Under a proposal now in public consultation, consumers who lose service when switching internet or phone provider could claim €23 a day, up to €5,750 per switch, with the incoming operator made responsible for the whole process. The rules are not yet in force.
The AMT has delayed its new taxi price-formation rules so they take effect only 30 days after the revised TVDE law's decree enters force, buying time to reconcile the two rulebooks after objections from taxi associations.
Rents on existing contracts look set to rise about 2.51% in 2027, up from 2.24% this year, based on the inflation figures behind the annual update coefficient. The INE will confirm the definitive value at the end of August.
Portugal registered 180,423 new vehicles between January and July, up 10.2% on last year, according to ACAP. Alternative-energy models took almost 75% of new car sales and pure electrics a quarter, though the industry warns the rebound still lags the ageing fleet's renewal needs.
Russian forces claim to have brought down a Tekever AR3, a reconnaissance drone made by the Portuguese defence-tech firm Tekever and supplied to Ukraine — even as the company lands a British Army contract worth up to €467 million.
From 1 August, the Banco de Portugal's revised rules cut the maximum debt-service-to-income ratio on new loans from 50% to 45%, narrow the exceptions banks can grant, and replace the average-maturity rule with age-based limits of up to 40 years for the under-35s.
