Portugal

Pictured from left, Gavin Scott of Blevins Franks, Nuno Gonçalves, Golf Director at Quinta do Lago, and Margaret Garnett of ACCA, an association which supports underprivileged children in the Algarve,

By DAISY SAMPSON daisy.sampson@theresidentgroup.com   When it comes to shopping, Portuguese consumers need no longer cross the border for cheap deals as the latest survey by Eurostat has revealed that the

By Chris Graeme chris.graeme@theresidentgroup.com Portugal’s Austerity Package, designed to bring public spending back into line with European Union Stability and Growth Pact (SGP) limits, came into force yesterday (July 1)

Hot weather on June 28 made for a hard fought crown green competition at the Amendoeira Bowls Club, near Alcantarilha, but it was Peter Clarke (right) who won all his

New laws to ensure that anyone facing charges in an EU country is given access to an interpreter and to translation of documents have been welcomed by Jago Russell, chief

The international financial ratings agency Fitch said last week that it would retain Portugal’s rating to AA- with negative outlook. The agency said it wouldn’t downgrade the country further but

Portugal’s early Wimbledon departees Rui Machado, Frederico Gil, João Sousa and Pedro Sousa (no relation) have all made the main draw for this week’s http://www.00,000 ATP Challenger in Turin. Faro-born

By PAULO SILVESTRE & DAISY SAMPSON news@algarveresident.com Car hire companies in the Algarve claim difficult access to credit and the economic crisis have forced them to reduce their fleets, leaving

A new sociological term to classify families who are considered too rich to get State benefits, but too poor to reach the end of the month without experiencing great difficulties

By CHRIS GRAEME chris.graeme@theresidentgroup.com No Portuguese writer since the April 25 Revolution had been so controversial and divisive. An outspoken critic of the Catholic Church and an ardent life-long Marxist