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Costa da Caparica Fishermen Run Out of Sand as Concessions, Surf Schools and a 1 Million m³ Replenishment Programme Squeeze the Xávega Heritage Pipeline
The xávega fishing crews who work the Costa da Caparica beachfront south of Lisbon say they have effectively been priced — and rezoned — off their own beach. Reporting from Notícias ao Minuto on Sunday, 14 June, captures the latest round of...
Casa de Portugal Lights Up Time Out Market Brooklyn for the World Cup 2026 Group-Stage Window — FPF and Turismo de Portugal Lease the Fifth-Floor Terrace Through 19 July
The Federação Portuguesa de Futebol (Portuguese Football Federation, FPF) and Turismo de Portugal (Portugal Tourism Board) cut the ribbon on Casa de Portugal at the Time Out Market Brooklyn rooftop on Saturday, 13 June, with public opening from...
Operação Admiral's Portuguese Origins Surface in Today's Público Investigation — How a Fafe Smartphone Trail Cracked Europe's €2.9 Billion VAT Fraud and Why the Tribunal da Relação Reset It in February
A long-form investigation published by Público on Sunday, 14 June, finally maps how the largest VAT fraud ever recorded in the European Union — €2.9 billion in lost revenue spread across member-state treasuries — was first cracked open by a...
PS Hauls Ministro da Presidência Leitão Amaro to Parliament Over Lei 23/2026 Mecanismo de Continuidade Territorial — Accuses Government of 'Trumpismo' Eight Days Into the New Subsídio de Mobilidade Regime
PS filed an Assembleia da República hearing request for Ministro da Presidência António Leitão Amaro on 14 June over Lei 23/2026 — the Mecanismo de Continuidade Territorial — accusing the Government of 'trumpismo' for backtracking on the no-ceiling air-subsidy rule eight days into the new regime.
MadoquaPower2X Anchors Sines's €2.8 Billion Green-Hydrogen Bet Toward a 2029 Production Start — Hytlantic FID and Neogreen €1 Billion Site Wait on the Mercado de Hidrogénio Regulatory Framework
MadoquaPower2X's €2.8B Sines green-hydrogen and green-ammonia complex anchors a Portuguese cluster now above €3B with Neogreen and Hytlantic in the pipeline. Construction starts 2027, production 2029 — with Hytlantic FID conditioned on the mercado de hidrogénio regulatory framework.
Banco de Portugal's April Housing-Credit Print Marks New-Loan TAA at 2.86% — Stock-Implied Rate Climbs to 3.088% as the 45% Taxa de Esforço Cap Lands From 1 July
Banco de Portugal's April 2026 housing-credit print marks the new-loan rate at 2.86% (+5bp m/m) and the stock-implied rate at 3.088% — its first uptick in two years. The 45% DSTI cap lands 1 July, cutting a typical €3,500-net-income household's borrowing ceiling by €18,000-€25,000.