Portugal's 11 gas distribution operators have asked the regulator ERSE to approve €406.8 million of grid investment for 2027–2031 — 61% of it on new connections — as the environmental group GEOTA calls the fossil-gas expansion 'scandalous' and warns of stranded assets.
Which home insurance is compulsory in Portugal, what a multi-risk policy covers, how to set the sum insured, how to claim, and how to switch or complain.
Governing partners PSD and CDS have filed amendments raising the minimum legal residency for non-EU/EEA nationals to claim the Prestação Social Única from one year to two. PS calls it an 'approximation to Chega', which still wants five. Carve-outs protect children and the disabled.
Eurostat pencils Portugal at 81% of the EU average in 2025 GDP per capita. Recalculated against INE's confirmed 11,424,031 residents, that drops to 76.2% — and from 18th to 22nd of 27 member states. More people, the same output, a thinner per-head slice.
Cement maker Cimpor has launched an energy business unit built on in-house expertise that cut its own electricity bill by around 40%. The move tracks a wider scramble in Portuguese industry to self-generate, as energy eats up to a fifth of operating costs.
Secretary of State for Tourism Pedro Machado wants new source markets in Latin America and Asia as growth moderates. Turismo de Portugal will open offices from Mexico to Australia in 2026, targeting up to 5.5% revenue growth and around 34 million guests.
A Nova SBE survey for broker XTB finds 72% of Portuguese can save, but more than a third put away just 5-10% of income and only 16% save above 20%. Bank deposits (32%) still beat savings certificates and brokers as the favoured home for money.
