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Complaints against AIMA Have Fallen by Half. Really?

11 September 2026

Finally, at least some good news about AIMA. The agency’s president, Pedro Portugal Gaspar, said in Évora that the number […]

More about schools. The short answer: vaccinations are not a requirement for enrolling in school. The school may check the

Listen This is a rare weekend: almost everything worthwhile in Lisbon and the surrounding area is free, while the paid

You open a supplier’s website: the first screen promises a discount, further down it offers to put electricity and gas

Portugal’s official gazette, the Diário da República, has published the law that everyone here has been calling the Lei do

You go away for a week, barely switch a light on, and the bill comes back almost unchanged. Or you

8 September 2026

Portugal ranked 21st out of 85 countries for quality of life in the Best Countries Index 2026, a ranking produced

7 September 2026

Nine team leaders at the emergency department of Hospital Dona Estefânia — Lisbon’s main children’s hospital — have resigned. The

Where in Portugal you can pick grapes with your own hands

4 September 2026

Fuel prices at petrol stations across Portugal will rise again from Monday, September 7. According to an estimate by the

Payments under Portugal’s scheme for people who move to the country’s interior have been recalculated, following the rise in the

3 September 2026

On September 3, 2025, at around 6 p.m., a Glória funicular car broke free from its cable and crashed into