Banco Alimentar Contra Fome to hold new food drive in hyper/ supermarkets this weekend
The Banco Alimentar Contra Fome will be holding another of its weekend-long food collection campaigns this weekend in around 2,000 hypermarkets and large supermarkets throughout the country. Volunteers will be
RELAX: Portugal no longer at risk of being ‘suspended from Schengen Space’
Everyone can relax: the ‘shock/ horror scenario’ of Portugal being excluded from Schengen Space over the summer, due to delays in installing new digital and biometric border control systems, has
Non-scholarship students studying away from home to receive financial help with accommodation
In a Council of Ministers today that focused on measures to improve the lives of young people in Portugal, the government has approved a measure that allows university students studying
All under-35s to benefit from exemption from Stamp Duty and IMT
All under-35s heard today that from August 1 this year they will be exempt from paying Stamp Duty and IMT on the purchase of their first homes. The only limit
PJ police collaborate in dismantlement of €10 million laundering involving Equatorial Guinea
Investigation began with suspected bribes from work carried out by ‘Portuguese construction company’ Portugal’s PJ judicial police, the Spanish Tax Agency and Europol have dismantled a scheme that is alleged
Israeli embassy laments pro-Palestine protestors in Lisbon
Protestors throw bags of paint at guests at Israeli anniversary celebrations The Israeli embassy in Portugal has lamented that yesterday evening’s celebrations of the 76th anniversary of the founding of
Man detained over alleged bomb threat at right-wing CHEGA HQ
Suspect “sought to kill CHEGA leader” Breaking news this morning – coming from the leader of right-wing CHEGA himself – is that a man has been arrested in Lisbon following
Slash in income tax for under-35s to be approved today
But IRS Jovem ‘dependent’ on government’s survival into 2025 IRS Jovem – the ambitious plan to slash income tax for the under-35s, and so encourage younger citizens to remain in
Government acts on failing immigration agency AIMA
Meets with political parties to discuss ‘review of institutional model’ Portugal’s minority AD government is to review the institutional model for the entry into this country of foreign immigrants. This
Government eases Algarve water restrictions
“Situation is still delicate,” warns PM The Portuguese government is easing the restrictions imposed on water consumption in the agricultural and urban – including tourism – sectors in the Algarve.