Average gross monthly pay reached €1,835 in the second quarter, up 5.1%, INE says. But with inflation accelerating to 3.3%, the real gain was just 1.8% — down from 3.9% three months earlier, and thinner still in the lower-paid private-sector jobs where many foreign workers sit.
The government says more than 28,000 homes will have been 'delivered' under the Recovery and Resilience Plan by the end of August, beating its target. But the count was redefined with Brussels — and by late 2025, barely 12% of completed 1.º Direito homes had reached families.
After a tourist was shot in the Baixa, City Hall pushes to criminalise the 'fake drugs' sold downtown and to keep police in place; Mayor Moedas and a homelessness charity clash over whether rough sleeping is falling; the Sintra tram stops for a day; and Sol da Caparica and the Festas do Barreiro lig
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EasyJet has cancelled six return flights between France and Portugal on 15-16 August as its France-based cabin crew strike. Affected passengers can rebook free or claim a refund.
Preliminary Brazilian lab results suggest oils from Andorinha, Gallo and Terras de Camões fell short of their labels. The findings aren't conclusive, and Portugal is Brazil's biggest supplier.
The archipelago has banned pigeon hunting and bird fairs after Newcastle disease was found in wild rock pigeons and turtle doves — low risk to people, but highly contagious among birds.
