📘 New Guide Published Becoming a Recognised Informal Caregiver (Cuidador Informal) in Portugal in 2026 — A Practical Guide to the Estatuto, the Principal and Non-Principal Roles, the Means-Tested Support Subsidy, Respite Days and
Private group Lusíadas Saúde grew 2025 revenue 14% to €474 million and will invest €165 million through 2030, including a €60 million hospital in Faro opening in 2027-28 with about 500 jobs. It now runs 16 health units, up from six in 2022.
A study in Nature Communications reports the first recovery of ancient human DNA from prehistoric cave-art walls — and three of the five positive samples came from the Gruta do Escoural in Montemor-o-Novo, Portugal's only cave with Palaeolithic art. The DNA is at least 2,000 years old.
The Administrative Court of Lisbon has ordered the State to pay former PM José Sócrates €15,000 over leaks of information under judicial secrecy during Operação Marquês. He had sought €205,000; prosecutors are appealing. The civil case is separate from the long-delayed criminal trial.
Portugal has joined three of the five European Defence Projects of Common Interest unveiled by Brussels on 3 July: the Decoder drone programme, the IMSD maritime and seabed-defence effort, and the EU-FIAMD air- and missile-defence shield — part of a push worth some €190 billion by 2036.
Prime Minister Luís Montenegro has added €1.5 million to Amália, Portugal's state-backed Portuguese-language AI, taking total investment to €7 million through 2027. The open-source model scales to 22 billion parameters, runs on the Deucalion supercomputer, and comes with a new Gov.IA portal.
Portugal face Spain in the World Cup last 16 on Monday at 8 p.m. Lisbon time in Arlington, Texas, after a 2-1 stoppage-time turnaround past Croatia. The Iberian neighbours last met in the 2025 Nations League final, which Portugal won on penalties. A quarter-final place is at stake.
