Portugal

New EU ‘roaming’ rules took effect on July 1, cutting the costs of using mobile phones abroad by at least 60 per cent. The rules reduce the price telecom companies

Faro-born Portuguese champion Rui Machado continues to be the most successful Algarve tennis player of all time despite making a second round exit against top seed Maximo Gonzalez in a

This year’s 233rd anniversary celebrations of the United States Declaration of Independence marked a return to the more traditional Garden Party. It was a rather sober affair in the glorious

Professional wine producers recently called on the European Commission to keep the ban on the blending of red and white table wines to produce rosé table wine. Mariann Fischer Boel,

Following his inglorious exit at Chelsea, former Brazil and Portugal manager Luiz Felipe Scolari had been strongly linked with both the Angola job and the vacant Benfica hot seat, while

The European Volleyball Federation (CEV) has anounced that Portimão has been chosen to host the European league finals next weekend, July 18 and 19. This will be the second time

EU legislations that regulated the size and shape of 26 fruit and vegetables sold across Europe have now been discarded. The changes to the laws came into effect on July

Charlie phase, the highest alert level for forest fires in Portugal, is underway until September 30. This year, a total of 9,829 personnel, 2,196 vehicles, and 56 aircraft are mobilised

Two sopranos from Lisbon’s National São Carlos Theatre stole the show at this year’s Canada Day celebrations at the Canadian Ambassador’s Residence in Lisbon. Soprano Chelsea Schill, who is currently

The British embassy in Portugal has released a new pocket-sized leaflet especially for British citizens living in Portugal or preparing to move to the country. The leaflet is designed to