Infarmed data show Portugal dispensed close to 29.4 million psychotropic packages in 2025 — 80,000 a day — with the SNS spending €152 million on the bill. Antidepressant packages are up 82% in ten years; anxiolytic use per capita is the highest in the EU.
Gloria Ortiz told analysts on 23 April that Bankinter has 'shown no interest' in acquiring Banco CTT and will stick to organic growth in Portugal. Q1 2026 pre-tax profit for the Portuguese branch stagnated at €56 million.
On 19 March, 2,807 patients were occupying SNS beds without clinical justification — 13.8% of total capacity, a record. APAH puts the cost at €351 million a year, up €63 million in six months, with the cuidados continuados queue still growing.
By 20 April 2026, taxpayers had filed 2.1 million IRS declarations for 2025 income — but the Autoridade Tributária has finalised only 745,000 of them, leaving roughly 1.35 million in the queue. €164.7 million in refunds is out the door, with the bulk of the seven-week processing window still ahead.
The CJEU dismissed Lufthansa's appeal on Thursday, confirming that Berlin's €6 billion pandemic recapitalisation breached state aid rules. The judgment lands three weeks after Lufthansa bid for a 49.9% stake in TAP, with Parpública still assessing the offer.
Where to live in the Algarve, official INE rents and prices by town, healthcare, trains, buses, the toll free A22, water limits, and the seasons.
Bloco de Esquerda tables a bill to reverse the ECFP donor blackout, with the Socialists drafting a parallel proposal. Government refuses foundation status to the Fundação Livraria Lello. Four Guinean students remain held at Humberto Delgado in the second April detention case.
