8 May 2021 - Ed. 1627 · €1.50 IVA included. Established since 1977. This week 15,888 copies · Facebook: 74,494 followers · Web: 316,245 page views last week · www.theportugalnews.com AlgarvePortugal’s tourism National Newspaperhead in English. expects “positive” summer Portugal “European reference” in fight against Covid. P2 New plans announced for Lagoa. P6 Government accused of “enslavement of migrant workers”. P10 All languages available online. In German, Dutch, Spanish, Italian, French, Swedish, Russian, Romanian, Chinese & Turkish. As Portugal awaits the announcement of the UK “green list” for summer travel, the head of Algarve tourism has spoken of his optimism We are all One. for a “substantially better” summer this year. (Photo: © Associação Turismo do Algarve) Full story P3. 2 The Portugal News · 8 May 2021 News Portugal is a “European reference” in the fight against Covid The Minister of Internal Administration, Eduardo Cabrita, has highlighted the fact that Portugal “is seen as a European reference” in combating the Covid-19 pandemic, thanks to the “concrete measures” adopted by the Government. This is the main message. reference”, said the government of Odemira. spread of the virus have helped to pandemic across Europe”, stressed Portugal, with what it has official, in a conversation with The measures which have been in make Portugal the country “with the minister. been doing since January, is GNR officers and with the Mayor place for months to combat the the best results in responding to the “This did not happen by chance”, but seen today as a European “with a lot of work by a lot of people, in the area of health, but also in the “ area of internal security” and in other sectors, as well as due to the impor- tant “role of citizens”, he said. Above all, the “concrete measures”, which were brought in by the ANGLOPRESS Edições e Publicidade, Lda government was “what made the Copyright ©2020 Anglo Press Lda. difference”, he stressed. The Portugal News is part of the Portugal News Group established 1977. 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From Monday Publicação registada na Entidade Reguladora by Tuesday but it will be feeling although there will be intermittent out on Tuesday and the remainder it is to be mainly dry for the rest of para a Comunicação Social com o número cooler for the rest of the week sunshine and temperatures are to of the week is to be mild with only the week with temperatures now 127217 with average highs of 20 degrees remain steady with highs of 16 a slight chance of rain with average peaking at 22 degrees and drop- Estatuto Editorial: www.theportugalnews.com/ editorialguidelines and lows of 12 degrees. degrees. highs of 20 degrees. ping to lows of 15 degrees. 3 Front Page Story The Portugal News · 8 May 2021 Algarve tourism head expects N “positive” summer Daisy Sampsom As Portugal awaits the announcement of the UK “green list” for summer travel, the head of Algarve tourism has spoken of his optimism for a “substantially better” summer this year. ortugal is one of several objective of strengthening the countries which has seen destination’s notoriety, arousing FCO advice change the interest of new visitors and this week in relation to converting that interest into book- visiting this summer, hinting at ings during the coming summer Pthe possibility that the country months. could be on the green list expected Currently there are already 26 to be announced by the British promotional campaigns that are government. advancing in strategic markets for The Foreign Office is no longer the region: the United Kingdom, stating that only essential travel is France, Germany, the Netherlands, allowed for Portugal (except for the Belgium, Denmark, Italy and Swit- Azores), with similar changes also zerland. These campaigns, which being made on the advice given for represent an investment of around Israel and some Spanish and Greek €7 million, have been launched, in islands. phases since April, according to It is currently still illegal for British the lifting of travel restrictions and tourists to travel abroad for a hol- the behaviour of travellers in each iday but this is widely expected to country. change on 17 May, when the next “We are confident that this sum- stage of the UK road map is to be mer will be substantially better announced. than the year before,” says João At the time of going to press, the Fernandes, president of Turismo do “We are confident that this summer will be substantially better than the year before,” says João Fernandes, “green list” of countries that Brits Algarve. “Even though unforeseen president of Turismo do Algarve”. Photo: © Associação Turismo do Algarve are able to travel to for holidays circumstances can always arise, the was expected to be published by signs we have regarding the re- some countries, has allowed the resume most of the missed connec- there is a demand that has been the end of the week. sumption of demand from foreign Algarve to expect the arrival of tions in 2020. repressed due to the context of the Meanwhile, the Algarve tourism markets are positive. Everything more foreign tourists as of May, “The feedback we have received is pandemic. Our expectation is that, board, Turismo do Algarve, has points to the progressive restora- this has also been helped thanks to positive, with some of the part- over the next few months, the en- launched a new promotional cam- tion of free movement in Europe, airlines and tour operators working ners already reporting a record of vironment will be more conducive paign aimed at encouraging last taking into account the evolution with the tourism board. increased demand for flights to the to making reservations. As such, minute bookings to the region for of the vaccination process and the According to João Fernandes: “We region,” he added while highlight- we want to use these campaigns to this summer. advances towards the creation of have been counting on the huge ing that partners working with the encourage last minute bookings, The entity has announced that the digital vaccination passport commitment on the part of these board include airlines such as Ry- showing people that they still have they are working in partnership that have already been announced partners, around a common goal, anair, easyJet and British Airways, time to book their holidays in a with some of the main European by the European Commission ”, which has already allowed the alongside renowned tour operators. destination that is fully prepared to airlines and tour operators that he said. Algarve to recover the regular air “Everything indicates that people receive them, with security, quality work with the Algarve, with the The lifting of travel restrictions in capacity of Faro Airport and to continue to want to travel and that and flexibility ”, he concluded. 4 The Portugal News · 8 May 2021 News All eyes on Odemira N News in Brief Paula Martins Two parishes in Odemira, São Teotónio and Longueira-Almograve, are One in four Portuguese has first currently considered to be at health risk due to the high number of people infected dose of Covid vaccine with Covid-19. Since 30 April, when the sanitary fence came into force, the focus has One in four Portuguese has already received the first dose of the vaccine against Covid-19, which represents more than been on rural workers. 2.5 million people. According to the Directorate-General parishes - São Teotónio and for Health (DGS)’s weekly vaccination report, 341,313 were Longueira-Almograve. vaccinated in the last week, and around 9 percent of the popula- In the neighbouring counties, tion are fully inoculated with both doses of the jab.