Housing Miguel Pinto Luz Prepares a Modular Construction Acordo-Quadro for Câmaras Municipais After His Jornal de Negócios Podcast on Wednesday 13 May — Industrialised-Building Diploma Anchors the Government's Habitação Pipeline 15 May 2026
Construction AICCOPN's March 2026 Cement Reading Rebounds 26% After a Two-Month Slide, Closing Q1 at +2.2% — Construction Credit Stock Hits €7.2 Billion (+11.2%) While Public Tenders Tumble 26% to €1.98 Billion 15 May 2026
Finance Conselho de Ministros Drops the Seven-Working-Day Pre-Approval Rule for PPR and PRIIPs Advertising on Thursday 14 May — Six-Month Validity Survives the Reform as Insurers Move to a Communicate-First Notification Regime 15 May 2026
Demographics Live Births in Portugal Rise to 7,195 in March 2026 — 2.7% Above March 2025 as Marriages Add 6.5% to 2,077 and the Saldo Natural Narrows by 710 to –3,360 15 May 2026
Tourism Portuguese Hotels Book 13.6 Million Overnight Stays in Q1 2026 — Total Revenue Tops €1 Billion (+5.5%), Non-Residents Account for 68% of the Total and Madeira Leans on Foreign Markets for 85.9% of Its Stays 15 May 2026
Wages INE Registers Q1 2026 Average Gross Monthly Earnings at €1,611 — Real Wages Outpace Inflation by 2.7%, Agriculture Tops the Sector Table at 10.0% and High-Technology Manufacturing Lands the Second Print at 7.2% 15 May 2026
Braga The Braga Brief — Week of 15 May 2026: Enterro da Gata Closes Eight Nights, SC Braga Eye Fourth at the Pedreira, and the City Counts Down to São João 15 May 2026
Proteção Civil Proteção Civil Activates Nível Bravo on Friday 15 May With 15,149 Operatives, 3,463 Vehicles and 81 Aircraft on Standby — Two Air Force Black Hawks Join Rural-Fire Combat for the First Time 15 May 2026
José Luís Carneiro Carneiro Meets Montenegro at São Bento on Thursday 14 May Over Trabalho XXI — PS Reserves Position Until Cabinet Text Lands, Chega Signals Negotiating Window, UGT Logs 12 Amendments in Final Draft 15 May 2026
Defesa Nacional Cabinet Finalises Portugal's PESCO National Strategic Document for Submission to the European Defence Agency and the Assembleia Next Week — €5.8 Billion SAFE Envelope Sets the Funding Ceiling 15 May 2026
Tribunal Constitucional Aguiar-Branco Sets Tuesday 19 May Deadline for PSD, Chega and PS Tribunal Constitucional Candidate Lists — Conferência de Líderes on Wednesday 20 May to Decide the Election 15 May 2026
