The Constitutional Court has ruled that letting the Bank of Portugal set the annual rate of the banks' additional Resolution Fund contributions violates the Constitution, in a case brought by a bank contesting €36.89 million in charges — a crack in the mechanism that pays for the BES collapse.
A reform taken to Thursday's Council of Ministers would create court sections specialised in immigration and asylum and let residents sue AIMA in their home district instead of a single Lisbon court — after Brussels found administrative cases now take an average of 861 days to decide.
The labour inspectorate told parliament that too many workers still die on the job, unveiling a 2026-2027 plan that leans on training, small-firm outreach and a sharper focus on construction sites.
The operator says it will be the first in Portugal to offer direct-to-smartphone satellite calls, texts and data, promising coverage in the dead zones where masts do not reach.
The Alverca drone maker has teamed with Aero Voo Portugal to court armed forces and security agencies in Jordan, extending Portugal's defence-tech export drive into the Gulf's neighbourhood.
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A basket of 63 essential goods tracked by DECO PROteste fell €5.17 this week to €251.29, its sharpest drop of 2026. It is now €11.34 cheaper than a year ago, though still €63.59 above January 2022. Broccoli, coffee and sliced bread bucked the trend and rose.
