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February 21, 2019

Lidl to stops selling plastic bags in Portugal

The German supermarket chain, Lidl, is to stop supplying plastic bags across its 250 stores in Portugal. The phasing-out begins in May and ends in December 2019, with alternative paper or raffia bags available to customers. In Portugal, Lidl sold…

February 21, 2019

Portugal legislates for ‘Hard Brexit’

Portugal’s government has presented a draft law to safeguard rights of British residents after March 29th – Brexit Day Proposal for a law to be submitted to parliament are centred around “the logic of reciprocity” with the treatment of Portuguese…

February 21, 2019

Warm weekend ahead, especially in the Algarve

A warm weekend is on the cards as temperatures are set to rise to between 20 and 26 degrees Celcius over mainland Portugal. The Portuguese weather service commented, “A gradual increase in the maximum temperature is expected in the coming…

February 21, 2019

Walk over the Guadiana at Alcoutim’s Contraband Festival

Alcoutim Council is fully behind the local Festival of Contraband and is supporting the event for the third year running. The Council has voted to shell out grants of €2,800 and €13,320 to the Associação de Desenvolvimento Etnográfico de Martim…

February 21, 2019

Floating hashish bale spotted off Albufeira

Dog walkers along the central Algarve’s beaches will be out earlier than usual, for a week at least, after Police spotted and hauled aboard a 30kg floating bale of hashish. The well bagged and buoyant narcotic was spotted 7 kilometres…

February 21, 2019

Middle East shows ‘wide interest’ in Portugal’s Golden Visa scheme

A senior Portuguese minister has said his country’s “golden visa” scheme is generating wide interest in the Middle East, with Arabs and South Asians among the most common applicants, writes The National. Eurico Brilhante Dias, Portugal’s secretary of state for…

February 21, 2019

Algarve’s new inland motorhome network launched in Aljezur

A new motorhome route across the Algarve maims to attract further tourists to the interior of the region. The €2.2 million project is developing 14 motorhome parks along the EN 124, with the support of In Loco and the Algarve’s…

February 20, 2019

Post Office – profits slide by 28%

Portugal’s Post Office company, CTT, has reported profits below €20 million for 2018 and has cut the dividend by 7’%. The 28% slide in profits is blamed on the costs of restructuring. “The reported net result of €19.6 million was…

February 20, 2019

Portugal’s govt survives censure vote

Portugal’s socialist government easily survived a censure vote Wednesday called by a right-wing opposition party, standing it in good stead for European and legislative polls later this year. Letfist allies backed the government to see off the no confidence motion…