State Budget general debate: approval guaranteed, but not necessarily ‘final’ approval
Parliament today will begin the task of ‘debating’ the government’s proposed State Budget for next year, with the document’s general approval guaranteed, due to PS Socialists’ decision to abstain. More
Outcry over poor state of Algarve physiotherapy centre
Movimento Determinante has raised the alarm over what is calls the “progressive deterioration” of São Brás de Alportel’s Centre of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, once considered a benchmark for rehabilitation care
For art lovers, a full day of discovery in beautiful historic Silves
The colorful city of Silves, in the hills of the central Algarve, is hosting its annual Art Expo Algarve event on the weekend of November 14, 15 and 16. The
Number of Americans living in Portugal jumps 36% in a year
The number of US citizens living in Portugal jumped from 14,129 in 2023 to 19,258 in 2024, according to new data from Portugal’s Agency for Integration, Migration and Asylum (AIMA).
Portuguese residency bonanza: so far this year almost 386,500 permits have been granted
AIMA – the agency for integration, migration and asylum, granted 386,463 residence permits as of October 22 this year – 60% more than in the same period in 2024. The
Left Bloc leader throws in sponge; leaves parliament in November
After truly abysmal results for the Left Bloc (Bloco de Esquerda/ BE) in both the legislative elections in May (when the party lost four of its five MPs) and in
Maritime police seize more than 20 jet skis from Portimão warehouse
Maritime Police, through the Central Criminal Investigation Unit (UCIC) and the Southern Regional Maritime Police Command, detected and seized more than two dozen jet skis and suspicious nautical equipment inside
Sink hole opens in central Leiria, partially swallowing van
A sink hole opened up in Leiria today, partially swallowing a van making deliveries to a nearby restaurant. According to sources from Leiria council, heavy rain will have been at
Restrictions coming to limit soaring numbers of ‘agency doctors’
In what is ultimately a gamble, Portugal’s AD government has decided to crack down on the universe of ‘agency doctors’ (doctors who have often left the SNS state health service,
REN donates van to Cachopo Parish Centre
REN, Portugal’s national energy transmission operator, has donated a vehicle to the Cachopo Parish Centre (Centro Paroquial de Cachopo), helping expand support to the vulnerable and elderly residents of this