🇵🇹 Daily Portugal news for expats & investors — FREE Subscribe
Sign in Subscribe
The Portugal Brief

The Portugal Brief

Banco de Portugal Forces Lenders to Refund €8.91 Million to Clients in 2025 as Cobranças Indevidas Drop From the €22 Million 2024 Outlier — Commissions Carry €8.24 Million of the Restitution

Banco de Portugal Forces Lenders to Refund €8.91 Million to Clients in 2025 as Cobranças Indevidas Drop From the €22 Million 2024 Outlier — Commissions Carry €8.24 Million of the Restitution

BdP's 2025 Behavioural Supervision Report shows banks returned €8.91M to clients — €8.24M in commissions and €670k in interest — after pricing, suitability and late-payment breaches surfaced. Complaints over account closures jumped 55% and fraud disputes 45%.
The Portugal Brief
STEPH Calls 21 May Vigil at the Ministry of Health Against the Approved INEM Lei Orgânica — Four Ex-Presidents Join the Critique of VMER Inter-Hospital Return and AEM Transfer to Local Health Units

STEPH Calls 21 May Vigil at the Ministry of Health Against the Approved INEM Lei Orgânica — Four Ex-Presidents Join the Critique of VMER Inter-Hospital Return and AEM Transfer to Local Health Units

Pre-hospital emergency technicians have called a 21 May 10h vigil at the Ministry of Health in Lisbon against the INEM Lei Orgânica approved by the Council of Ministers on 8 May. Four ex-presidents and the Workers' Committee back the critique — VMER, AEM and SIV transfers under fire.
The Portugal Brief
AdC Greenlights Jerónimo Martins, Visabeira and B&B Joint Buyout of Algarve Construction-Waste Operator Europontal on 15 May — Pingo Doce Holding Crosses Into Non-Hazardous RCD

AdC Greenlights Jerónimo Martins, Visabeira and B&B Joint Buyout of Algarve Construction-Waste Operator Europontal on 15 May — Pingo Doce Holding Crosses Into Non-Hazardous RCD

The Autoridade da Concorrência cleared the three-way Jerónimo Martins / Visabeira / B&B acquisition of Europontal on Friday 15 May 2026 with a non-opposition decision. The Algarve operator collects non-hazardous construction and demolition waste — Pingo Doce's parent enters a new vertical.
The Portugal Brief
The Porto Brief — Week of 17 May 2026: FC Porto's 31st Title Closes the Saturday Down the Douro, Montenegro Unveils the VCE Between VCI and CREP, STCP Buses Speed Up After Four Years, and Serralves em Festa Returns for Its 20th Edition

The Porto Brief — Week of 17 May 2026: FC Porto's 31st Title Closes the Saturday Down the Douro, Montenegro Unveils the VCE Between VCI and CREP, STCP Buses Speed Up After Four Years, and Serralves em Festa Returns for Its 20th Edition

FC Porto take the 31st title with a Douro-and-Aliados parade Villas-Boas called the biggest in club history. Montenegro announces a Via de Cintura Externa between the VCI and CREP/A41. STCP bus speeds rise for the first time in four years. Serralves em Festa returns 29–31 May for the 20th edition.
The Portugal Brief