A new Continente Bom Dia supermarket opens in the Quinta do Romão area of Quarteira, in the municipality of Loulé, on 3 November. The store offers free gift baskets to the first 150 customers who spend 40 euros or more, and a 10% cashback promotion on the Continente Card from 3 to 8 November, alongside 5-euro discount vouchers for purchases over 20 euros.
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Read today’s briefingThe government is reopening access to the 'Vale Eficiência' energy-efficiency vouchers for 28,000 households that were previously ineligible. The online application platform opens in late November 2026, and the requirement for a technical facilitator has been removed from the process.
The energy regulator ERSE set the new efficient price for 95-octane gasoline at 2.058 euros per liter (a 1% decrease) and simple diesel at 2.289 euros per liter (a 1.2% increase), effective for the week starting Monday, 2026-11-02. These prices reflect international market trends, logistics, taxes, and biofuels integration costs.
Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary expects airfares across Europe to increase by 10% to 20% in 2027, driven primarily by higher oil and jet fuel prices. The airline reported a 15% drop in profits for the first half of the fiscal year due to these rising energy costs, which are also being exacerbated by ongoing instability in the Middle East.