Launching in the second half of this year, the Portuguese tax office will allocate a Property Identification Number (NIP) for each property in Portugal, a similar idea to the Portguese citizen's card in that a property database will hold all information regarding the property under a unique ID number.
Last nights' 18:35 Ryanair flight FR4052 from Manchester to Faro, was forced to make an emergency landing in France, following a fire that reportedly broke out in the aircraft.
According to data released today, renewable energy production supplied 59% of electricity consumption in Portugal in 2021.
You may remember an article we wrote here at the beginning of last month regarding Salgados - in brief, it’s a 400 hectare site in between Armação da Pera and Galé that is one of the last untouched coastal strips in the Algarve.
We said goodbye to 2021, when many have suffered setbacks and losses in different areas of our lives. Current affairs jounalist and author Len Port reflects on what may be the main concerns and biggest priorities for Portugal this year.
The New Year period will be full of much needed Spring-like weather to boost our mood, with clear or slightly cloudy skies and temperatures of around 20 degrees across the country.
Portuguese newspaper “Público” have reported that Infarmed have authorised the use of a therapy in Portugal that uses stem cells from the umbilical cord to reduce inflammation in the most serious cases of Covid-19.
Having seized a total of 28 bales on Friday, the Maritime Police have seized another 9 bales of drugs in Albufeira and Lagoa, totalling 315 kilos of hashish from several Algarve beaches over the weekend.
- PM announces new measures in place from midnight on December 24th
- Covid-19: “We are making the same mistakes as last Xmas”
- Five pickpockets arrested for thefts across the country
- Nearly 15% of the Algarve population are foreigners
- Covid-19: Over 80,000 children vaccinated over the weekend
- 1st term ends and 10,000 students are still without teachers
- Covid-19: List of current restrictions in EU countries
- Covid-19: 60% say children should be vaccinated as soon as possible