Golden Visa & property market: With Golden Visa rules shifting next year, Portugal’s real estate pitch is getting louder, with agents urging buyers to act now and highlighting property routes (including €500,000+ and urban rehabilitation options) as incentives evolve. Lisbon & Algarve lifestyle buying: Multiple local brokerage promos focus on matching international buyers to neighbourhoods in Lisbon and villa-heavy demand in the Algarve, positioning “quality broker” services as the key to smoother cross-border purchases. World Cup spotlight (Portugal): Cristiano Ronaldo is back in training at Portugal’s City of Football in Oeiras, with coach Roberto Martínez stressing he’s there for performance, not a farewell tour. Portugal in global sport business: Changan has signed a global partnership with the Portuguese Football Federation, unveiling a 1,000km European test drive and a plug-in hybrid handover to FPF leadership. Research & health: University of Galway appoints biochemistry expert Dr Mihailo Mirkovic to lead work on cellular stress and RNA processing in fungi, aiming to reduce chromosome abnormalities linked to cancer and neurodegenerative disease. Travel & borders: Greece has reversed plans to exempt Britons from EES biometric checks, a reminder that Schengen border rules are tightening across the region.