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Government Pushes the Alojamento Local Municipal-Regulation Deadline Out to 31 December 2026 — Decree-Law Buys Concelhos Above the 1,000-Unit Threshold a Second Window to File Their Schemes

Government Pushes the Alojamento Local Municipal-Regulation Deadline Out to 31 December 2026 — Decree-Law Buys Concelhos Above the 1,000-Unit Threshold a Second Window to File Their Schemes

The Conselho de Ministros (Council of Ministers) approved on Thursday, 11 June, a decree-law that extends to 31 December 2026 the deadline by which municipalities with more than 1,000 registered Alojamento Local (Local Accommodation, AL) units must...

Albufeira's Chega-Led Câmara Imposes Summer Nightlife Cap From June — Bars Close at 03:00, Discotecas at 05:00, Lojas de Conveniência at 23:00 Across Oura, Avenida Sá Carneiro and the Centro Antigo

Albufeira's Chega-Led Câmara Imposes Summer Nightlife Cap From June — Bars Close at 03:00, Discotecas at 05:00, Lojas de Conveniência at 23:00 Across Oura, Avenida Sá Carneiro and the Centro Antigo

The first summer of Chega rule at the Câmara Municipal de Albufeira (CMA, Albufeira City Council) opens with a hard turn on nightlife. President Rui Cristina — the only Algarve mayor that the Chega party elected at last autumn's autárquicas — signed...