Claiming the Social Integration Income (RSI) in Portugal
Who qualifies, the 247.56 euro reference amount and the household scale, the integration contract, and the single social benefit that will absorb it.
The Portugal Brief
Portugal Drops the Sliding-Scale Cuts to Iberian Wolf Compensation and Will Now Pay for Missing and Newborn Animals
The government has rewritten the rules on how livestock farmers are compensated when the lobo ibérico (Iberian wolf) kills their animals, closing several gaps that producers had long complained left them out of pocket. The changes, reported at the...
Portugal Married More Couples in 2025 Than in Any Year Since 2010, Four in Five of Them at a Register Office
Portugal saw more weddings in 2025 than in any year since 2010, the Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE, Statistics Portugal) has reported — a modest but clear rebound that public broadcaster RTP flagged at the weekend as a “record.”...
Tourism’s Weight in the Portuguese Economy Eases Off Its 2023 Record Even as the Sector Keeps Expanding
New INE data show tourism consumption slipped to 16.1% of GDP in 2025, just below its 2023 peak, as the sector grew a touch slower than the wider economy for the first time since the pandemic rebound.
Portugal’s Internal Administration Minister Will Stand Trial at the Court of Auditors Over €2,550 in Unbilled Police Travel
Luís Neves refused to pay a €2,550 penalty over travel from his Judicial Police days, opting for a Court of Auditors trial — as the opposition demands his resignation and the prime minister stays silent.
Four Years On, Almost None of the €155 Million Pledged to Rebuild Serra da Estrela Has Been Spent
President António José Seguro says the €155 million promised after the 2022 fire remains almost entirely unspent — a warning about Portugal’s disaster-recovery record as 40 councils sit under maximum fire risk.
Markets, Business & Tech Briefing: Floating-Concrete Wind Push, Salary-Ad Rule Dropped, Beer Bucks Europe
📋 In This Edition
* Weekend Wrap: A Quiet Exchange, a Busy Backstory
* Tech & Energy Focus: Portugal Bets on Floating Concrete for Offshore Wind
* Business & Regulatory: Salary-Ad Rule Dropped, Beer Bucks Europe
* Markets, Bonds and the Euro: A Softer Friday, a Firmer Week
* The Week Ahead
Weekend Wrap: A Quiet