The Portuguese Football Federation has appointed Jorge Jesus, 71, as national coach on a four-year deal to 2030, succeeding Roberto Martínez after the World Cup exit to Spain. It is the first national-team role of Jesus's four-decade career; Pepe is set to assist.
Portuguese goods exports slipped 1.5% year on year in May while imports fell 3.4%, INE data show, narrowing the trade deficit to €2.234 billion. Sales to Spain and France dropped, and part of the decline reflected falling prices rather than lower volumes.
Portugal's Volta deposit-return scheme has taken in more than 55 million bottles and cans in its first three months, up sharply from 10 million at the two-month mark. Each eligible container carries a refundable 10-cent deposit, reclaimed at 2,500+ points.
Category F income, the new 10 percent flat rate on moderate rents, the electronic rent receipt, the annual declaration, and the expenses a landlord can deduct.
The Mata Nacional do Buçaco is being certified as the first 'therapeutic forest' on the Iberian Peninsula, formalised on 17 July. Built on the Japanese idea of 'forest bathing', it turns one of Europe's finest planted woods — 105 hectares, some 250 species, a Napoleonic battlefield and a palace hote
The EU's top court ruled on 9 July that Portugal incorrectly transposed the Industrial Emissions Directive, faulting an out-of-date 'hazardous substances' definition and a 48-hour incident-reporting window that EU law says should be immediate. There is no fine yet, but Portugal must now rewrite part
The Government has approved a change ending the quirk that ties your IUC car-tax deadline to the month your vehicle was registered, moving every driver onto a common April-anchored calendar. It changes when you pay, not how much — but mind the unusual October 2027 transition date.
