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Private Health Insurance Is Reshaping How Portugal Gets Medical Care, New Study Finds

Private Health Insurance Is Reshaping How Portugal Gets Medical Care, New Study Finds

A new study finds that private health insurance increases the probability of visiting a private GP by 39 percentage points, while lacking an SNS doctor raises it by just 6 points.

Lajes Field Becomes Mid-Atlantic Staging Post as US Military Traffic Hits Record Levels

Lajes Field Becomes Mid-Atlantic Staging Post as US Military Traffic Hits Record Levels

Lajes Field in the Azores recorded 32 US military aircraft on Saturday, its highest count since the Iran strikes began. Portugal's conditional authorisation faces growing scrutiny as the base becomes a key mid-Atlantic staging post.

Ten Arrested for Forest Fires in Under Three Months as Portugal Braces for Another Dangerous Season

Ten Arrested for Forest Fires in Under Three Months as Portugal Braces for Another Dangerous Season

Portugal's GNR paramilitary police have detained ten people for suspected forest arson since the start of 2026, a figure released on the World Day of the Tree and Forest that underscores a sobering reality: despite years of reform promises,...