Portugal Weekly

Stories from Lisbon’s 27 shantytowns // Brussels recommends rent control, holiday rental crackdown // PM says government will deal with left and right

PM asked to form government as Chega claims second place // Police step up checks on undocumented immigrants

Immigrants sleep on street for document checks // Airport chaos over new border system // Plans for new government, immigration’s role in vote

Far-right surges as election reinforces government’s power // Economy suffers worst fall since pandemic

Arrests over illegal immigration network that helped thousands // Train strike hits final week of election campaign

Thousands of immigrants to be told to leave country // Probes launched into mass blackout

Questions over what caused unprecedented blackout // Far-right leaders arrested over banned 25 de abril protest

Thousands of AIMA lawsuits, and permits waiting for collection // Traffickers using Portugal to sell children in Europe

Calls for AIMA change as number of immigrants hits 1.5 million // Portugal hits out at Trump’s ideological questions to universities

Trump’s tariffs to hit €5.3 billion in Portuguese exports // Tuk-tuk restrictions begin in central Lisbon and Porto

Century-old classic ginjinha spot ‘at risk of closing’ // Government proposes huge greater Lisbon development plan

Storm Martinho leaves trail of destruction and full dams // The Americans fleeing Trump for Portugal