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General Daily Briefing — Tuesday, 07 July 2026
Here is your Portugal briefing for Tuesday, 07 July 2026 — the day's six stories at a glance: * A Caramulo wildfire burned more than 13,000 hectares over five days, forcing
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Spain Edge Portugal 1-0 in Stoppage Time, and Roberto Martínez Steps Down
Portugal are out of the 2026 World Cup after a stoppage-time Mikel Merino goal gave Spain a 1-0 win in the last 16 in Dallas. Coach Roberto Martinez confirmed his departure, and Cristiano Ronaldo left his international future open as speculation turned to who takes over the Selecao.
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Cancer-Drug Bills at Portugal's Hospitals Have Tripled in a Decade, Reaching €320 Million by April
Spending on oncology medicines in Portugal's public hospitals has more than tripled in ten years. In the first four months of 2026, hospitals spent EUR915.1 million on medicines, of which EUR320.1 million - about 35% - went on cancer drugs, raising fresh questions about how the SNS funds costly inno
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Lisbon City Hall Moves to Auction 10 Long-Forgotten Sites for €59 Million
Lisbon's city council will move to sell 10 municipal properties across seven parishes at public auction, with a combined base price of EUR59.2 million, to help fund its investment plan through 2030. Eight of the sites exceed EUR920,000 and also need approval from the municipal assembly, where Mayor
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A €6 Billion Buyout of easyJet Lands as Portugal Prepares to Sell a Stake in TAP
EasyJet has agreed a roughly GBP5.2 billion (EUR6.06 billion) takeover by US investment firm Castlelake, and Portuguese analysts say the deal signals healthy investor appetite for European airlines just as the government courts buyers for a 49.9% stake in TAP.
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Social Democrats Nearly Double Their 2025 Profit While the Socialists and Left Bloc End the Year in the Red
The 2025 party accounts show the governing PSD nearly doubling its surplus to EUR2.4 million, helped by state subsidies, while the Socialists and the Left Bloc were the only parties to end the year in deficit. Chega slipped to second on profit and the small Livre quadrupled its result.
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Portugal Calls In European and Spanish Air Support as a Caramulo Wildfire Scorches 13,000 Hectares
A wildfire in the Caramulo mountains burned more than 13,000 hectares across the Viseu and Aveiro districts, the country's largest so far this summer. Portugal activated the EU Civil Protection Mechanism, drawing Canadairs from Italy and a Spanish military unit before the blaze was brought under con