The EU's DiscoverEU round is open to anyone born in 2008 who lives in Portugal, whatever their nationality. A five-question quiz decides who gets the 942 passes, and the scheme even pays visa costs.
The European Commission sent Portugal four reasoned opinions and eight letters of formal notice in packages on 25 September and 1 October. Its own scoreboard already ranked Portugal 25th of 27 on overdue Single Market directives.
Chega forced a 25-member inquiry into the interior minister's eight years running the Judicial Police. Its leader will chair it, and under the inquiries law his party's evidence requests cannot be voted down.
Portugal's tourist lodgings earned 4.6 percent more in August on 1.7 percent more nights, as room rates rose and occupancy fell for a 13th month. Greater Lisbon's revenue per room dropped 6.3 percent.
Battery electric cars took 47.7 percent of Portugal's new-car registrations in September, up from 36.1 percent in August. Diesel fell to 2.7 percent, hybrids stalled, and Tesla registered 2,749 cars.
A decree-law in force from Saturday lifts the licence-free limit for gas bottle stores at filling stations to 1.560 cubic metres, saying the old cap left households short where stations are the main supplier.
A Council of Ministers resolution raises Metro Mondego's spending ceiling by 4.8 million euros, saying last year's sums would not finish the Sobral de Ceira depot or pay for 40 electric buses and their chargers.
