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Galp Refining Margins Nearly Triple in First Quarter as Persian Gulf Crisis Supercharges Sines Refinery

Portugal's Largest Energy Company Reports 164 Per Cent Jump in Refining Margins While Oil Production Hits 129,000 Barrels Per Day Galp, Portugal's largest energy company, has reported a dramatic surge in refining margins during the first quarter of...

Learning Portuguese in Portugal: Language Schools, Free Courses, Apps, and How Long It Actually Takes

What This Guide Covers You can live in Portugal without speaking Portuguese — millions of expats do — but learning the language transforms the experience. It opens doors at the immigration office, earns respect from neighbours, makes bureaucracy...

EU Enforcement Hits Portugal's Short-Term Rentals on 20 May — Unlicensed Airbnb and Booking.com Listings Face Automatic Removal

Over 70,000 Properties at Risk as EU Regulation 2024/1028 Forces Platforms to Verify, Report, and Delist Non-Compliant Hosts From 20 May 2026, every short-term rental listing in Portugal on Airbnb, Booking.com, Vrbo, and any other online platform...

Parliament Doubles the Wait for Portuguese Citizenship — What the New Nationality Law Means for Expats and Immigrants

The Biggest Change to Portugal's Citizenship Rules in a Decade Passed on 1 April — and It Affects Everyone Who Plans to Stay Portugal's Assembly of the Republic approved a sweeping revision of the Nationality Law on 1 April 2026 by a vote of 152 to...