Portugal

Portugal’s minimum wage rose by €10 to €485 a month as from January 1. Further increases will be implemented in two phases, in May and September, so that the minimum

A charity sale by the Lions Clube de Loulé is to take place on January 23 between 9.30am and midday. The sale will be held at the Centro Comunitário in

Treat your loved one to a Valentine’s Dinner Dance while helping a worthy cause. Centre Algarve, the new holiday complex for people with special needs being developed near Moncarapacho, is

Unions representing workers of airport ground handling companies Groundforce and Portway have called off a strike scheduled for tomorrow (December 29) after receiving assurances from the government that solutions for

by CHRIS GRAEME chris.graeme@theresidentgroup.com The International Monetary Fund should not bail-out Portugal says a leading Portuguese economist. António Gaspar, the Executive Director of APERC, the Portuguese Association of Management Companies

World No9 Fernando Verdasco has joined No5 Robin Soderling as an early confirmed starter at the 2011 Estoril Open. Voted as the Best European Tournament in the Marketing & Promotion

The Portimão Arena was the venue for handball’s Portuguese Supercup draw. The six top teams involved will return to the city on the Arade river between January 19 and 22

JANUARY Bad weather across the region High winds, heavy rainfall and plummeting temperatures marked the start of 2010, bad weather that was set to continue for the coming months. Storms

European Commission Vice President Siim Kallas, who is responsible for transport, says the level of disruption to travel across Europe caused by severe snow is “unacceptable and should not happen

Exercising at gymnasiums and sport academies in Portugal will become more expensive next year as the facilities will incur a VAT charge of 23%. The tax increase will reflect on