Immigration EU Council Signs Off on Social-Security Coordination Reform on Wednesday — Cross-Border Unemployment, Long-Term Care and Posted-Worker Notifications Land After a Decade of Negotiations 29 April 2026
Economy Forum Portugal Nação Global Opens at the CCB With 634 Participants From 43 Countries — 415 B2B Meetings on the Schedule and 99 Diaspora Companies Eye €500K-€5M Tickets Into Portugal 29 April 2026
Economy Household Deposits in Portuguese Banks Hit a Record €201.7 Billion in March — Banco de Portugal Logs +4.8% Year-on-Year, Term Deposits Lead the Monthly Bump and Corporate Deposits Surge 11.6% 29 April 2026
Energy Brussels Refers Portugal to the EU Court of Justice Over the Renewable-Energy Directive — Lisbon Joins Greece and Malta on Directive 2023/2413, Plus a Reasoned Opinion on Electricity-Market Rules 29 April 2026
Infrastructure CP President Pedro Moreira Goes Public Against the Subconcession of the Suburban Lines — €430,000 Deloitte Study Lands on Pinto Luz's Desk and the Strategic Plan Has No Provision for It 29 April 2026
Economy INE's April Indicators Pull in Opposite Directions — Consumer Confidence Drops to a 29-Month Low While the Economic Climate Edges Up, and Households Post Their Sharpest Negative Read on Personal Finances Since the Pandemic 29 April 2026
Finance Santander Totta's Q1 Profit Slips 9.8% to €242 Million as Net Interest Margin Compresses — Lending Book Climbs to €56.2 Billion and the Bank Originates One in Five New Portuguese Mortgages 29 April 2026
News Infarmed Switches On a Public Online Tracker for Medication Funding — Citizens Can Now Search SNS-Reimbursed Therapeutic Indications by INN, Brand or Indication Through the Infomed Repository 29 April 2026
News Seven in Ten Portuguese Adults Now Use Generative AI Tools — Deloitte's 2025 Digital Consumer Trends Survey Logs a 71% Two-Year Surge, 85% of Generation Z, 44% of Boomers, and ChatGPT as the Brand 76% Already Recognise 29 April 2026
News CNCS Logs 3,864 Cybersecurity Incidents in Portugal in 2025, Up 40% Year-on-Year — Half Are Human-Factor Exploits, Internet Safety Line Calls Climb 39% and 13% of Victims Are Children or Young People 29 April 2026
News Violence Against SNS Healthcare Professionals Climbs to a Record 3,429 Cases in 2025, Up 33% Year-on-Year — Ordem dos Médicos Says the Real Number Is Far Higher and 60% of Reported Episodes Are Psychological 29 April 2026
