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EDP Retains Its Title as Portugal's Most Valuable Brand at €3.16 Billion, With Banks the Fastest Risers

OnStrategy's 2026 ranking keeps EDP top at €3.16 billion, ahead of Galp and Jeronimo Martins. TAP posted the fastest growth at 28.5%, while CGD and Millennium bcp led a banking-sector surge of about 25%.

The Portugal Brief 03 Jul 2026

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Judicial Police Arrest Three Doctors Over a Fake-Disability Pension Scheme as Social Security Halts 182 Payments

In 'Operação Relax', the Judicial Police detained four people, three of them doctors, over an alleged racket certifying fraudulent invalidity pensions for cash. Social Security has suspended 182 payments, saving an estimated €18.5 million.

The Portugal Brief 03 Jul 2026

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Brussels Clears Portugal's Ninth PRR Cheque of €2.3 Billion, Lifting Plan Execution to 75%

The European Commission has approved Portugal's ninth PRR payment — €2,321 million, split €1,859m in grants and €462m in loans — pushing the recovery plan's execution from 61% to 75%. Only the final, toughest cheque remains.

The Portugal Brief 03 Jul 2026

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The Chave Móvel Digital in Portugal in 2026 — A Practical Guide to Activating the State Digital Key, the PIN-and-SMS Login, the Qualified Signature and What Foreign Residents Need

The Chave Móvel Digital is the Portuguese State's free digital identity — one login for Finanças, Segurança Social and SNS 24, plus a legal e-signature. A practical guide to activating it, the PIN-and-SMS flow, and the NIF and in-person steps foreign residents need.

The Portugal Brief 03 Jul 2026

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Parliament Forces Portugal to Pay Its Stalled Graduate Tuition Refund and Stack It With IRS Jovem, Defying the Government's Deficit Warning

On 2 July, PS and Chega approved a bill forcing the State to pay the long-stalled graduate tuition refund (the prémio salarial de qualificações) and let it stack with IRS Jovem. The PSD says the €300M measure risks a deficit. Bachelor's graduates reclaim €697 a year, master's €1,500.

The Portugal Brief 03 Jul 2026

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Portugal Rebuilds How the SNS Buys Private and Charity Care, Launching the SINACC Contracted-Care System on August 1

A regulation published on 2 July launches the SINACC on 1 August, replacing the 2004 SIGIC system and overhauling how the SNS contracts private and social-sector providers for scheduled surgery and consultations — with five-year conventions, central ACSS payment and costs charged to local health uni

The Portugal Brief 03 Jul 2026

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Domestic Travellers Power Portugal to 3.3 Million Hotel Guests in May as the British Market Cools

Portugal hosted 3.3 million guests in May (+3.9%) and eight million overnight stays, INE data show, with accommodation revenue up 5.8% to €755.7 million. The twist: resident travellers (+7.6%) drove the growth while the UK, still the top foreign market, slipped 1.1%.

The Portugal Brief 02 Jul 2026

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