Letter to Editor – Concerns over unfair car pricing and market practices in Portugal
Dear Editor, I am writing in response to your recent article about the importation of second-hand cars into Portugal, which highlights the fact that 300 used cars are brought into
Young buyers bringing new life to inland villages
Portugal’s ‘guaranteed mortgage’ scheme for first-time buyers is a government-backed programme to help the under 35s get on the property ladder, but what effect is it having on the market?
It’s not about Portugal
Our water supply was cut off last week. Coming from a country where I understand such an occurrence only occurs after protracted legal processes, I was surprised by the sharp
Obituary: Jutta Hinrichs (nee Steffen) 11.09.1942 – 20.01.2025
“My mum was my mum. My mum was my only mum. My mum was the best mum anyone could ever wish for – period. My mum was always there for
Did You Know? … Keeping a diary
January brings with it a sense of renewal, of the opportunity to start afresh and to make resolutions to improve ourselves and our lives. It is a time to reflect
Depression Garoe brings rain, thunderstorms and hail until Wednesday
Portuguese territories under orange and yellow weather warnings Sixteen mainland districts and the archipelagos of Madeira and the Azores will be under orange and yellow weather warnings until Wednesday thanks
Nice spice
People who are not familiar with Indian food tend to club all the aromatic and exotic-looking fragrant dishes under one broad nomenclature and call it ‘curry’. However, any self-respecting chef
Green and Red Monday?
As Blue Monday 2025 looms, with its self-fulfilling prophecy of gloom and doom (basically the worst day of the year, as a perfect storm of financial, emotional and sociological factors
The making and breaking of international alliances
Throughout the 20th century, the US kept an eagle eye open for any opportunity to take advantage of Old World distrust and disputes Political, commercial and nuptial unions are often
Álvaro Siza reflects
I’m standing in front of a grey metal street door. Next to the intercom, the names of Portugal’s two Pritzker Prize winners, friends and colleagues for decades: Eduardo Souto de