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The Media Regulator Finds Lusa's New Statutes Outside the Law, With the One Safeguard Against Government Control Postponed to 2030

The ERC ruled on Wednesday that the restructuring of Portugal's state-owned news agency does not comply with the applicable framework, and that rules of this kind belong in a law of parliament rather than a shareholder resolution.

The Portugal Brief 11 Sep 2026

The Palacio de Sao Bento, seat of the Portuguese parliament, lit at night behind one of the stone lions on its staircase

A Vote Next Wednesday Decides Whether Single Parents Are Included in Portugal's Six-Month Paid Parental Leave

Friday was the deadline for amendments to the citizens' bill taking initial parental leave to 180 days at full pay. The PSD has proposed leaving single-parent families out of the extension; the Bloco de Esquerda has proposed giving them a year.

The Portugal Brief 11 Sep 2026

A coast guard cutter in Frontex livery tied up at the port of Crotone in Italy, with the European Border and Coast Guard Agency mark on its superstructure

Frontex Counted 75,000 Irregular Crossings Into the EU by the End of August, 35 Percent Down on Last Year, and Only the Western Mediterranean Grew

The agency published its preliminary January to August figures on Friday. Three of the four main routes fell, the Atlantic route towards the Canaries fell furthest, and the count deliberately leaves out July's mass crossing into Ceuta.

The Portugal Brief 11 Sep 2026

A residential block under construction behind a red tower crane in Albufeira, with a developer's hoarding advertising two and three bedroom apartments

Portugal Licensed 7.1 Percent Fewer Buildings in the Second Quarter and 10.8 Percent More Homes Inside Them

Statistics Portugal published its second-quarter building figures on Friday. Permits are still falling and completions with them, but the number of dwellings in each one keeps rising, and renovation is the weakest line.

The Portugal Brief 11 Sep 2026

Black and green Lisbon taxis on the terminal forecourt at Humberto Delgado airport, with a Terminal 2 sign in the background

Lisbon Airport Taxis Switch to Fixed Prices on 15 October, and the Cheapest Zone Starts at 16 Euros by Day and 20 at Night

A protocol signed on Friday by the city council, the two taxi bodies, the tourism association and ANA takes the meter out of journeys leaving the arrivals rank. The city is split into two price bands, and Baixa is in the dearer one.

The Portugal Brief 11 Sep 2026

The main entrance of the Hospital da Guarda, a low white building with ambulances parked outside and staff in white at the door

Almost Half a Million People in Portugal Live More Than an Hour From an Emergency Room, and Eleven Districts Cannot Keep a Doctor

The Ordem dos Medicos presented its study on retaining doctors in sparsely populated territories in Guarda on Friday. It names eleven areas, Faro and the islands among them, and asks for tax breaks, housing and loyalty payments.

The Portugal Brief 11 Sep 2026

The pitch and main stand of the Estádio Municipal de Braga, with its cable-hung roof, Força Braga banners along the stand and the granite quarry face behind one corner

The Braga Brief, Week of 11 September 2026: Portugal Return to the Estádio Municipal in November, Sp. Braga Lose Their First League Game, and Viana's New Market Goes to Court

Your weekly roundup from the Minho: the national team books the Estádio Municipal for 14 November, Sp. Braga win in Alverca and lose there four days later, four councils take on an invasive weed in the Ave, and a heritage association takes Viana's new market to court.

The Portugal Brief 11 Sep 2026

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