Registered unemployment at Portugal's IEFP job centres fell to 264,517 in June, down 9.9% on the year and 3.7% on May — the fifth straight monthly decline.
Meeting in Lisbon, the energy ministers of Portugal and Morocco agreed to press the European Commission to fund an electricity interconnection between the two countries, seeking IPCEI status and inviting private operators to co-invest. A 2018 estimate put the cost near EUR 800 million; a bilateral s
Portugal performed a record of around 70 heart transplants in 2025 — up from the previous high of 58 in 2024 — and lung transplantation also hit an all-time peak, IPST figures show. The records come from just four cardiac units, but waiting lists stay flat as organ supply, not surgical capacity, rem
Cirsa, the Barcelona-based gaming multinational owned by Blackstone, has taken full ownership of the historic Casino da Figueira — the only licensed casino on Portugal's central coast. The deal completes a push that began with the December 2024 purchase of Casino Portugal and a 2025 joint venture, a
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Minister Fernando Alexandre will keep this summer's higher-education admissions calendar unchanged but add a special exam session in early September for students hit by errors in the national exam results, promising 'no student will be harmed'. A grading fault in the Physics and Chemistry exam and d
Diesel is set to rise about 13.5 cents a litre and petrol 6.5 cents in the week of 20-26 July, the Automovel Club de Portugal forecasts, pushing average prices close to two euros a litre. The cause is climbing crude on Middle East tension near the Strait of Hormuz. A government ISP tax discount is s
