AMAL attacks new municipalities list
AMAL, the Algarve Municipalities Association, has vehemently criticised the new set of rules defining which municipalities qualify for the list of the least densely populated – ‘Municípios de Baixa Densidade’
Portuguese government stands to make “nothing” from TAP sale
Despite a calculated worth of €1.2 billion, Portugal’s trouble-torn airline TAP has debts of just over a billion. Thus, when its long-planned sale is finally concluded, Expresso newspaper reveals the
Günter Grass, a creative colossus
The renowned German writer, artist and activist Günter Grass, who has died at the age of 87, had a long and warm association with the Algarve. His passing on Monday
Vila Real jewel-thieves stage mini “Hatton Garden heist”
It was not quite up to the haul netted by the audacious heist at London’s Hatton Garden over Easter, but jewel-thieves in Vila Real nonetheless made off with a cool
Americans plough €600 million into Portugal in record month for real estate
As the shackles of the global financial crisis seem at last to be breaking, Americans have returned in force to Portugal. Last week came the news that Vilamoura’s flagship resort
Algarve eco-vandal “in billion-euro property deal with Chinese”
The truth behind the latest development bid by disgraced Algarve eco-vandal Aprígio Santos has at last been revealed. He is said to be planning to sell out to China’s Wanda
Angolan general issues multiple lawsuits on return of millionaire fortune
Following the release of his fortune by a Lisbon appeal court last week, Angolan “general” Bento dos Santos Kangamba has issued multiple lawsuits targeting newspapers, the police and the Public
Film tickets sold for €2.50 during first ‘Festa do Cinema’
€2.50 is all it will cost to watch a film at nearly 500 cinema theatres across the country between May 11 and 13. Organised by the country’s cinema theatres and
Two Portuguese children murdered ‘at home’ in the last four days
Two Portuguese children have now been murdered by family members in the last four days – and another is recovering from his injuries in hospital. The second murdered child –
Corruption aside, Portugal has “world’s best golden visa programme”
Investment || Despite the ongoing corruption investigation into Portugal’s Golden Visa scheme, a report released by Henley & Partners has named Portugal as the country with the “best residence and