Property sales to foreign residents fell 2.8% in second quarter year-on-year
House sales to foreign residents in Portugal fell by 2.8% in the second quarter compared to the same period last year, to 2,464 homes, representing 6.6% of the total compared
Parliament approves ‘lifting of immunity’ for former Finance minister Fernando Medina
Parliament has today approved the lifting of parliamentary immunity for former Socialist finance minister (and before that mayor of Lisbon) Fernando Medina, so that he can be formally questioned in
Évora hopes to start charging tourist tax in 2025
Hoteliers have warned about ‘trivialisation of tourist taxes’ The mayor of Évora, Carlos Pinto de Sá, has announced the municipality’s intention to start charging a tourist tax from the beginning
Mass jailbreak: 18 guards have already been questioned
Still no defendants; still no hint of a sign of the five fleeing prisoners A total of 18 prison guards – roughly half the number on duty on the fateful
Ukraine offers Portugal military grade plane and crew to help with wildfires
The head of Kiev’s diplomatic service said that on the instructions of President Volodymyr Zelensky, “Ukraine has offered a Ukrainian AN-32P firefighting aircraft with a crew to support these efforts”.
Compensation for damage to vehicles affected by Loures’ car park fire amounts to €3.6 million
Causes of blaze initially given as “electric car catching fire” The estimated value of compensation due to settle the damage to vehicles affected by the August fire in Prior Velho,
Faro celebrates World Tourism Day with free Museum entries
The city’s new tourist website will also be launched as part of the celebrations on September 27. Faro municipality is getting ready to celebrate World Tourism Day on September 27.
5th USA roadshow hailed another resounding success
USA roadshow in March 2025 will take in Houston, Philadelphia and Boston It all started in February last year when Open Media, publishers of the Portugal Resident staged their first “Living in
High tide flood coastal towns of Lagos, Portimão, Ferragudo and Tavira
On Wednesday, September 18, locals and tourists were caught in seasonal floods caused by the full Moon. On Wednesday, September 18, seawater once again flooded various riverside areas in the
Castro Daire wildfire “dominated” by 9.15am
Monitoring operations to make use of thermal imaging At 6am this morning, Civil Protection sources were talking about a complex situation still remaining in the last problematic wildfire still blazing