Portugal

Society
Clément VéritéMarch 14, 2023
Portugal launched an online automatic residence permit for Portuguese speakers
A new online procedure opened in Portugal to speed up the process of the thousands of residence permit requests still pending approval. But the website's server can be overloaded by high traffic at times.
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Business
Clément VéritéFebruary 15, 2023
‘Price speculation’ in Portugal: some supermarkets charge customers more than the price displayed
More than 4% of supermarkets inspected in Portugal in recent months charged products to customers more than the price displayed on shelves.
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Society
Clément VéritéJanuary 25, 2023
Portugal housing price in 2022 saw its sharpest increase in 30 years
Portugal housing prices grew almost 19 percent in 2022, the sharpest increase in 30 years. Housing prices even doubled between 2016 and 2022 in Portugal.
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Health & Science
Clément VéritéNovember 29, 2022
Portuguese seniors’ life expectancy decreased again, provisional results show. It determines pension age for 2024
Life expectancy at age 65 in Portugal declined for the second consecutive three-year period. This will determine the pension age for 2024 in the country.
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Business
Clément VéritéNovember 15, 2022
U.S. Department of Transport ordered six airline companies to refund $622m to passengers
The U.S. Department of Transport ordered five foreign airlines and one American carrier to refund 622 million dollars to passengers who had a flight canceled or significantly delayed. The airline companies have also been fined for the delays.
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Business
Clément VéritéOctober 18, 2022
All EU airlines can now have direct flights to ASEAN countries like the Philippines, Singapore, or Thailand
Following an air transport agreement between the European Union and ASEAN, airlines from 37 countries are now able to operate an unlimited number of direct flights from and to these countries. There will also be more opportunities to fly to a country and then directly go to a third one.
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Society
Clément VéritéOctober 17, 2022
Portuguese more at risk of poverty in 2021, first setback since 2014
People in Portugal were more at risk of poverty or social exclusion in 2021. The first setback for this indicator of increased income inequalities in the country since 2014.
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Politics
Clément VéritéMay 10, 2022
Most criminal investigations since 2008 may infringe privacy in Portugal; Att. Gen. wants the nullity of the decision
A Constitutional Court decision in Portugal may cancel most of criminal investigations of the last 14 years because storage of personal communications data was unconstitutional.
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Business
Clément VéritéApril 22, 2022
In Portugal, no rental housing in condos for tourists the Supreme Court rules
The Supreme Court of Portugal ruled that accommodations in residential buildings cannot be rented for tourism, a decision that could affect touristic cities like Lisbon and Porto.
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Business
Clément VéritéMarch 11, 2022
Buying cooking oil limited in some Portuguese and Spanish stores because of increased demand
Some supermarkets in Portugal and Spain limit the sale of cooking oil because of the increased demand for sunflower oil coming from Ukraine.
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Health & Science
Clément VéritéFebruary 22, 2022
91% of Portugal under severe or extreme drought
Almost the entire territory of Portugal will soon be under severe or extreme drought according to weather forecast for the end of February.
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Politics
Newsendip with ReutersJanuary 17, 2022
Lisbon fined €1.25m for sharing personal data to foreign embassies
Lisbon received a fine for violating EU general data protection regulation. It shared the personal data of protesters with foreign embassies targeted by the protests. The fine accounts for 0.1% of the city's annual budget.
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Society
Clément VéritéJanuary 12, 2022
Portuguese commission on Church sexual abuse cases receives plenty of calls on the 1st day
A commission in Portugal will study sexual abuses in the Catholic Church from 1950 until now.
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Health & Science
Clément VéritéNovember 30, 2021
Portuguese President rejects bill on euthanasia and assisted suicide again
The president of Portugal asks to clarify terms on the conditions that make medically assisted death legal
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Society
Clément VéritéNovember 27, 2021
Portuguese youth: 30% wants to leave the country
A report on the young in Portugal reveals major insights 30% are sure to leave the country. 7 in 10 earn less than 1,000€ a month.
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Politics
Clément VéritéNovember 10, 2021
Portuguese Army involved in diamond smuggling investigation
Portugal arrested several ex-military officers suspected to have smuggled diamonds and gold during their deployment in a United Nations operation in Central African Republic.
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Politics
Clément VéritéOctober 28, 2021
Portugal wants to spend EU funds faster
Portugal passed a law to speed up the use of European Union's subsidies. The Court of Audits remains concerned about risks of corruption as Portugal is set to receive even more funds.
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Business
Clément VéritéMay 24, 2021
Portuguese airline adds staff representative to the Board
TAP Airlines will have a staff representative elected in the board of directors. It comes as a surprise but may give ideas to other companies in turmoil.
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