A new memorandum of understanding has been signed between Portugal and the Netherlands, to explore the transportation of green hydrogen between the two countries.

Many of the big British banks have written to expats to say that unless they can prove they are resident in UK they will stop serving them when the withdrawal agreement ends on December 31st this year, leading to issues for many.

It never actually went away, but with just over 3 months to go before the transition period expires on 31^st December, it seems a good time to catch up on what’s been happening over the summer and why it might be important. Covid19 has totally eclipsed Brexit in the media, but the end of the transition period is rapidly coming over the hill at us.

A new calculation published today has seen the European Commission reduce grants coming Portugal’s way in post coronavirus recovery funding by €2 billion.

Tuesday saw the country plunged into further restrictions designed to limit the spread of coronavirus infections.

A message from the British Embassy: The UK Government yesterday announced restrictions on travel between the UK and mainland Portugal. Specifically, the UK government advises against all non-essential travel to mainland Portugal and will require all travellers arriving in the UK from mainland Portugal from 0400 on 12 September to self-isolate for 14 days. 

Travellers from mainland Portugal to England will have to quarantine from 04:00 BST on Saturday, just a few weeks after the country was put on the safe travel list.

New rules to avoid crowds on public transport during rush hour, with different times for entering and leaving and for breaks and meals, as well as the rotation between telework and face-to-face work. This is one of the new measures being pushed for by the government as of the 15^th of this month to prevent the spread of COVID-19.