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Received — 5 June 2026 Portugal Resident

PM ‘guarantees’ he will clarify doubts about ‘single social’ PSU benefit

5 June 2026 at 18:15
Primeiro-ministro Luís Montenegro na conferência de imprensa após reunião do Conselho de Ministros

Prime minister Luís Montenegro has ‘guaranteed’ today that he will ‘clarify parties’ doubts’ on the single social benefit (PSU) which the government appears to be trying to bring in at

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President calls out spiralling costs of old people’s homes

5 June 2026 at 16:41
Elderly person (Danie Franco-Unsplash)

President Seguro has called out the spiralling costs of old people’s homes in a country where old people already vastly outnumber the young. Just in the last 12 months, monthly

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Notaries/ conservatories/ Citizens’ spaces on major go-slow

5 June 2026 at 15:59

Just as people thought it was ‘safe to go back into the fully-functioning world’ (afer the double whammy of a general strike, followed by a national holiday), STRN – the

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News Review: Was strike ‘general’, government rides rough-shod? and ‘humanistic’ integration

5 June 2026 at 15:08
podcast NEWS REVIEW with Natasha Donn

In today’s roundup Carl, Natasha and special guest Chris Graeme of Essential Business look at: Plus the usual mix of politics, society, expat life and what it all means for

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Sixteen year old stabbed to death by boyfriend, later run-over by truck

5 June 2026 at 13:50

A 16-year-old girl has been brutally murdered after ostensibly telling her boyfriend that she wanted to put an end to their relationship.  The horror that unfolded this week in an

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Livestock farmers in desperation over wolves

5 June 2026 at 13:11

UPGALL (the union of Livestock Farmers Affected by Wolves) is at the end of its tether over the government’s approach to ‘conservation of the Iberian Wolf’. Spokesperson Orlando Gonçalves tells

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Lisbon Metro expansion: completion date slips back even further

5 June 2026 at 12:17

Originally presented as being ready by the end of 2023, Lisbon’s long-awaited expansion of the underground (Metro) network, should now be coming on track during the first quarter of 2027.

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‘Car dependency’ undermines good environmental performance

5 June 2026 at 11:13
Portuguese car dealers accuse European study of ‘demonising new diesel vehicles’

Portugal has one of the lowest per capita greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in Europe and generates a ‘high amount’ of renewable energy – but this performance is undermined by its

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Remigration Summit Portugal: Former US border chief among speakers at controversial event

5 June 2026 at 10:56
Portugal’s controversial far-right gathering attracts former US border chief

A controversial far-right gathering in Portugal sparked fresh outrage over the weekend as it attracted several prominent anti-immigration and nationalist figures, including former US Border Patrol commander Greg Bovino, who

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A new landmark in luxury overlooking the Central Algarve Coastline

5 June 2026 at 09:55
Villa de Lua

Recently completed to an outstanding standard and now offered for sale exclusively through Yellow Homes Real Estate, the villa represents one of the most remarkable lifestyle estates to come to

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Received — 4 June 2026 Portugal Resident

Portugal rejects “aggressive policies against immigrants”

4 June 2026 at 18:12
Emigration9

Minister of the presidency, António Leitão Amaro, has stressed Portugal wants to be a voice of reason at the Ibero-American Forum on Migration and Development, opening tomorrow in Huelva, Spain,

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Vilaça unveils new Almancil showroom

4 June 2026 at 18:07
Vilaca-Interiores-Algarve

“This new flagship space brings together some of the most prestigious international names in contemporary design, including Minotti, Molteni&C, Fendi Casa, RODA, Baxter, edra, antoniolupi, effe, and Gessi, among others,” the company says

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New satellite map shows high-risk areas for wildfires

4 June 2026 at 15:45

A new satellite map, designed to predict wildfires and integrated into a technology tool for rural property management, allows users to identify the areas most at risk of fire this

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