Government approves corporate tax reduction
The measure is part of the "Accelerate the Economy" program approved on Thursday. On Thursday, the Government approved an economic...
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9 de jul.2 min de leitura
Portugal is big in America
US tourism in Portugal grows by more than 16%. North American tourists now lead hotel occupancy in Lisbon, according to new data...
9 de jul.3 min de leitura
Government backpedals on key migration policies
On Thursday, the Finance Minister told the FT that Portugal will reintroduce tax breaks for skilled foreigners. However, it turns out...
13 de jun.3 min de leitura
António Costa moves closer to EUCO Presidency
On Sunday night, the greatest winner of the EU elections in Portugal was not on the ballot. Shortly after the first results came out...
13 de jun.1 min de leitura
Lisbon's Madragoa Gallery wins prestigious European award
The Federation of European Art Galleries Association (FEAGA) has named Portugal’s Galeria Madragoa the winner of its 2024 Innovation and...
13 de jun.2 min de leitura
Amorim luxury launches probe into hotel fire
The JNcQUOI House, Amorim Luxury first hotel, was due to open in the summer, but is unlikely to open any time soon after it was partially...
13 de jun.1 min de leitura
Portugal 7th most peaceful country in the world
Portugal was named the seventh most peaceful country in the world in the Global Peace Index 2024, having dropped one position compared to...
13 de jun.1 min de leitura
Cristiano Ronaldo leads Portugal to victory
Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 129th and 130th goals of his international career with Portugal as Roberto Martinez’s side signed off their...
13 de jun.2 min de leitura
Parliament approves tax exemption for first-time buyers
On Wednesday, the Parliament approved the government's bill to exempt young people under the age of 35 from Municipal Property Transfer...
13 de jun.2 min de leitura
Parliament votes to celebrate controversial November 25 date
On Tuesday, the Portuguese Parliament split clearly into right- and left-wings over a resolution proposing the annual commeration of...
13 de jun.2 min de leitura
Poverty drops to pre-pandemic level
In 2023, Portugal had a risk of poverty and social exclusion rate of 20.1%, the same as in 2022 and down from 22.4% in 2021, occupying...
6 de jun.3 min de leitura
Top banker and former Minister sentenced to jail
Ricardo Espírito Santo Salgado, who between 1991 and 2014 was the chief executive of Banco Espírito Santo (BES), Portugal most important...
6 de jun.5 min de leitura
Government toughens migration rules
On Monday, the Government presented its highly-anticipated migration reshuffle, which, among other measures, put an end to the...
6 de jun.3 min de leitura
Camões' 500th anniversary celebrations kick off
The official celebrations of the national poet Luís de Camões' 500th anniversary will kick off on Monday, June 10, the day of his death,...
6 de jun.3 min de leitura
Inflation up in May
After a two-month slowdown, the inflation rate in Portugal rose from 2.2% in April to 3.1% in May. According to the National Statistics...
6 de jun.3 min de leitura
President Marcelo's popularity plummets
President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa's popularity plummet to its lowest level since his election in 2016, receiving almost two negative...
6 de jun.2 min de leitura
Polls mixed ahead of EU elections
Two opinion polls, two different winners. PS wins On Monday, an Aximage poll for Jornal de Notícias, DN and TSF put the socialists PS...
6 de jun.2 min de leitura
25% of Portuguese companies already use foreign labour
The Bank of Portugal (BdP) reveals that in 2023, 22.2% of companies based in Portugal employed foreign workers. This is a significant...
6 de jun.2 min de leitura
Portugal beat Finland in Euro2024 warm-up match
Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes scored twice as Portugal beat Finland 4-2 in a warm-up game before Euro 2024. It was an...
30 de mai.3 min de leitura
Government presents new emergency plan for health sector
On Wednesday, the Government presented the new emergency plan for the health sector, which the Prime Minister, Luís Montenegro, promised...
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