A panel of five specialist engineers has been appointed to investigate the catastrophic flooding along the Mondego River basin earlier this year, with a mandate to determine why a critical dike failed and whether Portugal's flood defences are...
The European Central Bank held its benchmark interest rates unchanged on Thursday but delivered a notably hawkish message, warning that persistent inflationary pressures driven by the Middle East energy crisis could force policymakers to consider...
The Funchal city council unanimously approved a new regulatory framework for short-term rentals on Thursday, marking the latest effort by a Portuguese municipality to balance tourism revenue with housing affordability. The proposal will undergo 30...
Prime Minister Luís Montenegro announced a package of emergency fuel support measures on March 18, 2026, as Portugal braces for rising energy costs linked to escalating conflict in the Middle East. The measures, approved following bi-weekly...
Portugal's Tax and Customs Authority (AT) has issued an urgent warning about fraudulent email and SMS campaigns targeting taxpayers during the current IRS filing period. The scams impersonate official tax communications, demanding payments for...
Seventy new hotels are currently under construction across Portugal, adding 7,520 beds to the country's accommodation stock, according to data from real estate consultancy JLL. Sixty percent of the developments fall in the high-end and luxury...
A criminal investigation has blown open one of the most explosive political scandals to hit the Azores in years, with Portuguese police conducting sweeping raids across the archipelago and in Lisbon over allegations that the regional government...
