The operator says it will be the first in Portugal to offer direct-to-smartphone satellite calls, texts and data, promising coverage in the dead zones where masts do not reach.
The Alverca drone maker has teamed with Aero Voo Portugal to court armed forces and security agencies in Jordan, extending Portugal's defence-tech export drive into the Gulf's neighbourhood.
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A basket of 63 essential goods tracked by DECO PROteste fell €5.17 this week to €251.29, its sharpest drop of 2026. It is now €11.34 cheaper than a year ago, though still €63.59 above January 2022. Broccoli, coffee and sliced bread bucked the trend and rose.
Two Douro river ferry crossings between Porto and Vila Nova de Gaia begin permanent service today, doubling last year's pilot. Folded into the Andante pass, they cost €3 one-way or €5 return and are free for Porto and Gaia residents. The 2025 trial carried nearly 26,000 passengers.
ANA has priced Portugal's new Lisbon airport, LuÃs de Camões, at €7.9–8.9 billion and released the first renderings of the terminal planned for Alcochete. It targets a 2037 opening — the government wants 2035 — with a 5,000-page environmental study due by month's end.
Almada's Municipal Assembly rejected a PSD censure motion against Socialist mayor Inês de Medeiros after a summer water-supply crisis hit Costa da Caparica. The non-binding motion failed on party lines, but it hands the opposition a campaign theme months before the 2026 municipal elections.
