The Audiovisual Levy (CAV) on Your Electricity Bill in Portugal
The 2.85 euro RTP broadcasting levy, the 6 percent VAT, the reduced and zero rates, and who is exempt.
Living in Portugal
Joining ADSE, the Public Sector Health Scheme in Portugal
Who can join, the 3.5 percent contribution, the contracted network and free choice regimes, and how it works alongside the SNS (national health service).
Child Support in Portugal
How the family court sets and revises maintenance, the criminal offence of non-payment, and the state fund that steps in when a parent does not pay.
Homeschooling in Portugal
Home education and individual tuition, the school you must enrol with, the collaboration agreement, who can teach, and the exams that decide each cycle.
Checking a Property's Habitation Licence (Licença de Utilização)
What the use licence is, the shift to a declaration of responsibility, the exemption for pre-1951 buildings, and how it differs from the tax and land records.
Vandals Strip 1,000 Bikes From Lisbon's Gira Network, Leaving a €400,000 Repair Bill
Lisbon City Council says a wave of vandalism has torn more than 1,000 bikes from their docks and wrecked over 1,400 docking points since January, with damage in this cycle alone near €400,000 — leaving the Gira bike-share network with gaps in service.
AIMA Reports a Record 55,000 Family-Reunification Bookings, but Lawyers Say Fewer Than Three in Ten End in a Residence Card
AIMA says it has scheduled a record 55,000 family-reunification appointments this year and issued 15,000 residence cards. Immigration lawyers counter that fewer than three in ten cases have actually been finalised, and want the agency to reveal the true size of the queue.