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Portugal Sets New Military Recruitment Target — Nuno Melo Tells Parliament the Armed Forces Must Grow by 3,700 by End of 2027 as Defence Spending Heads to 5% of GDP

Portugal Sets New Military Recruitment Target — Nuno Melo Tells Parliament the Armed Forces Must Grow by 3,700 by End of 2027 as Defence Spending Heads to 5% of GDP

Defence Minister Nuno Melo presented the 2025-2029 Law of Major Options to Parliament on 21 April, setting a target of 3,700 extra uniformed personnel by end-2027 and a path toward 5% of GDP on defence by 2029.

Portugal Adds €750 Million More to Its Youth Housing Guarantee — And the Bank of Portugal Warns High-Risk Mortgages Have Multiplied Sevenfold Since 2024

Portugal Adds €750 Million More to Its Youth Housing Guarantee — And the Bank of Portugal Warns High-Risk Mortgages Have Multiplied Sevenfold Since 2024

Portugal is topping up its state guarantee for under-35 home buyers by €750 million, taking the scheme to €2.3 billion. The Bank of Portugal says high-risk credit has grown sevenfold since the programme launched in 2024.

Lula Leaves Lisbon With No Signed Treaties — But With Montenegro Quoting 235,000 Brazilian Regularizations and a Mercosur Pitch as Portugal's Strategic Wedge

Lula Leaves Lisbon With No Signed Treaties — But With Montenegro Quoting 235,000 Brazilian Regularizations and a Mercosur Pitch as Portugal's Strategic Wedge

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva concluded a one-day official visit to Lisbon on Tuesday 21 April with a single public verdict — “ muito boa, maravilhosa ” (very good, wonderful) — and with no signed bilateral treaty to show...