Portugal

New tax legislation and regulations for 2011 may have left many residents unsure about how they have been affected by the Portuguese budget but the annual afpop Tax Seminars will

By INÊS LOPES ines.lopes@theresidentgroup.com New Year’s Day may have been celebrated with fireworks and champagne across the country but it only served to soften the blow of a series of

By DAISY SAMPSON daisy.sampson@theresidentgroup.com Travel experts are expecting the Algarve to benefit from increased levels of tourism during 2011 as holidaymakers looking for bargain breaks book their holidays in the

A timetable of when and where potential blood donors can attend sessions across the region during 2011 has been released by the ADSBA blood donors association of the Algarve. A

Portugal is considered to be one of the most religiously tolerant countries in Western Europe according to a German study which revealed that 89% of Portuguese people believe in the

By PAULO SILVESTRE paulo.silvestre@theresidentgroup.com Despite the economic crisis in 2010, the automobile sector had its best year since 2002, recording high sales, according to data published by the Portuguese Automobile

The entrance to the village of Tunes from the IC1 road, which has become a hazardous affair due to rocks crumbling from hills along the route, “will soon have works

Lagos ladies handball stars Gil Eanes will compete for the 23rd Portuguese Supercup in Coimbra this weekend. The Aleksander Donner-coached national champions are playing Colégio João de Barros before a

An ancient species of insect that has lived for millions of years in caves in the Algarve has been discovered by a Portuguese biologist during her research work. Biologist Sofia Reboleira (pictured) said: “This

Portugal’s building sector should focus on urban rehabilitation if it is to survive the year, said the president of the realtors and related businesses’ portal APEMIP. According to Luís Lima,