Pontual, making shoes in Vila Nova de Gaia since 1948, has filed for insolvency - 54 workers dismissed without notice and owed over EUR100,000, months after taking PRR money for solar panels.
Terminal XXI at the Port of Sines handled more than 189,000 containers in July, its busiest month since the deepwater harbour opened in 2004, narrowly beating the July 2025 record and capping a fifth straight month above four million tonnes of cargo.
Portuguese households now owe a record of around €180 billion, Bank of Portugal figures show, as the mortgage book hits €116.8 billion and indebtedness accelerates for a 19th straight month — just as a new 45% repayment cap takes effect.
Portugal will borrow €5.8 billion under the EU's SAFE rearmament programme through 2030, Defence Minister Nuno Melo told parliament — pledging an independent oversight structure that gives the Court of Auditors and Public Prosecutor decades of scrutiny over frigates, drones and munitions.
Economy Minister Manuel Castro Almeida says 'wide-open doors' to migration 'did not produce good results', but promises an almost-'green lane' for immigrants who arrive with a job and a home — reframing immigration around Portugal's record-low unemployment and labour shortage.
Portugal's biggest estate-agency networks posted record first-half revenue even as home sales fell 7.7% to 75,860 in H1 2026. With prices up 18.6% and foreign and institutional buyers paying far above residents, fewer keys are changing hands — but each sale is worth much more.
