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The Algarve Resident publishers are dedicated to establishing portugalresident.com as the top destination for online news and information about Portugal in English. Since its launch in 2014, the website has seen steady growth in traffic and continues to attract more visitors. As a member of the Open Media group, our daily news site benefits from exceptional resources tailored to English language publishing in Portugal, supported by a talented team of journalists. With a wide range of lifestyle content, portugalresident.com serves as a comprehensive resource for anyone looking for information about Portugal in English. Additionally, portugalresident.com is affiliated with The Open Media Group, which is Portugal’s premier publisher of foreign language magazines, newspapers, and websites. The group is known for its notable publications, including the Essential series of bilingual (English/Portuguese) regional magazines that cover areas such as the Algarve, Lisbon, and Madeira, as well as a Chinese/English edition in Macau (China) created in partnership with a local publisher.

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All roads lead to Rome: Portugal joins throng of world leaders attending Pope’s funeral – Portugal Resident

1 day ago | portugalresident.com | Natasha Donn

All roads lead to Rome: Portugal joins throng of world leaders attending Pope’s funeral; Portugal marks Pope’s death with national mourning
Chief guard at Tires women’s prison “removed” due to suspicions of 'serious offences'

2 days ago | portugalresident.com | Natasha Donn

Male guard is being “immediately returned” to Carregueira (male) prisonThe chief prison guard removed from Tires women’s prison, where a strike has been called today, is suspected of “sufficiently serious offences” that have led to disciplinary proceedings, according to the Directorate-General for Reintegration and Prison Services (DGRSP).
Durão Barroso, former European Commission president, weighs into defence dithering

2 days ago | portugalresident.com | Natasha Donn

Warns of fragmentation in speech at Military Academy in AmadoraFormer Portuguese political heavyweight, Durão Barroso, has weighed into the defence spending debate today, saying the fundamental problem in Europe is not a lack of investment, but a lack of coordination, and the risk of fragmentation.
Wildfire land clearance: government extends deadline to May 31

2 days ago | portugalresident.com | Natasha Donn

Almost 1,000 “priority parishes” identified for inspections, 14 in AlgarveThe government has extended the deadline for landowners to clear their land ahead of the summer wildfire season by another month, until May 31, identifying 988 ‘priority parishes’ in which so-called “fuel management work” will be inspected.
International Space University keen to create centre in Portugal

2 days ago | portugalresident.com | Natasha Donn

ISU highlights Portugal’s aerospace potentialPortugal could soon host a centre of the International Space University (ISU), the only academic institution dedicated exclusively to education and training in the field of space. The intention was floated to PÚBLICO newspaper by John Wensveen, president of the ISU, during a recent visit to the north of the country, in which he underlined the strategic interest the country represents for the university’s global expansion.
Portuguese consortium develops bacteria/ antibiotic resistance test

2 days ago | portugalresident.com | Natasha Donn

Simple test will “almost immediately identify” what patient needsA device to quickly detect bacteria and antibiotic resistance is being developed by a consortium of Portuguese public and private entities.
Thousands sign petition against digital euro, fearing it could undermine “fundamental rights”

3 days ago | portugalresident.com | Natasha Donn

ECB president Christine Lagarde “pushing for digital euro to become reality by October”The European Central Bank (ECB) believes that the adoption of the digital euro will lead to the withdrawal of five out of every 10 physical euros in circulation, according to a report released over the weekend.
Government’s water strategy denounced as 'ecological, social disaster'

3 days ago | portugalresident.com | Natasha Donn

ProTejo movement says strategy favours agribusiness, among othersJust as others before them have stressed, the government’s water strategy for Portugal is seen as an “environmental and social disaster (…) favouring agribusiness” as well as other sectors, like banking, construction and real estate. This time round it is the proTejo movement of citizens, for the defence of the Tejo river, that is throwing these accusations.
Four Portuguese cardinals to help choose next Pope

3 days ago | portugalresident.com | Natasha Donn

Nine other Portuguese-speaking cardinals involved in processFor the first time since the College of Cardinals was created, Portugal has four cardinal electors in the conclave to choose Francis’ successor. In addition to the four Portuguese cardinal electors, there are nine other Portuguese-speakers: seven Brazilians, one from Cabo Verde, and one from East Timor.
Portuguese start receiving emails from Meta about using data for AI

3 days ago | portugalresident.com | Natasha Donn

Meta says it will use public information from EU to train its AI toolsPortuguese users of Meta’s social networks have already started receiving a consent email regarding the use of their public data to train the company’s artificial intelligence (AI) tools.