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About 30,000 immigrants with processes pending since 2017 to obtain a residence permit in Portugal have been notified by SEF in the last three months. “Based on the principles of equality, opportunity and availability, the Foreigners and Borders Service notified for scheduling, in just three months, about 30,000 foreign citizens holding expressions of interest since […]

KLM will has announced 12 weekly flights between Lisbon and Amsterdam and 14 weekly flights between Porto and Amsterdam for this winter. “KLM’s new winter programme takes effect on 31 October and runs until 26 March, 2022. As more and more travel restrictions are eased, KLM will be able to increase its capacity again this […]

Portugal has brought home over 20 awards from the European edition of the World Travel Awards (WTA), including the title of Europe’s Leading Beach Destination once again for the Algarve. The winners were revealed last Friday (October 22). Other awards went to the Azores Islands which were named Europe’s Leading Adventure Tourism Destination, while the […]

Taking the top spot for Portugal’s most extravagant place to live in is Lisbon. On average, property will cost you a chart-topping €4,898 per square metre. Of course, with this being the average price, some areas are harder on the bank than others. Belém: the priciest place to buy property According to data from Casafari, […]

Portugal has broken into the top 25 strongest nation brands ranking, according to the latest Brand Finance Nation Brands 2021 report. Improving to 25th spot this year, Portugal sits well above Spain, which ranks 34th. Brand Finance determines the relative strength of nation brands through a scorecard of metrics evaluating brand investment, brand equity, and […]

North American airline United Airlines has announced that it will start connecting New York City to Ponta Delgada, in the Azores, from 13 May until the end of September 2022. In a statement regarding next summer’s operation, United Airlines says that it will be the “only airline to link the Azores to the New York […]

Tap water in mainland Portugal has been deemed as being “excellent” quality for human consumption in 2020. According to the annual report of the Regulatory Authority for Water and Waste Services (ERSAR): “The safe water indicator maintains its value at 99 percent, being able to guarantee the population that they can drink tap water with […]

According to provisional data revealed by the Algarve Hotels and Tourism Developments Association (AHETA), the volume of sales increased by 45.6% in September this year. Sales in hotel accommodation in the Algarve grew 45.6% in September compared to the same period in 2020, with an overall average occupancy rate of 64.1%, the Algarve’s largest hotel […]

In the second quarter, the house prices in Portugal rose by 6.6% year-on-year and 2.2% quarter-on-quarter, Eurostat reported on Thursday. In the second quarter of the year, house prices had record year-on-year increases of 6.8% in the euro area and 7.3% in the European Union (EU). According to the European statistics office, this is the […]

The Minister of Internal Administration (MAI) said that in the coming decades Portugal should focus on “legal, safe and orderly migration mechanisms” so that the rights to health, housing and work are guaranteed. “Portugal is a country, according to the latest censuses, that is marked by aging, it needs immigrants. Therefore, it must privilege mechanisms […]

Located on the banks of the Tâmega River and at the beginning of one of the main arteries of the city centre, the building offers ample outdoor space and a “harmonious and relaxed interior, ideal for those looking for services with modern amenities that combine comfort and elegance. The “Casa das Lérias” in Amarante, a […]

Portugal will move into the final phase of the lifting of restrictions due to Covid-19 on 1 October, with the country moving from a state of emergency into a state of alert. This new phase of the easing of lockdown plan, which entered into force on August 1, was approved by the Council of Ministers […]

October 1 has been given as the date Portugal relaxes pandemic restrictions on a massive scale. Gone will be most of the ‘obligations’ to conform to this or that rule as experts insist it’s time for “civilizational responsibility” – a scenario where individuals can evaluate risks for themselves. The immediate changes will be seen in […]

An algorithm generates a general ranking that results from the weighting of three other rankings, which assess municipalities across three criteria: living, visiting and doing business (investment attraction). Lisbon and Porto lead this year’s overall ranking and also top the three other areas according to Bloom Consulting. The top 5 municipalities to live in are: […]

Roughly 1.2 million children and teens will be filing back into the classroom, a purported 85% of 12-17 years olds now vaccinated against Covid-19. But this doesn’t seem to have changed a thing: the measures of the last two pandemic years remain in place – mask-wearing at all times (even outside during break-time) for the […]