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The Portugal News7 Sept

Portugal region renewing water supply equipment

The inter-municipal company Águas do Alto Alentejo (AAA) announced it has submitted applications for EU funding totalling approximately €9.4 million since January. 

Portugal Resident6 Sept

Socialists accuse government of raking in more than a billion euros due to increased fuel expenses

PS parliamentary leader, Eurico Brilhante Dias, has accused the government of living at the expense of taxpayers – pointing to more than one billion euros in revenue resulting from the The post Socialists accuse government of raking in more than a billion euros due to increased fuel expenses appeared first on Portugal

The Portugal News6 Sept

New university in Portugal to boost local economy

Nuno Vaz, the Mayor of Chaves, welcomed the recent news regarding the transformation of the Bragança Polytechnic into a university, noting that it will bolster development and social cohesion while marking the return of university-level education to the municipality.

The Portugal News5 Sept

Portugal is growing - Now we need to create more value

Whenever new data on Gross Domestic Product (GDP) are released, attention naturally focuses on the evolution of the economy. 

Algarve Daily News4 Sept

Algarve politicians chase Government, after region is left out of major plan to industrialize in six ‘strategic business areas’

Socialist Party (PS) politicians in Faro have questioned why the Algarve has been left out of the six strategic business areas announced by the Government this week.

Portugal Resident4 Sept

Government to invest €1.6 billion in trying to solve “one of country’s biggest problems”

The Council of Ministers has approved the Terra+ Strategy today, to solve “one of the country’s biggest problems” as Portugal runs out of space to put its waste. It is, The post Government to invest €1.6 billion in trying to solve “one of country’s biggest problems” appeared first on Portugal Resident .

Portugal Resident4 Sept

Young French man discovered alive after 11 days ‘missing in Lisbon’

With one 23-year-old still inexplicably missing in Lisbon – with police and his family deeply invested in trying to find him – the good news today is that another, 23-year-old The post Young French man discovered alive after 11 days ‘missing in Lisbon’ appeared first on Portugal Resident .

Portugal Resident4 Sept

Businessman who ran over Rolex gang thief convicted of defrauding celebrity doctor of €1.2 million

In a strange twist of circumstance, it has turned out that the businessman involved in the fatal running over of one of the members of the so-called Rolex gang that The post Businessman who ran over Rolex gang thief convicted of defrauding celebrity doctor of €1.2 million appeared first on Portugal Resident .

Portugal Resident4 Sept

Portugal breaks employment record, but youth unemployment surges to among Europe’s highest

While the country is approaching what economists consider almost full employment, unemployment among young people continues to rise and is now among the highest in the European Union. In July, The post Portugal breaks employment record, but youth unemployment surges to among Europe’s highest appeared first on Portugal

The Portugal News4 Sept

Investor Talks returns to Portimão for its biggest edition ever

More than 2,000 attendees, 50 expert speakers and 4 stages with 50 sessions dedicated to investing, personal finance and business. That is the promise of the 5th edition of Investor Talks, taking place at Portimão Arena on 12 and 13 September.

The Portugal News3 Sept

Portuguese municipality renovates three schools

The Viseu City Council approved the launch of tenders to renovate three schools in the municipality, with a total investment of almost two million euros.

The Portugal News3 Sept

Investment of €700 million in Portugal's roads and railways

Infraestruturas de Portugal (IP) will invest a total of €700 million in the Alentejo region by the end of 2028 in road and rail works, highlighted the Secretary of State for Infrastructure.

Portugal Resident3 Sept

Unions, colleagues lay flowers for funicular brakeman André Marques

Trade unionists and colleagues of brake operator André Marques – one of the 16 victims of the Glória funicular derailment a year ago – laid a wreath for him today The post Unions, colleagues lay flowers for funicular brakeman André Marques appeared first on Portugal Resident .

Portugal Resident3 Sept

Évora finally gets its long-awaited eastern bypass

Évora’s long-awaited eastern bypass has opened following a €54.9 million investment, offering a faster route around the city and potentially removing up to 40% of the traffic from its streets. The post Évora finally gets its long-awaited eastern bypass appeared first on Portugal Resident .

The Portugal News2 Sept

Portugal leads global house price rise

Portugal recorded the strongest annual rise in real house prices among 57 economies tracked by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) in the first quarter of 2026.

Algarve Daily News2 Sept

Spanish investment manager Alfana buys Forum Algarve shopping centre for nearly €130 million

Spanish investment manager Alfana Investment Management has acquired the Forum Algarve shopping centre in Faro for close to €130 million, in what is expected to be the company’s first international acquisition.

The Portugal News2 Sept

The Future of Automation Testing: Predictions and Business Implications

Automation testing is changing as software development becomes faster, more complex, and more dependent on continuous delivery. Teams are no longer testing only a few stable applications before scheduled releases. They are working across web, mobile, APIs, cloud environments, integrations, and constantly changing user

Portugal Resident2 Sept

Spanish investment firm buys Forum Algarve for €130 million

Forum Algarve shopping centre in Faro has reportedly been sold for around €130 million to Spanish asset manager Alfana Investment Management, marking the group’s first investment outside Spain. The deal The post Spanish investment firm buys Forum Algarve for €130 million appeared first on Portugal Resident .

The Portugal News2 Sept

Bitcoin News: MoneySimpler AI Trading Enables Crypto Users to Earn $7,700 Per Day

Bitcoin prices have been rising recently, and market sentiment has improved significantly. Amid increased volatility, investors' demand for stable returns is growing stronger. MoneySimpler AI Trading offers cryptocurrency users a new solution through automated market analysis and trade execution, allowing digital asset

The Portugal News2 Sept

Foreign investment in Portugal rebounds to record €6.7 billion

Foreign direct investment into Portugal reached €6.7 billion in the six months to June, according to Bank of Portugal data, reversing a net outflow recorded over the same period in 2025. 

The Portugal News2 Sept

Portugal spent more than 10% of public expenditure on education

Portugal dedicated 10.3% of its public expenditure to education in 2024, higher than the European Union average of 9.7%, as mentioned in the most recent data from the European Commission on investment in the sector.

Algarve Daily News1 Sept

Algarve farmers face a decade of change: water, funding, and ageing workforce come under pressure

Water, European Union funding, an ageing population, and the ability, or inability, to invest will be the main determining factors for the future of agriculture in the Algarve over the next decade, this was the message of a seminar in Lagoa this week, gathering 100 farmers, public officials, business representatives, a

Portugal Resident1 Sept

French mother desperate for news of 23-year-old son, last seen 10 days ago in Lisbon

A 23-year-old French man, who has lived and worked in Lisbon for 1 year, disappeared from the Portuguese capital 10 days ago. Authorities are investigating. His mother has arrived in The post French mother desperate for news of 23-year-old son, last seen 10 days ago in Lisbon appeared first on Portugal Resident .

Portugal Resident1 Sept

Socialists insist on subcommittee to look into defence spending

Portugal’s PS Socialist Party insisted today on the creation of a subcommittee to monitor military investment under the European SAFE loans, pressed CHEGA to approve it, and held the government The post Socialists insist on subcommittee to look into defence spending appeared first on Portugal Resident .