Portuguese Prime Minister António Costa announced his resignation after becoming embroiled in an investigation into corruption and illegal self-dealing. The announcement came a few hours after his chief of staff and… Read More "Antonio Costa, resigns
The Chega party is now considered the country's third political force, with 13.2 % of voting intentions in the latest polls.
For years, the «dead» were to blame. Now, they say, it seems the fault lies with immigrants. The phenomenon of “ghost voters”—who number more than a million this year—skews the abstention rate and may… Read More "January 30 election, will Portugal make the ghosts vote?
A week and a day after the rejection of the 2022 budget, the President of the Portuguese Republic decided to dissolve the Assembly of the Republic and call for elections for January 30, 2022.
issolution of Parliament and the date of early parliamentary elections, after hearing from the parties and the Council of State.
António Costa during a visit to Vila Real ahead of next month’s mayoral elections. He urged young people to return to Portugal, emphasizing that they «are welcome» and… Read More "Costa invites young people to return to Portugal
If the 2021 budget passes in state, next year could bring new social support, wage and pension increases, and relief from the IRS.
The Council of Ministers announced last Thursday that the entire territory of mainland Portugal would return to an emergency situation from September 15.
Some sad news came in late yesterday afternoon; as we reported on May 7, the government was considering an amendment in Parliament that would allow managing partners and self-employed entrepreneurs to benefit from… Read More "The President of the Portuguese Republic to reject the aid to managing partners
The Minister of Economy revealed earlier this week that the government will propose a change in the calculation of the IRC payment to adapt to the circumstances of the pandemic.
Just like the self-employed, the government should vote this Thursday a new aid related to the pandemic, allowing the managing partners to breathe a little.
Some industries are still facing significant difficulties, and the Portuguese government has just introduced a new social assistance program for the self-employed in Portugal, which is expected to be voted on this Thursday during the… Read More "New social aid for the self-employed in Portugal
As part of the support measures put in place to help businesses cope with the economic situation and as part of the efforts to help micro-businesses resume operations, the government is planning to... Read More "Aid for micro-businesses can go up to 5000 euros
We spoke to you about it a few days ago in an article, the government has just communicated on the progress of the deconfinement which should if all goes well begin on May 4.
The exit from containment is being prepared and the Council of Ministers is preparing the deconfinement in Portugal after several weeks of containment.
We’ve been telling you about this since December, and it was at the end of January 2020 that things finally came to fruition. The Socialist government introduced a bill for the 2020 budget, which… Read More "THE REFORM OF THE NON-HABITUAL RESIDENT STATUS IS NOT A BAD THING
A few days ago, we told you that the Portuguese government was thinking about a reform of the status of non-habitual resident. This rumor has been confirmed yesterday.
Portugal set a target on Tuesday of achieving a budget surplus in 2020 for the first time in 45 years of democracy, thanks to solid economic growth.
Portugal's minimum wage will increase by almost 6 % in 2020, the socialist government announced on Wednesday. It will rise to 740 euros gross per month over 12 months from the current 700.
Antonio Costa, who was just reelected, unveiled his new government a few days ago. Unlike during his first term, this time he is not expected to have a majority, so we… Read More "THE COASTA GOVERNMENT LOSES THE MAJORITY
The new government of Antonio Costa, has as its main objective to increase the minimum wage by 25% over 4 years.
Yesterday Sunday was held the legislative elections in Portugal to elect the new government for the next 4 years. Antonio Costa, the outgoing Prime Minister, was on the list for a second term.
An article written by Portuguese academics was published in the newspaper Público to note that the French language in Portugal is on the rise.
On October 6, the Portuguese people will go to the polls to elect the 230 members of the Portuguese National Assembly and the Prime Minister.
Labor Code in Portugal, what changes on October 1, 2019 The reform of part of the labor code in Portugal will have a direct impact on the labor market. Both for the... Read More "LABOR CODE WHAT'S CHANGING IN OCTOBER
Not long ago, Portugal ranked 31st in the PISA international rankings (2012). This organization assesses the reading and… skills of 15-year-old students every three years. Read More "SCHOOL EDUCATION, PORTUGAL AS AN EXAMPLE
On August 12, a strike of fuel transporters in Portugal began. The government of António Costa decided to put the country in energy crisis and these until August 21.
Portugal is continuing its efforts to encourage immigrants to return home. The government has just announced its intention to offer 6,500 euros to emigrants who decide to come work in Portugal.
Historically, Portugal has always been a country where its population left to immigrate to other countries. Since the 2007 crisis, this demographic decline has accelerated.
The number of new local housing license applications in the municipality of Porto fell by 40% in the first quarter of 2019. Tourism in the city remains in very good health
Prime Minister Antonio Costa is threatening to resign if Parliament passes a law to raise teachers' salaries.
PORTUGAL IS BACK ON TRACK! The austerity program under the supervision of the Troika resulted in a 78 billion euro loan that did not help. The young people were leaving the country, the... Read More "PORTUGAL RETURNS TO SAFE HARBOR
The European elections are approaching, and Brussels fears a populist tsunami sweeping across the continent.
In 2017, Portugal broke records in terms of tourist numbers and revenue. It welcomed more than 23M tourists and 50M passengers at its airports. While... Read More "TOURISM BOOMS IN NORTHERN PORTUGAL
THE JOB MARKET IN PORTUGAL Portugal is a very popular destination for French expatriates. Proximity, living environment, economic development, tax advantages, etc. In addition, the economic situation of Portugal facilitates... Read More "THE JOB MARKET IN PORTUGAL
Since emerging from the crisis in 2014, the Portuguese economy has remained strong. Even if the country, not escaping the general slowdown, suffered a slowdown at the end of the year. The growth... Read More "PORTUGAL IN GOOD ECONOMIC SHAPE
Last October, the legislature passed the 2019 state budget proposal.
The Portuguese government wants to encourage its expatriates to return home
The Prime Minister announced yesterday that Portugal will pay the entire debt to the IMF until the end of the year.
Everyone in Europe has their eyes on Italy's budget, which seems unacceptable to Europe. But this week, much more discreetly, Portugal has released its 2019 budget.
Portugal's socialist government pledged on Tuesday to achieve the lowest budget deficit in its history in 2019
On this sunny morning, it's hard to make your way through Rua da Prata, in the heart of Lisbon. A bunch of Japanese pensioners are squeezed in front of the window of a traditional cannery, where the recipes of sardines... Read More "Portugal believes in the future again
The Portuguese Foreign Minister explains how the country, which was the weakest link in Europe two years ago. has successfully emerged from the crisis. Is there a Portuguese economic miracle? I don't think so. It is... Read More "Augusto Santos Silva explains Portugal's successful exit from the crisis
