On 19 June, Parliament rejected the government's Trabalho XXI package after Chega joined the left to vote it down. The individual hours bank, longer fixed-term contracts and easier dismissals all fell. Experts say the next attempt must finally tackle AI and algorithmic management at work.
Weekend edition — Sunday, 5 July 2026. Euronext Lisbon is dark on Saturday and Sunday, so the levels below reference Friday's 3 July close, when the PSI signed off at a
Tourist accommodation took in a record €755.7 million in May, up 5.8%, as INE data show 3.3 million guests and 8 million nights. Portuguese travellers led with a 7.6% rise; the Alentejo and North grew fastest while the UK market slipped.
A Novaspace study for the Portuguese Space Agency finds space activities added €1.2 billion directly to GDP from 2019–2024 and €2.4 billion in total value, with every euro generating another €1.17 — even as the sector stays tiny at 0.03% of GDP.
A new €3 EU handling fee now applies to almost every parcel from Shein, Temu and other non-EU sellers, ending the old €150 exemption. With 5.44 million Portuguese online shoppers, CTT plays down disruption but warns of possible clearance delays.
Lusiadas Saude president Vasco Antunes Pereira told Lusa the private group is willing to bid for new public-private partnerships to manage SNS hospitals, but wants a more precise oversight model first — recalling its 14-year Cascais concession as the Government reopens hospital PPP processes.
Portugal's Tax and Customs Authority recorded 9,272 seizures worth some EUR30 million in 2025, with counterfeit goods the largest share by value. Customs also confiscated around three tonnes of narcotics and more than three million cigarettes as e-commerce parcels reshape the workload.
