Portugal's March surplus fell €1.4bn YoY to €209M as a €1.06bn SNS debt-regularization payment landed in the month. Strip the one-off and the shortfall narrows to €340M; IRC collections fell 25.4%, investment spending jumped 53.6%, social contributions climbed 7.4%.
Thursday's first decentralised Council of Ministers in Beja booked €60M for Casa Branca-Beja electrification, three bi-mode trains for early 2027, €80M for Alentejo farmers, the new Aqua SA water vehicle under Macário Correia, and a twelve-month rollover of the storm-Kristin credit moratorium.
STRUP/Fectrans has filed twelve-hour strike notices at Carristur — Carris's wholly owned tourism arm — for Saturday 2 May and Saturday 9 May, 07:30-19:30. Hop-on hop-off buses, historic-tram rentals and Tagus cruises are exposed; regular Carris city services are not covered.
Portugal's government has cut its 2026 GDP growth forecast from 2.3% to 2.0%, dropped the planned 0.1% budget surplus to a null balance, and lifted its inflation projection to 2.5% as part of the Programa de Estabilidade revision sent to Brussels under the European Semester.
INE's March 2026 tourism release puts overnight stays at 5.6 million on 2.3 million guests, with revenue at €432.9M. Irish (+16.2%) and Spanish (+14%) visitors led the surge as Brazilian demand fell 7% — and the North region grew 8.5% while Oeste e Vale do Tejo collapsed 15.7%.
ANEPC's national commander told parliament this week that ten senior commanders have left in 18 months — even as the Interior Ministry warns of a 'terrible summer' of fire risk. The brain drain and the fuel load are colliding.
Universidade Nova's General Council failed to muster quorum for a rector vote on 30 April — the second consecutive collapse in seven days. The standoff between Nova SBE and the rest of the university is no longer about scheduling.
