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Pinto Luz Tells Parliament 'No Limite Será OE' to Finance the Lisbon Metro Red Line After PRR Drops the €285 Million Slice — Portugal 2030 and BEI in Play for the 4.1-Kilometre Campolide-to-Alcântara Extension
Pinto Luz tells Parliament the Lisbon Metro Red Line extension will, 'no limite', be funded through the OE after PRR dropped the €285 million slice. Portugal 2030 and BEI loans are also in play for the 4.1-km Campolide-to-Alcântara extension.
Economist Impact's Resilient Food Systems Index Ranks Portugal First Among 60 Countries at 76.83 — Quality-and-Safety Pillar Lifts the Score While Climate-Risk Response Trails at 69.41
Economist Impact's first Resilient Food Systems Index, released 20 May 2026, ranks Portugal first of 60 countries at 76.83/100. Quality-and-Safety carries the score at 79.23, but Climate-Risk Response trails at 69.41.
IGCP Pays 2.613% on €1.537 Billion of 12-Month Bilhetes do Tesouro on Wednesday 20 May — Tesouro's Short End Climbs to an 18-Month Peak Amid Euro-Area Debt Wobble
Portugal's IGCP placed €1.537 billion in 12-month Bilhetes do Tesouro at 2.613% on Wednesday 20 May — the highest short-end print in 18 months. Bid-to-cover landed at 2.08x as Bund and BTP yields drifted higher through the month.
INE Logs Portugal's Poverty Risk at 15.4% for 2024 — the Lowest Read in Twenty Years on the Inquérito às Condições de Vida e Rendimento Released on Wednesday 20 May
The Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE) released the headline reading of its Inquérito às Condições de Vida e Rendimento (ICOR) 2025 on the morning of Wednesday 20 May 2026 , placing the at-risk-of-poverty rate in Portugal at 15.4% on 2024...
Cabin Crew and Airport Handling Unions Sign Onto the 3 June General Strike — More Than 500 Portugal-Departing Flights at Risk on the Day of the CGTP Walkout
The Sindicato Nacional do Pessoal de Voo da Aviação Civil (SNPVAC) — the union that represents cabin crew on Portuguese-flag carriers — voted on Tuesday 19 May 2026 to join the CGTP general strike scheduled for Wednesday 3 June 2026 , putting more...
Banco de Portugal Tightens Mortgage Rules to a 45% Maximum DSTI on Wednesday 20 May 2026 — Five-Point Cut from the 50% Ceiling Lands Before Summer
The Banco de Portugal dropped the maximum taxa de esforço applicable to new housing loans from 50% to 45% of net household income, with the decision surfacing publicly on the morning of Wednesday 20 May 2026 . The five-point cut to the...