the possibility of imposing additional tariffs on a list of goods with a total trade volume of 93 billion Euro (108 billion Dollar), including industrial and agricultural goods such as motorcycles, beef, whiskey and citrus fruits.
This article is an ENR Key Story. The content is based on information published by ENR participating agencies.
Growing popularity of electric vehicles (EVs) from China is causing headaches for European carmakers – and for Brussels, with national governments clamouring for protection for their national champions.
The European Commission, which is in charge of trade policies for the bloc, has to square the circle between avoiding a trade war and injecting some life into the idling economy.
In one recent step the EU is attempting to introduce minimum prices for Chinese made EVs to offset subsidies instead of slapping on more tariffs.
The EU in 2024 had introduced tariffs of up to 35.3 percent on EVs imported from China after an anti-subsidy probe concluded that the country’s support undercut European automakers. Manufacturers in China benefit from unfair subsidies that give them a significant advantage in the European market. Since then, the two sides have been engaged in talks to find other solutions.
How cheap is too cheap?
Under new guidelines published by the Commission last week, companies can commit to setting minimum prices for vehicles exported to the European Union in order to avoid the price surcharges. In addition, in the case of a corresponding offer, commitments to invest in the EU or to limit exports would be positively taken into account.
Such offers would be assessed objectively and fairly by the Commission, according to the new guidelines. A prerequisite for acceptance is that the measures eliminate the damaging effects of subsidies and have an effect equivalent to the tariffs.
The published document was “intended to provide guidance to Chinese exporters who may be considering submitting price undertaking offers for exports of battery electric vehicles to the EU, which are currently subject to countervailing duties,” Commission spokesman Olof Gill said.
He said that at present, the Commission has received one price undertaking offer, without specifying which company or for which model. He added that the Commission is ready to consider other proposals, provided that they “adequately address the unfair competitive advantage” and demonstrate that they are “feasible in practice”.
Leading German automotive expert Ferdinand Dudenhöffer, head of the private institute Center Automotive Research (CAR), was sceptical of the effects of the minimum prices could have on competition.
According to EU calculations, manufacturers in China benefit from unfair subsidies that give them a price advantage of around 20 percent on the European market. For this reason, tariffs ranging from 7.8 to 35.3 percent were imposed from 2024, depending on the manufacturer. German and US companies that manufacture in China are also affected. In retaliation, China imposed special tariffs on EU goods such as spirits, pork, and dairy products.
According to CAR, Chinese manufacturers sell their models in the EU at an average markup of 118 percent on top of the domestic price. “Given the current price level in Europe, there should still be significant scope for Chinese manufacturers to reduce prices,” said Dudenhöffer.
Pressure from all sides
According to the latest report by the EU research agency Eurofound, the automotive industry in the EU directly employs around 6 million workers and another 6 million in related sectors.
Since 2019, the pace of job losses in the sector has clearly accelerated. In 2024 alone and at the beginning of 2025, layoffs announced by European companies affected around 100,000 jobs.
The largest employment losses have been recorded in countries with a strong presence of Europe’s biggest car manufacturers. In France, a structural decline is feared, while since 2019 job cuts have also affected Germany, Italy, and, to a lesser extent, Spain. Central and Eastern European countries – Czechia, Hungary, Poland, Romania, and Slovakia – are facing the relocation of production outside the EU to countries with lower labor costs.
This is happening because sales of cars originating from China, including electric vehicles (EVs), are increasing in the EU. In practice, some of these cars on EU markets are not only models of Chinese brands but also vehicles produced in China for Western brands.
ARCHIVE – November 20, 2025, Saxony, Leipzig: A Volkswagen electric vehicle is charging at a charging station using a yellow cable. Photo: Jan Woitas/dpa
German auto angst
Germany, for many years a global carmaking powerhouse, is facing a dilemma. Demand for EVs is rising, but it is not just the battery powered Volkswagens or BMWs customers are flocking to – and the long-term outlook is dire.
Electric vehicle sales rebounded strongly in Germany in 2025, according to official data from early January this year, with Chinese manufacturers making inroads from a low base in the EU’s largest economy despite tariffs.
EV sales rose 43.2 percent last year to 545,142 in total, the KBA federal transport authority said, representing 19.1 percent of all new cars sold.
Chinese EV giant BYD – which last year overtook Elon Musk’s Tesla to become the worlds largest electric carmaker – saw its German sales rise over 700 percent to more than 23,000 cars, giving it 0.8 percent of the overall auto market.
“International vehicle manufacturers with affordable battery electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids have contributed disproportionately to growth in these segments,” said Imelda Labbé, head of the VDIK foreign carmakers’ lobby in Germany.
The rise in EV sales last year comes after a fall of almost 30 percent in 2024 following the withdrawal of government subsidies, and Germany’s electric car market is still smaller than optimists had hoped for. After the decline in the market in 2024, the government said in December it would introduce subsidies again.
Some motorists will be able to benefit from 5,000 Euro for the purchase of new EVs or hybrids so long as their components are largely made in Germany. But industry figures say that better charging infrastructure and cheaper power would be needed to really boost EVs and warned that the planned subsidy would have limited impact.
On the other hand, German carmakers have been reporting strong declines in vehicle sales in China. Volkswagen said in January its sales dropped by 8 percent in 2025 year-on-year, as it was facing intense competition on the Chinese market from local producers. Mercedes-Benz reported a 19 percent decline in sales for the year, while BMW sold 12,5 percent fewer cars in China.
German manufacturers like Mercedes or VW sell about 30 percent of their cars on the Chinese market.
The tug-of-war affects not just major players, but the automotive sector across the continent.
Bulgaria for example is not a major car producer, but it is increasingly important as a supplier of automotive components to European manufacturers. The sector has grown into one of the country’s strongest industrial branches, generating close to 11 billion Euro in annual turnover, according to business media and industry analyses.
This means that it is indirectly exposed to the EU-China trade dispute over electric vehicles: weaker competitiveness of European carmakers could reduce orders for Bulgarian suppliers, while a recovery in EV sales in core markets such as Germany would have the opposite effect.
At the same time, Chinese manufacturers are not only exporting cars to Europe but are also expanding production and partnerships within the EU, with Bulgaria being increasingly part of China’s automotive strategy in Southeast Europe according to analysts.
For Bulgaria, this creates a mixed impact: EU trade measures may protect European carmakers, but Chinese localization in Europe could also open new opportunities for Bulgarian suppliers.
Dudenhöffer expects the sector to shrink in the next years in Germany and Europe, as manufacturers shift their production to the US or Asia, he said in his market forecast for 2026.
“Growth is taking place in Asia, and Asian car manufacturers (Japan, Korea, China) are increasingly dominating the car business.”
Ferdinand Dudenhöffer, German Automotive Expert
Fading from Green to Petrol
And then there are of course the EU’s green policies: The EU in December rolled back a 2035 ban on new petrol and diesel cars seen as a milestone in the fight against climate change, as the bloc pivots to bolstering its crisis-hit auto sector.
Under proposals slammed by green groups as an act of “self-sabotage”, carmakers will have to cut exhaust emissions from new vehicles by 90 percent from 2021 levels – down from an envisaged 100 percent.
This means that in practice automakers will still be able to sell a limited number of polluting vehicles – from plug-in hybrids to diesel cars – beyond 2035, provided the resulting emissions are “compensated” in various ways.
The EU’s Industry Commissioner, Stéphane Séjourné, insisted the bloc’s green ambitions stood intact as he put forward a plan billed as a “lifeline” for Europe’s auto industry.
The combustion-engine ban was hailed as a major win in the climate fight and a key tool to drive investments in electrification when adopted in 2023.
The compromise plan was slammed by both environmentalists and industry groups.
While the EU had recognised that remaining open to different technologies was important, its proposal was “fraught with so many obstacles it threatens to remain ineffective in practice”, the president of the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA), Hildegard Müller, said. “In times of increasing international competition, in times when European economic power is crucial, this overall package from Brussels is disastrous.”
The future of German car manufacturers – and by extension automakers in other EU member states – is closely linked to the Chinese market.
According to Dudenhöffer, they must develop and build electric cars “in China for China”. In this context, he criticised the softening of the combustion engine phase-out. He said it was not possible to disconnect from developments, but that it is necessary to face competition in the tough Chinese market. “If you’re not in China, you’re not in the car business.”
This article is an ENR Key Story. The content is based on information published by ENR participating agencies.
“Depois do sucesso das edições anteriores, que reuniram milhares de visitantes e dezenas de parceiros, o Existir Summer regressa em 2026 com um programa renovado e a mesma missão: transformar momentos de convívio em oportunidades para apoiar quem mais precisa.”
Nos dias 14 e 15 de agosto de 2026, o Largo do Salão de Festas de Loulé volta a receber um dos eventos solidários mais aguardados do verão algarvio. A Existir – Associação para a Intervenção e Reabilitação de Populações Deficientes e Desfavorecidas promove mais uma edição do Existir Summer, uma iniciativa que une música, animação, gastronomia e responsabilidade social, proporcionando dois dias de convívio, partilha e alegria para toda a comunidade.
Com entrada livre, o evento decorrerá entre as 19h00 e a 01h00, convidando famílias, visitantes e turistas a viver uma experiência onde a diversão se alia à solidariedade. Mais do que um evento de verão, o Existir Summer é uma iniciativa que pretende sensibilizar a comunidade para a importância da inclusão e apoiar o trabalho diário desenvolvido pela Associação Existir na promoção da autonomia, da dignidade e da qualidade de vida das pessoas com deficiência e das suas famílias.
Um cartaz pensado para todas as gerações
A edição de 2026 apresenta um programa musical diversificado, reunindo artistas que prometem proporcionar duas noites memoráveis.
14 de agosto
Ruben Filipe
“Obrigado Marco Paulo”, espetáculo de homenagem interpretado por Luís Guilherme
15 de agosto
Melissa Simplício
Nuno & Soraia
Ao longo das duas noites, os visitantes poderão ainda desfrutar de uma ampla zona de comes e bebes, ideal para reunir familiares e amigos, bem como de um espaço dedicado aos mais pequenos, com várias atividades e momentos de diversão, tornando o Existir Summer um evento pensado para todas as idades.
Muito mais do que um evento
O Existir Summer nasceu com um objetivo muito claro: unir a comunidade em torno de uma causa solidária. Todas as receitas obtidas durante o evento revertem integralmente para o desenvolvimento das respostas sociais da Associação Existir, contribuindo para a continuidade dos projetos, atividades e serviços prestados diariamente aos seus utentes.
Ao longo das últimas edições, o Existir Summer afirmou-se como uma referência no calendário de verão do concelho de Loulé, reunindo milhares de visitantes, parceiros, voluntários e entidades que acreditam que a inclusão se constrói através da participação de todos.
Um violento acidente de viação ocorrido na variante da EN213, junto à localidade de Lilela, no concelho de Valpaços, resultou na morte de um homem de 89 anos e provocou ferimentos graves em seis pessoas, entre as quais quatro crianças com idades compreendidas entre os 3 e os 15 anos.
A colisão frontal envolveu duas viaturas ligeiras num troço em reta da via que liga Mirandela a Valpaços. O alerta para a ocorrência foi dado às 17h02. À chegada dos meios de emergência, o condutor de 89 anos encontrava-se em paragem cardiorrespiratória, tendo o óbito sido declarado no local pelo médico do helicóptero do INEM.
Na outra viatura envolvida no sinistro seguiam seis pessoas, todas com ferimentos considerados graves, segundo o comandante dos bombeiros de Mirandela, Luís Soares. Os feridos são dois adultos — um homem de 55 anos e uma mulher de 38 — e quatro menores.
Dada a gravidade da situação, a criança de 3 anos foi helitransportada para o Hospital de São João, no Porto. Os restantes cinco feridos graves foram transportados de ambulância para o Hospital de Vila Real.
As causas que deram origem à colisão são ainda desconhecidas e estão sob investigação do Núcleo de Investigação Criminal de Acidentes de Viação (NICAV) da GNR. No local estiveram em operações de socorro 28 operacionais apoiados por 10 viaturas — entre as quais uma ambulância de Suporte Imediato de Vida (SIV) — e o helicóptero do INEM sediado em Macedo de Cavaleiros.
Por: Dino Frazão Data: 3 de agosto de 2026
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Um grave acidente de viação marcou o final da tarde deste domingo, 2 de agosto, na Estrada Nacional 368, que liga Alpiarça à Tapada. O despiste, seguido de capotamento de uma carrinha, resultou num ferido grave. O alerta para a ocorrência foi dado às 18h30.
Segundo o Subcomando Regional da Proteção Civil da Lezíria do Tejo, a vítima grave é um jovem com cerca de 25 anos que seguia no lugar do passageiro. Devido à violência do impacto e do capotamento, o homem acabou por ser expelido da viatura. Após receber os primeiros socorros no local, foi transportado para o Hospital Distrital de Santarém. O helicóptero do INEM de Évora chegou a ser mobilizado para o local do acidente, mas acabou por ser desmobilizado.
Por sua vez, o condutor da carrinha saiu ileso do acidente, tendo sido assistido no local pelas equipas de socorro e dispensado assistência hospitalar.
Nas operações de socorro estiveram empenhados 20 operacionais dos Bombeiros Municipais de Alpiarça e dos Bombeiros Voluntários de Almeirim, apoiados por sete viaturas.
A Guarda Nacional Republicana (GNR) esteve no local, tomou conta da ocorrência e encontra-se agora a investigar as causas que estiveram na origem deste despiste.
Uma colisão grave entre um veículo pesado de mercadorias e um motociclo, ocorrida na tarde deste domingo na Ponte 25 de Abril, em Lisboa, resultou numa vítima mortal. O trágico acidente está a causar o corte total da circulação rodoviária no sentido Sul-Norte (Setúbal-Lisboa).
O alerta para a ocorrência foi dado por volta das 16h20. Segundo as informações disponíveis, a vítima mortal é o condutor do motociclo, que viajava sozinho e cujo óbito acabou por ser declarado no próprio local do acidente.
O trânsito encontra-se completamente bloqueado no sentido Setúbal-Lisboa para permitir os trabalhos de socorro, a remoção dos veículos e a peritagem do acidente, não havendo ainda previsão para a reabertura das vias. Recomenda-se aos automobilistas a utilização de vias alternativas, como a Ponte Vasco da Gama, para a entrada na capital.
João Máximo, sargento da Guarda Nacional Republicana (GNR) e presidente do grupo Motards D’El Rey, de Trancoso, morreu na noite de ontem na sequência de um despiste de motociclo ocorrido na zona de Sernancelhe, segundo o Diário de Viseu.
O motociclista, de 48 anos, seguia de Penedono — onde tinha estado numa concentração motard — em direção a Trancoso quando, por razões ainda por apurar, sofreu o acidente na zona de Sernancelhe. O alerta foi dado perto das 21h00.
A vítima foi assistida no local e transportada para o Serviço de Urgência Básica (SUB) de Moimenta da Beira, onde o óbito acabou por ser declarado.
Muito conhecido na região, João Máximo era sargento da GNR na cidade da Guarda e presidia aos Motards D’El Rey, grupo motard sediado em Trancoso. As circunstâncias do acidente estão a ser investigadas pelas autoridades.
Por: Dino Frazão 02 de Agosto de 2026
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No próximo dia 8 de agosto de 2026, sábado, pelas 16h00, terá lugar, na FNAC Algarve Shopping, a apresentação do livro «Política Explicada aos Mais Novos», da autoria de João Carlos Martins Durão.
Dirigida especialmente às crianças, aos jovens, às famílias e à comunidade educativa, esta obra procura explicar, de forma simples e acessível, conceitos relacionados com a política, a democracia, as instituições, as eleições e a participação cívica.
O livro pretende contribuir para o aumento da literacia política entre as gerações mais jovens, despertando a sua curiosidade e ajudando-as a compreender que a política faz parte do seu quotidiano e do futuro da sociedade.
A apresentação será também um momento de conversa e reflexão sobre a importância de aproximar os mais novos da democracia e de os incentivar a tornarem-se cidadãos informados, responsáveis e participativos.
Um acidente rodoviário grave provocou uma vítima mortal, na tarde deste sábado, 1 de agosto, na Estrada Nacional 5 (EN5), no concelho de Palmela.
O sinistro, classificado como uma colisão rodoviária, ocorreu pelas 15h19 ao quilómetro 17,836 da EN5, no troço que liga Rio Frio ao Poceirão, mais concretamente na zona de Forninho, na União das Freguesias de Poceirão e Marateca. Devido à gravidade da ocorrência e para permitir os trabalhos das equipas de emergência, a estrada esteve totalmente cortada ao trânsito.
Para o local foram mobilizados de imediato os meios de socorro da Península de Setúbal. Segundo as informações operacionais, o teatro de operações contou com a intervenção de 9 operacionais, apoiados por 4 viaturas, maioritariamente dos corpos de bombeiros.
O tráfego na zona permanece interrompido por tempo indeterminado enquanto decorrem os procedimentos habituais e a limpeza da via, recomendando-se aos condutores a máxima precaução e a utilização de rotas alternativas.
Por: Dino Frazão Site: OSMONHACAS.COM Data: 1 de agosto de 2026
Uma colisão frontal entre duas viaturas ligeiras de passageiros provocou três feridos, este sábado, 1 de agosto, na Estrada Nacional 109 (EN109), na localidade de Seixo de Mira, no concelho de Mira.
O sinistro ocorreu ao quilómetro 79,555, logo a seguir à rotunda que dá acesso à zona industrial de Mira, no sentido Mira. Devido à gravidade da ocorrência e para permitir as operações de socorro e limpeza da via, o trânsito esteve totalmente cortado nos dois sentidos.
O acidente mobilizou de imediato vários meios de socorro para o local. Segundo as informações recolhidas, o alerta ativou um total de 15 operacionais, apoiados por 6 viaturas, maioritariamente dos corpos de bombeiros da região.
À chegada ao teatro de operações, as equipas de emergência encontraram três vítimas: dois homens, com idades compreendidas entre os 49 e os 70 anos, e uma mulher também de 70 anos. Todos receberam assistência médica e, até ao momento, o tráfego na zona permanece congestionado, pelo que se recomenda aos automobilistas a escolha de caminhos alternativos.
Por: Dino Frazão Site: OSMONHACAS.COM Data: 1 de agosto de 2026
Um ferido ligeiro é o resultado de um acidente ocorrido na manhã deste sábado, pouco depois das 7h00, no IC2, ao quilómetro 191,8, no sentido Norte-Sul, entre a Pedrulha e Coimbra.
O alerta foi dado às 7h29 e tratou-se de um despiste que envolveu duas viaturas. Segundo o Diário de Coimbra, um dos veículos ficou tombado lateralmente a ocupar as duas vias de rodagem, enquanto a outra viatura ficou imobilizada na berma com danos significativos.
À chegada das equipas de socorro, o condutor da viatura tombada — um jovem de 26 anos — já se encontrava no exterior do veículo. A vítima sofreu ferimentos ligeiros e foi encaminhada para os Hospitais da Universidade de Coimbra por uma ambulância da Cruz Vermelha.
Devido ao aparato do acidente e para garantir a segurança das operações de socorro, o trânsito esteve condicionado durante algum tempo, processando-se de forma lenta através da berma.
No local estiveram 18 operacionais apoiados por 6 viaturas, numa resposta que envolveu os Bombeiros Sapadores de Coimbra, os Bombeiros Voluntários de Coimbra, a PSP, a Cruz Vermelha e a VMER.
Um incêndio deflagrou na localidade de Ervões, no concelho de Valpaços, distrito de Vila Real, especificamente na zona de Cabeço (Quinta do Cabeço). O alerta inicial foi registado às 15:01 do dia 28 de julho de 2026.
De acordo com os dados mais recentes disponibilizados pela plataforma Fogos.pt, a ocorrência, que consome uma área de mato, encontra-se atualmente no estado de “Em resolução”.
Apesar da evolução favorável dos trabalhos, permanece no local um expressivo contingente de socorro para garantir a total extinção das chamas e evitar possíveis reacendimentos. Estão empenhados no teatro de operações um total de 847 operacionais, apoiados por 288 viaturas terrestres. De momento, não há registo de meios aéreos a atuar no local. Segundo fogos.pt.
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