Finance minister “confident” in 2.5% GDP growth in 2025
Growth assured “if economy doesn’t suffer any external economic shocks” In what has to be taken in the context of current extraordinary times, finance minister Joaquim Miranda Sarmento has said
Parliament votes in committee on changes to law that allows construction on rustic land
President Marcelo queries sense in law coming in year of municipal elections Changes to the diploma that allows the reclassification of rural land into urban land for house construction will
Two AT Customs officials among four arrested in police trafficking swoop on ports
Ten suspect vehicles, €500,000 in cash also seized during operation Yesterday’s mega swoop by police on various ports ended with four people arrested – two of them AT Customs officials
Americans, Canadians flock to Portugal: no Portuguese nationals deported (yet) from US
Secretary of State for Portuguese Communities paints ‘win-win’ scenario for Portugal So far, Portugal cannot complain about the new administration in America: it has more Americans and Canadians choosing to
PJ police lead corruption swoop on Portugal ports
AT customs inspectors suspected of turning blind eye to entry of cocaine shipments PJ judicial police have been carrying out searches today in various ports on suspicion of corruption within
Navy strengthens fleet in Madeira with two patrol vessels
New trimarans will “reinforce Portugal’s maritime zones” The Portuguese Navy plans to reinforce its resources in Madeira’s Maritime Zone in 2026 with two coastal surveillance ships, Naval Commander Nuno Chaves
Association calls on France to honour “Portuguese hero”
Lino Sousa Loureiro died trying to defend police from terrorist attack The International Association of Portuguese Descendants (AILD) has called on French authorities to recognise the “heroic act” of 69-year-old
Portugal Resident launches “fresh” website
Faster, cleaner and more intuitive, the site offers readers a more dynamic and contemporary news experience The Portugal Resident launched a new website last week. Featuring a contemporary design allied to modern
Immigration agency’s ‘new intake’ already putting in for transfers
Union blames “absence of consistent immigration policy” While immigrants continue to complain about the service (or rather, lack of it) at AIMA – the agency for Integration, Migration and Asylum
Former banker Salgado, suffering from Alzheimer’s, faces new trial
Ricardo Salgado to be tried for two further crimes, this time tax fraud The pursuit of former banker Ricardo Salgado, these days debilitated by Alzheimer’s disease, continues – in spite