TAP flew 4.2 percent more passengers and sold 4.4 percent more tickets in the first half of 2026, and still lost €99.2 million. Fuel costs rose 18.7 percent. Parpública hands the government its assessment of the Air France-KLM and Lufthansa bids on Tuesday.
Good morning. Here is your Monday briefing for 31 August 2026: the day's essential Portugal stories for residents, expats and anyone keeping an eye on the country, running from a
The alert was declared on 8 July and extended to 31 August. Reservoirs are back above 70 percent, at 72 percent on Sunday. The overnight supply cuts, the garden-watering ban and the closure of beach showers all lapse tonight.
He beat Jenson Brooksby 6-3, 7-6(4), 4-6, 1-6, 6-2 for his first main-draw win at the US Open, a year after losing a five-setter here as a lucky loser. Nuno Borges is also through, putting two Portuguese men in the second round.
The 61st Feira Internacional de Maputo runs to 5 September with close to 3,000 exhibitors from 29 countries. Portugal is Mozambique's seventh-largest supplier, with 1,100 exporting companies and goods trade above 193 million euros in 2025.
About 6.4 million returns were filed and 2.3 million refunds paid by early July, with roughly 200 million euros still to go out. Refunds are smaller this year because less was withheld monthly. If you cannot pay, the instalment request closes on 15 September.
Ovom Care was declared insolvent on 25 August. The law requires six months' notice before a fertility clinic closes; patients, most of them British and most of whom paid up front, got none. Some 220 gametes and embryos are due to move to another Lisbon clinic.
