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This week in Portugal: Home prices continue to soar, buses continue to slow, and Portugal’s institutions battle cars over the festive season
December 29, 2025
This week in Portugal: Home prices continue to soar, buses continue to slow, and Portugal’s institutions battle cars over the festive season
This week in Portugal: thousands march against corporate-friendly labor laws, private jets en Route to Lisbon’s Web Summit get diverted to Spain, deputies are accused of racism, and home prices drop.
We’re kidding, home prices are still going up.
This week in Portugal: the President enacts the “Foreigner’s Law,” parliament approves a veil ban, people are spending more on rent, and house prices see a record increase — to inflated levels.
This week in Portugal: far right misses its targets in municipal elections, PSD keeps Lisbon and Porto, Socialists lose 22 city halls but hail elections a victory, and government wants lower taxes for everyone.
This week in Portugal: government secures new foreigners’ law bill thanks to right-wing support, the country protests Israel’s war in Palestine, and the electricity grid is obsolete.
This week in Portugal: Portugal recognizes Palestine, Chega’s leader announces his run for the presidency, again, and affordable housing is on the way, for some.
This week in Portugal: Complaints against AIMA on the rise, Brazilians in Portugal aren’t turning out to vote, Chega leads an opinion poll, and Nova business school climbs the rankings.
This week in Portugal: tragedy strikes iconic Lisbon funicular, real estate prices continue to climb, as does tuition, and authorities find pear-pickers living in inhumane conditions.
This week in Portugal: teenage arsonist, A+ debt, more money for defense, and a fissure that explains the 1755 earthquake.