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PJ's 'Linha Direta' Operation Hits AIMA on São Miguel With Nine Searches — Investigators Probe Public Employees Suspected of Fast-Tracking Cases for Payment The Polícia Judiciária's Açores Department executed nine search warrants on the island of São Miguel on Wednesday, 29 April 2026, as part of an investigation into alleged corruption inside the regional services of AIMA — the Agência para a...
Grupo Nabeiro Pours €20 Million Into Doubling Delta Cafés' Campo Maior Roastery to 200 Tonnes a Day — Prime Minister Inaugurates the Line as the Group Targets a Top-10 Global Coffee Slot Grupo Nabeiro inaugurated a new line at Delta Cafés' Campo Maior roastery on Thursday, doubling daily output to 200 tonnes. Prime Minister Montenegro attended; Rui Miguel Nabeiro is targeting a global top-10 brand slot.
Portugal Lifts 438 Blue Flags for the 2026 Bathing Season — 396 Beaches, 21 Marinas and 21 Eco-Tourism Vessels Cleared by ABAAE Ahead of the Algarve Reopening ABAAE has cleared 396 beaches, 21 marinas and 21 eco-tourism vessels for the 2026 Blue Flag — 438 total distinctions, with the first flag raised at Santa Cruz da Graciosa on 3 June.
Air France-KLM Holds the Line on Its TAP Bid Despite Iran War and a €287 Million First-Quarter Loss — CEO Benjamin Smith Says the Lisbon-Brazil Hub Logic Has Not Changed Air France-KLM's CEO Benjamin Smith says the Israel-Iran war does not change the value of the group's TAP offer, even as the airline posts a €287M Q1 loss and lifts its 2026 fuel bill by $2.4B.
Ryanair Demands Portugal Suspend the Entry-Exit System Until September After Two-Hour Queues at Faro, Funchal and Porto — Letter to Minister Luís Neves Cites Greece Precedent and EU's 90+60-Day Flexibility Window Ryanair has formally asked Portugal to suspend the EU's biometric Entry-Exit System until after summer, citing one-to-two-hour queues at Faro, Porto and Funchal three weeks after launch. Greece has already exercised the EU's 90-day suspension carve-out.
Guy Pacheco Confirmed as CTT's New CEO at Thursday's General Assembly — Champalimaud-Backed Slate Inherits João Bento's Iberian Leadership Plan and a 2026-2028 Mandate CTT shareholders elected former CFO Guy Pacheco as Chief Executive Officer on Thursday, ending João Bento's near-seven-year tenure. The 48-year-old economist inherits an Iberian-leadership strategy and a board reshaped by Manuel Champalimaud's 35%-plus shareholder bloc.