Taste of Britain
UK Trade & Investment team is organising an event on 10th of February in the Algarve for British companies in the Food & Drink sector. Participants will have the opportunity to learn about market potential and to meet distributors and importers.
Afghanistan: The London Conference agrees Afghan-led political strategy
Afghanistan:the London Conference sets out a plan towards a more stable and secure Afghanistan.
Reduction targets
Countries are to come forward with their national 2020 carbon reduction targets by 31 January 2010, under agreements made in the Copenhagen Accord.
UK in Portugal
The UK’s alliance with Portugal is older than any other and began with a Treaty in 1373. The "oldest alliance" operates in new times as well. Over 2m British tourists visit Portugal every year and around 80,000 British nationals are part-time or permanent residents. There are an estimated 300,000 Portuguese nationals living and working in the UK. In 2008 UK exports to Portugal totalled £1.6b, and UK imports from Portugal totalled £1.7b. Portugal is UK's 13th largest export market in the EU and 30th worldwide. Read more.
Other information:
The UK Minister for International Defence and Security, Baroness Taylor of Bolton, visited Lisbon 28-29 January for bilateral talks on defence issues with Portuguese Ministers. Find out more about the visit.
A delegation of MPs form the House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee visited Lisbon recently to learn more about Portugal, the EU and its recent developments. Find out more about the visit.
Lisbon's Consular Section has recently installed an ATM machine. The first user was a translator who allowed us to take a photo of the occasion.
Porto - Arsenal
Arsenal are coming to Oporto for the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie
Important notices
Police contacts in connection with
Madeleine McCann
- Crime Stoppers 0800 555 111 (from UK) +44 (0) 1883 731 336 (from outside UK)
- Judiciary Police, Portimão, Algarve +351 282 405 400 Fax: +351 282 412 763 email:dic.portimao@pj.pt
- Faro Police, Algarve +351 289 884 500
- National Republican Guard, Lagos, Algarve +351 282 764 010
LATEST NEWS
UK welcomes stronger academic co-operation with Israel
9 February 2010
Ivan Lewis reaffirms Britain's commitment to providing an additional £29,000 funding to the Britain Israel Research and Academic Exchange (BIRAX).
Burmese activists welcomed to the Foreign Office
9 February 2010
A group of Burmese activists met with Foreign Office Minister Ivan Lewis today during a short visit to the UK.
Contact us
Portugal, Lisbon, British Embassy
Rua de São Bernardo 33
1249-082
Lisbon
Telephone:
351 21 392 4000
Fax:(351) (21) 392 41 53 Consular
(351) (21) 392 41 88 Visa
(351) (21) 392 40 21 Political/PPA
(351) (21) 392 41 86 UK Trade & Investment
(351) (21) 392 41 87 Management
GMT: (Local Time = BST)
Normal Working Hours
Monday - Friday: 09.00 - 13.00 and 14.30 - 17.30
Consular Section opening hours
Monday - Friday: 09.00 - 14.00
