Unbabel founder Vasco Pedro and investor Wuessen have asked a Lisbon court to reject a €1.3 million claim by state agency IAPMEI against the insolvent AI translation firm, arguing no enforceable debt was ever formally constituted over unspent EU recovery funds.
Monday, 6 July 2026. The new trading week opened on the back foot: after a rally that carried the PSI to a one-month high on Friday, Lisbon reversed course and tracked a
An Aximage poll reported by ECO finds 39% of Portuguese feel worse off than a year ago and 63% expect further decline by year-end. Only 14% feel better off. The gloom is sharpest among opposition voters but tracks low wages and a higher price level.
Full-time women earned EUR 243.90 less per month than men in 2024, a 14.5% gross-pay gap, according to Labour Ministry data. The gap has closed less than four points since 2017 and is widest in artistic and health and social-support work.
The Order of Veterinary Surgeons is launching a national petition to force Parliament to debate the 23% VAT on companion-animal care, four times the 6% charged for farm animals. It wants 6%, calls the gap a 'fiscal injustice', and says a cut would cost just EUR 19.5 million.
📘 New Guide Published Becoming a Recognised Informal Caregiver (Cuidador Informal) in Portugal in 2026 — A Practical Guide to the Estatuto, the Principal and Non-Principal Roles, the Means-Tested Support Subsidy, Respite Days and
Private group Lusíadas Saúde grew 2025 revenue 14% to €474 million and will invest €165 million through 2030, including a €60 million hospital in Faro opening in 2027-28 with about 500 jobs. It now runs 16 health units, up from six in 2022.
