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 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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This year’s ‘wildfire season’ officially opened on June 1, with 13,335 firefighters; almost 80 aircraft and almost 3,000 appliances at the ready. These will be beefed even further in July

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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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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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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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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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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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GET – Estudos Técnicos e Construções, S.A. stands as a trusted name in Portugal’s construction sector, with an office in Almancil and extensive experience across the Algarve’s most sought-after areas,

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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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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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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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Data assembled by the European Union and released by the environmental watchdog ZERO on May 29 shows that the top ten industrial entities of Portugal emitted nearly nine million tons

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As the weather warms up in the Algarve, the resort lifestyle comes into its own with visitors relaxing into the pace of long days spent alternating fitness, wellness and leisure

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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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“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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For a long time, it’s occurred to me that some kind of association or union (the choice of words is important) of ‘estrangeiros’ would at the very least make for

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A little like the time, over 10 years ago, when PS Socialist leader António Costa asked 12 economists to come up with a blueprint for a new Socialist government, current

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Fuel prices at the pumps are showing signs of rising, yet again, from Monday. According to SIC Notícias, the worst hit will be diesel, expected to increase by as much

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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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