Portugal News

Good morning. Here is your Portugal briefing for Sunday, 26 July 2026: 📘 New Guide Published Getting a Recreational Boating Licence in Portugal in 2026 — A Practical Guide to the Five Carta de Navegador de Recreio Categories, the Medical Certificate, Registering Your Boat and Recognising a Foreign Licence A practical guide

Good morning. Here is your Portugal briefing for Saturday, 25 July 2026: * President Seguro has signed off a weekday ban on heavy goods lorries using Porto's inner ring road from 15 September, with the outer ring made toll-free to absorb the diverted freight. * The Portuguese State has told

📘 New Guide Published Recreational Sea Fishing in Portugal in 2026 — A Practical Guide to the DGRM Licence, the Fees, the Three-Rod Nine-Hook Rule and the 10 kg Daily Limit An annual shore licence costs €8, while fishing without one runs from €200 to €2,000. Our guide covers the four

Good morning. Here is what Portugal woke up to on Thursday, 23 July 2026 — six stories shaping the day for residents, expats and observers of the country: * The government is taking a reform to the Council of Ministers that would create specialised immigration courts and let residents sue AIMA in

Good morning. Here is what Portugal woke up to on Wednesday, 22 July 2026 — six stories shaping the day for residents, expats and observers of the country: * The ICNF placed 23 municipalities across five interior districts at maximum wildfire danger, with about 80 more at “very high” risk, as temperatures

Here is your Portugal briefing for Monday, 20 July 2026 — the day's six stories at a glance: * Parliament has approved a revision of the TVDE ride-hailing law that lets licensed taxis operate through apps like Uber and Bolt and requires platform drivers to speak Portuguese. * MPs voted to