The Portugal News

An Essay by Roberto Cavaleiro – Tomar. 02 March 2026

Sines is experiencing one of the most transformative moments in its history. 

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Over the last four years, the Portuguese Association for Victim Support (APAV) has assisted 50,495 women, marking a significant 22.8% increase—most commonly for domestic violence cases, according to data released. 

The Portuguese housing market continues to face a structural imbalance between supply and demand. 

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Women are the personification of nature. From them, everything is created, everything is transformed, everything flourishes. 

Members of the Chaîne des Rôtisseurs met on Valentine’s Day, February 14th, for a very special dinner at the restaurant “Alma do Algarve” in Quarteira. 

Portugal’s housing market has reached a critical point. 

The Nisa City Council, in the district of Portalegre, will invest more than €165,000 to guarantee free meals for the 537 students enrolled in the municipality’s schools, the municipality announced.

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The Vila Real City Council, in the district of Vila Real, has €920,000 to invest in promoting academic success and reducing dropout rates, as part of an intermunicipal plan covering approximately 8,500 students and including 12 activities.

Emelia is a beautiful-looking German Griffon. Abandoned and at 20 months still growing.

There are few technological artefacts as fondly remembered, or as unfairly forgotten, as the 405-line VHF television system.

The call came while I was driving down the 405.

The Lagoa City Council in the Azores will mark International Women’s Day on Sunday, reinforcing “the municipality’s commitment to valuing the role of women in the community and their social and professional importance,” it was announced today.

Sterilisation and castration of cats and dogs is what we do best.

International Women’s Day is not simply a symbolic date in the calendar.

Karol Józef Wojtyła was born in 1920 in Wadowice, Poland. 

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The Coimbra City Council has cancelled the public tender for the programmer position at the São Francisco Convent, which had proposed appointing Mickael de Oliveira to the position, citing a lack of funds to justify the decision.

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Prime Minister Luís Montenegro, on 6 March, defended the United States as “an indispensable ally”.

In 2025, coal-fired power generation fell in India for the first time since the 1970s, and India’s coal generation declined by 3 percent in the same year. 

Portugal continues to attract international investors, professionals and families who are looking for a stable European base with a strong quality of life. 

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Nine major coffee chains in Thailand have agreed to cut the default sugar content in some coffee and tea drinks by half. 

The concessionaire of the Neves-Corvo Mine, in the municipality of Castro Verde, district of Beja, will increase its investment in exploration.

In Juba, South Sudan, youth volunteers have launched a waste recycling movement to address pollution and create income. 

The Vila Nova de Gaia City Council has begun ‘urgent’ repair work on the promenade at Praia das Pedras Amarelas, budgeted at €75,000 and scheduled to take three weeks, so that it will be ready in time for the bathing season.

Amal is a nonprofit in Marrakesh providing culinary training to women facing economic hardship.

So be careful what you plant.

Given the conflict between the USA, Israel and Iran, the price of fuel is expected to register the biggest increase ever.

A volunteer programme called Netrevalók pairs tech-savvy high schoolers with seniors to help bridge the digital divide. 

On March 4, the Secretary of State for Agriculture visited the Viplant and Monterosa nurseries to gain a closer understanding of the practices of leading Algarve companies in the production of ornamental plants.

The Sertã municipality, in the district of Castelo Branco, will waive the water supply service availability fee for all customers, following the severe weather that affected the region.

Zürich has spent more than three decades transforming flat rooftops with vegetation to help cool the city and manage stormwater. 

There are faster ways to cross a border these days. Sleek motorways, concrete flyovers and that great modern sacrament of freedom – the infernal toll road.

From 1 April 2026, Austria will require supermarkets and drugstores to label products affected by shrinkflation. 

The number of passengers grew across all modes of transport in 2025, except for river transport.

Kraków’s ban on burning coal and wood for home heating has cut soot levels significantly since 2013. 

The refurbishment of the Setúbal Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) is one of the most important projects in SIMARSUL’s €40 million investment plan for basic sanitation in the municipality of Setúbal until 2030.

From swapping out buttons to picking the right colours – stylists explain how to make affordable pieces look expensive.You don’t need a designer budget to look well-dressed. According to stylists, making high-street pieces look premium is less about price tags and more about small and subtle changes. From tailoring tweaks to disciplined colour choices, here are seven ways to elevate what you already own.

Sweden will offer up to 35,000 euros to refugees who voluntarily give up their residence permits and return home in 2026. 

The impact of bad weather in the municipality and the resulting disaster caused the organisers to hesitate, but this month, the 3rd Alvaiázere Theatre Festival will go ahead, with proceeds going to the local fire brigade.

The final declaration of the 36th Luso-Spanish Summit, on 6 March, condemns “the indiscriminate and unjustified attacks by Iran against the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council and other countries in the region,” without reference to the initial attack by the United States.

Organ donation after circulatory death in the U.S. grew from two percent of donors in 2000 to forty-nine percent in 2025. 

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Ashford Castle in Cong, Co Mayo, has retained its Five-Star rating from the Forbes Travel Guide, the highest distinction awarded by the global hospitality authority.