European Union criticises new Portuguese car tax
By: CHRIS GRAEME chris@portugalresident.com A CONTROVERSIAL new Portuguese vehicle tax introduced in March by the government despite severe criticisms from the European Commission could now land it in court. The
Fires raged in Sintra and northern Portugal
DESPITE LARGE scale fires that devasted the Sintra-Cascais National Park and other areas in northern Portugal last week, the Secretary of State for Rural and Forest Development has declared 2007
Flying to America
GERMAN AIRLINE Lufthansa in collaboration with American airline United have launched a promotion for flights from Portugal via Germany to 100 destinations in the US. The offer is valid for
Free golf tips
INSTRUCTORS FROM the Professional Golf Association, including The Resident’s golf contributor Tony Bennett, are due to be at Forum Algarve shopping centre in Faro between September 25 and October 7
Futsal Master Cup
LAGOA CÂMARA has organised an international Futsal Master Cup tournament that will involve teams from Middlesbrough in England, Portugal, Spain and Bucharest Romania on September 8 and 9. The event
GNR traffic operation
A 24-HOUR traffic policing operation in the Algarve between August 23 and 24 resulted in 585 drivers being caught for driving offences and 17 arrested. Of the driving offences detected,
Government to decide new airport location
AFTER MONTHS of speculation and delays, the Portuguese government has announced that the site of Lisbon’s new international airport will be announced early next year. The promise was given on
High crime
Aurélio Palha, a Portuguese businessman and nightclub owner, was murdered in a drive-by shooting in the early hours of Monday in Porto, the latest incident in a crime wave that
Jewish New Year
THE JEWISH Community of the Algarve will be celebrating the Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah 5768, on Wednesday, September 12 with a buffet dinner in Praia da Rocha. The dinner
Kosovo is a time bomb waiting to go off, says Minister
THE STALEMATE between Serbia and Russia and the European Union and United Nations over the future of Kosovo is a time bomb that must be deactivated, said Portuguese Foreign Minister