“Now is time to relaunch EU relations with UK” – minister
Comment comes as party that oversaw Brexit expects to be ousted from power Portugal’s minister of foreign affairs, Paulo Rangel, has said today that now is the time to relaunch
90-day rule – How can we lobby the Portuguese government on this?
Dear Editor, I read with interest in The Times (UK) of December 21, 2023 that the French government is planning to pass legislation such that “Britons with second homes in
Algarve ‘Brexit balls-up’
Brits in several municipalities discover biometric data for new residency cards ‘can only be processed in Lisbon’ British residents living in Albufeira, Aljezur, Tavira, Silves, Lagos and Portimão got a
Brits to receive post-Brexit residency cards by end of year
Minister predicts 36,000 Brits will have residency card by 2023 Portugal’s Minister of Internal Administration said today that he expects the 36,000 British citizens living in Portugal to have the
Delight turns to disappointment as Algarve’s first Brits called for collection of biometric data
Residents of Loulé municipality arrive on time, but ‘system fails’… Delight in the Algarve turned to disappointment as 3,500 Brits in the municipality of Loulé started to be called for
Passenger misery as Lisbon airport passport controls spiral into chaos
Hundreds of international travellers stuck in queues for hours Hundreds if not thousands of airline passengers had their arrival in Lisbon airport today ‘ruined’ by SEF border agency’s insistence on
Brexit helps tilt Portugal towards China
Chinese journalist says: “Beijing needs all friends it can get within EU in the face of professed Western unity” One of the consequences of Brexit has been to disrupt Britain’s
SEF starts scheduling appointments for Brits to receive post-Brexit biometric residency cards
The glacial pace of bringing British expats’ ID cards up to speed post-Brexit has warmed slightly today. Borders agency SEF has sent out a press release to say it is
Portuguese exports to UK down by 15%; imports hammered by 56%
For the first time since Brexit, Portugal’s economy minister Pedro Siza Vieira has opened up about the economic damage it has caused Portugal. In an interview with The Times –
Golden Visa programme: 2021 saw €60 million pour into Madeira – projections for 2022 ‘even better’
Changes in Portugal’s Golden Visa programme have seen investors – particularly young tech-types – turning their attention towards Madeira. Since the purchase of property in and around Lisbon and Porto