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Are American buyers really responsible for rising property prices in the Algarve?

American buyers in Algarve

For several years, a popular narrative has emerged suggesting that wealthy Americans are driving property prices ever higher across the Algarve. As more US citizens relocate to Portugal and media

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July 4 in Portugal: Porto to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary

American flag (Crystal Tubens-unsplash)

A special July 4 celebration in Porto will mark the 250th anniversary of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence. Organisers afpop, the largest association for foreigners in

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Portimão sardine confraternity helps launch first overseas counterpart in Luxembourg

Portimão sardine confraternity helps launch first overseas counterpart in Luxembourg

The Gastronomic Confraternity of the Sardine of Portimão has helped establish the first sardine confraternity outside Portugal, taking part in the official foundation and enthronement ceremony of the newly created

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Nobel Algarve Almancil to host International Baccalaureate event

Nobel Algarve boosts presence in southern Portugal with new Secondary School

Nobel Algarve British International School Almancil is hosting IB Day Algarve 2026, a key educational event organised by the International Baccalaureate (IB), bringing together school leaders and academic coordinators from

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EU agrees stronger air passenger rights, including free cabin bags

Airline passengers (Suhyeon Choi-Unsplash)

Air travellers across the European Union are set to gain stronger and clearer protections after the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union reached a landmark political agreement

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Loulé allows summer construction works in tourist areas “under exceptions”

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Loulé Municipal Council will allow certain construction and demolition works to continue in urban tourist areas during the peak summer season, provided developers can justify the need for an exemption.

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Medicinal cannabis trafficking ring used Infarmed loopholes, prosecutors allege

Cannabis (Rick Proctor-unsplash)

A criminal network allegedly exploited weaknesses in Portugal’s medicinal cannabis licensing system to divert tonnes of cannabis onto the black market, according to prosecutors investigating one of the country’s largest

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New EU Migration pact comes into force to “put house in order”

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The New Pact on Migration and Asylum enters into force in the European Union today, with the bloc anticipating ‘a possible need for adjustments’.  The European Commission guarantees it will

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Madeira is an Atlantic anchor for Europe, says President Seguro

Madeira is an Atlantic anchor for Europe, says President Seguro

President António José Seguro has described Madeira as “one of Europe’s Atlantic anchors” rather than a peripheral territory, as he marked the 50th anniversary of the autonomous region and 40

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Portugal’s new welfare shake-up sparks debate over who could lose out

Parliament

The Portuguese Parliament is today debating a government proposal aimed at authorising the executive to introduce the Prestação Social Única (PSU), or Single Social Benefit, with Chega having agreed with

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