Huge water savings in the Algarve
“We promised that we would re-evaluate the situation in the Algarve at the end of August. Fortunately, it is going well. We will see what the Portuguese Environment Agency concludes,…
Portugal gives green light to second lithium mine
Portugal's Environmental Protection Agency (APA) announced on Thursday that it has given the green light, under certain conditions, to a second project in the country to extract lithium, a mineral…
Tiny-House: URSA, a tiny house on wheels made in Portugal (with plans)
Tiny houses seem to be taking over the world as they have become very popular in just a few years. And for good reason, this new alternative style of housing…
4-day working week starts in Portugal in June in some private companies — Idealista/news
there 4-day work week in Portugal to start pilot project in June 2023 In private companies that volunteer to participate, for six months and without public financial assistance, and later…
Minimum wage to increase in Portugal
It will rise by 7.9% from January, from 760 to 820 euros over 14 months, under an agreement signed on Saturday by the government and some unions and employers' representatives….
Leroy Merlin to hire 75 new workers in Algarve
DIY and gardening retailer Leroy Merlin has announced plans to hire 400 new workers in Portugal, with 75 vacancies at its retail stores in Albufeira, Loulé and Portimão. In the…
Best Paying Jobs in Portugal
Business workers earned an average of €1,294 in 2021. The energy and water sectors, as well as financial and insurance activities, were the highest paid, but not the ones that…
Tourism accounts for nearly half of Portugal's GDP growth.
According to data published by the National Institute of Statistics(ENI)Tourism contributed 1.1 percentage points to real GDP growth in 2023, or 2.3%. In this context, “it is estimated that in…
Car factory resumes production
The Volkswagen Group announced on September 20 that it would resume production on October 2, albeit with smaller than usual teams, but bringing forward the restart date by more than…
“Historic number of passengers – Portugal News
He stressed that “during the first half of 2024, historical records were achieved in terms of the monthly number of passengers at national airports.”Where are you?He revealed that “in June…