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Glenn Thrift

Glenn Thrift

Afternoon Briefing — Wednesday, 15 April 2026

Afternoon Briefing — Wednesday, 15 April 2026

In today's briefing: • Government Strips Audit Court of Pre-Approval Power Over 90% of Public Contracts • Porto Airport Adds 21 New Routes for Summer Including Delta's First New York Service • New Construction Code Takes Effect 1 June — One Law to Replace Over 100 Scattered Regulations

Glenn Thrift 15 Apr 2026

Portugal's New Construction Code Takes Effect on 1 June — One Law to Replace Over 100 Scattered Regulations Dating Back to the 1960s

Portugal's New Construction Code Takes Effect on 1 June — One Law to Replace Over 100 Scattered Regulations Dating Back to the 1960s

The Biggest Overhaul of Building Regulation in Decades Aims to Cut Red Tape, Speed Up Permits, and Tackle the Housing Crisis On 1 June 2026, Portugal's new Construction Code enters into force — a single, consolidated legal framework that replaces...

Glenn Thrift 15 Apr 2026

Porto Airport Adds 21 New Routes for Summer Including Delta's First New York Service — Passenger Traffic Hit 16.9 Million Last Year

Porto Airport Adds 21 New Routes for Summer Including Delta's First New York Service — Passenger Traffic Hit 16.9 Million Last Year

Six Intercontinental Routes Join the Network as Northern Portugal Bets on Long-Haul Connectivity Porto's Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport will launch 21 new routes this summer, six of them intercontinental, as the northern gateway builds on a...

Glenn Thrift 15 Apr 2026

Government Strips Audit Court of Pre-Approval Power Over 90 Per Cent of Public Contracts — Critics Warn of Corruption Risk

Government Strips Audit Court of Pre-Approval Power Over 90 Per Cent of Public Contracts — Critics Warn of Corruption Risk

Contracts Below EUR 10 Million No Longer Need Prior Approval From the Tribunal de Contas Portugal's Council of Ministers approved on 9 April the most sweeping reform of the Tribunal de Contas (TdC) in decades, eliminating the mandatory prior...

Glenn Thrift 15 Apr 2026

Cracked dry earth symbolizing resource scarcity

One Month Into the Hormuz Crisis, Portugal Confronts an Oil Shock That Goes Far Beyond Fuel Prices

It has been one month since the US-Israel military operation against Iran effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow waterway through which roughly a fifth of the world's oil supply typically flows. Brent crude has surged past $112 per barrel, its highest level in over four years,

Glenn Thrift 04 Apr 2026

Police car with emergency lights

Easter Weekend Final Toll: 13 Dead and Nearly 1,800 Accidents on Portuguese Roads

Portugal's Easter weekend claimed 13 lives and left dozens seriously injured, according to the final combined figures released Saturday by the PSP and GNR. The eight-day enforcement operation, which ran from March 27 through April 4, recorded a total of 1,706 accidents across both police forces'

Glenn Thrift 04 Apr 2026

Portugal's Rental Laws: What Tenants Need to Know in 2026

Portugal's Rental Laws: What Tenants Need to Know in 2026

Two Types of Rental Contracts Portugal's rental market operates under two main contract types, each governed by different laws: 1. Short-Term Rentals (Alojamento Local — AL) Tourist rentals, typically via Airbnb, Booking.com, or other platforms. Maximum stay: up to 30 days. These are not covered by tenant protection

Glenn Thrift 31 Mar 2026

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