On 30th November 2020, the British government updated its official guidance for UK businesses on rules for selling services to Portugal from 1 January 2021.

Natasha Donn in the Portugal Resident reports on Portugal’s approach to ensuring high numbers of Brits continue to move to Portugal or visit for extended periods of time.

Internations.org, the organisers of the annual Expat Survey that surveys thousands of expats living around the world, has just published its 2020 ranking for The Best (& Worst) Cities for Expats in 2020
Destinations on the Iberian Peninsula come out on top in the Expat City Ranking 2020, with Valencia, Alicante, and Lisbon on the podium. The other end of the ranking offers more mixed results, though.

Portugal’s shoemakers are having an uphill struggle to survive the pandemic. With the demise of social occasions, the demand for ‘fancy shoes’ has slumped. Thus the conscious decision to ‘switch to comfy’ and even diversify into masks and ‘other products’.

Altice Empresas' new approach to the international market

We are delighted to announce that the Chamber continues to be the Public Enquiry Point for the All Party Parliamentary Group on Portugal, which held its 2020 AGM on Wed 14th October.

Learn more about the perks of remote working in Portugal - from two professionals who’ve already made the move

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This summer will see the opening of World of Wine (Wow) in Porto.

Post-Covid-19, there has never been a more critical and urgent time for the world to come together in the face of a health and economic crisis. Yet, despite the global uncertainty, the special relationship between Portugal and the United Kingdom looks set to endure, says UK Ambassador to Portugal, Chris Sainty, who was addressing members of our strategic partners, the British-Portuguese Chamber of Commerce in Portugal (BPCC), who organized the recent webinar ‘Our Old Alliance and the Future Ahead’.

Jorge Branco from The Telegraph reports on how this unlikely feat has been achieved. Portugal is not a rich country. It doesn’t have Germany’s advanced pharmaceutical and manufacturing system, South Korea’s prior experience with Mers, Denmark and Switzerland’s money or the UK’s elite higher education system.

The Algarve Daily News reports that there are no tourists occupying any of the Algarve’s big resorts as of right now. The home page of popular resort and hotel operator Vila Gale sends a very clear message, with the company’s website urging visitors to #STAYHOME.

While we wait for lockdown restrictions to ease in the UK, so that we can return to hosting our usual programme of live events, the Chamber is adapting fast to the new realities of virtual business.

On January 29, 2020, the European Parliament approved the agreement on the exit of the United Kingdom from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community (EURATOM). On January 31, 2020, the agreement entered into force and the United Kingdom left the European Union. However, a transition period was established, lasting until December 31, 2020. In this document, we analyze some of the most relevant aspects of the agreement relating to residence and social security, trade, financial services, intellectual property, jurisdiction, applicable law, insolvency, and taxation.

We asked one of our Chamber members, lawyer Cristina Silva Dias from Silva Dias Legal in Lisbon, to answer a  few of the most common questions the Chamber has been receiving since Brexit became a reality on 31st January 2020.

Brexit is approaching.

Bernardo da Mata of EcoNews in an interview with Chamber member and Vice President of Gemcorp, Maria Monteiro,

Lisbon is a market in transition. Gone are the days where you can double your investment within two years, regardless of location. But does that mean it’s impossible to find value? No. Buyers just have to be clearer on their objectives from the outset and developers are recognising this shift.

Europe is still struggling to find a label for the new brand of socialism that has lifted Portugal’s fortunes over the past three and a half years. In the Portuguese media, the term geringonça, meaning “an odd contraption”, has stuck. Peter Mandelson, the British Labour peer, has suggested “the fourth way”. António Costa, the prime minister who gained office by forging a surprising partnership between the moderate and hard left, simply calls it “turning the page on austerity”. 

This article shows you how important it is to reflect on the communication and languages used with clients.

Official information that British people moving to and living in Portugal need to know, including EU Exit guidance, residency, healthcare and driving.