Author: Jane

Prime minister António Costa has announced the form of Portugal’s new lockdown which comes into effect from 0.00 hours on Friday. “Each one of us has to stay at home”, Mr Costa stressed. “We have to mobilise in the sense of a community. We have to unite once again with the firm intention of saving […]

The Government approved in the Council of Ministers the revision of the gold visa regime, in an attempt to channel more foreign investment to low-density territories, as is the case in the interior of the country. The review will stop investment in real estate through gold visas in the most desirable regions, namely Greater Lisbon […]

The Bank of Portugal expects that the country’s economy will contract by 8.1% in 2020, but recovering 3.9% in 2021.The 3.9% growth rate is below the 5.4% forecast by the Portuguese government. The BoP’s projections “assume that the restrictions are gradually withdrawn from Q1 2021, although the activity will remain conditioned until early 2022, when […]

In an interview last weekend with Imidaily on their special  “10 on the Weekend”; Our President and CEO of Mercan Group of Company; Jerry Morgan; had expressed his thoughts on immigration business in 2020. A touching answer where he was asked: What was your proudest moment as a service provider? “There is no moment or […]

António Sarmento, the 65-year-old director of the department of infectious diseases in Porto’s São João hospital was the first to receive the BioNTech/ Pfizer vaccine today as Portugal’s mass vaccination programme got underway. He described his feelings as “calm, confident, optimistic” if a little nervous due to the intense media exposure. “The risk is not […]

Évora Garden Inn is the project which qualified for Golden Visa Program (ARI). This four-star- hotel will operate under the American multinational hospitality company that manages and franchises a broad portfolio of hotels and resorts. Évora is a town in Portugal’s Alentejo region, southeast of Lisbon at 135 kilometers, known for its Roman ruins, university, […]

Marriott Renaissance Lapa is the project which qualified for Golden Visa Program (ARI). Apart from becoming EU citizen via Golden Visa Program, the Marriott Renaissance will bring a great investment opportunity in hotel industry in Porto. Located near the iconic Lapa Church, within a 15 minutes walking distance to Avenida dos Aliados and the Town […]

The ministry of health has confirmed that 22 million doses of the six Covid vaccines so far produced are ‘on their way to Portugal’. Contracts signed with producers (see below) ensure that every citizen will get the chance to receive the correct dosage (generally two shots) to go back to a ‘normal life’ by at […]

Children born to foreign parents, at least one of whom has lived – legally in Portugal for a year will be eligible for Portuguese citizenship at birth. The country’s newly amended nationality law was published in the government gazette, the Diário da República, following President de Sousa’s promulgation of the same on November 3rd. Though […]

The hotel with unique 77-room property that will bring an exciting new guest experience to Portugal’s second-largest city. The hotel is owned by Referência Arrojada SA, a subsidiary of Mercan Group of Companies, and will operate under a franchise agreement with Hilton, with the opening planned for early summer 2021. It will be Portugal’s first […]

The official ceremony took place 7 Oct, 2020(Portugal time) and attended by the Mayor of Matosinhos, Luísa Salgueiro, and the Vice President of the Autarchy, Fernando Rocha. Jordi Vilanova, Vice president of the Mercan Group, explained that, ′′ in addition to the urban rehabilitation obtained through our investment, our business model is based on the best […]