Portugal's economic climate indicator rose for a third consecutive month in June, lifted by stronger sentiment in services and construction, even as household confidence held essentially flat and retailers grew gloomier for a fourth month, INE data show.
Environment and Energy Minister Maria da Graca Carvalho called Galp's planned downstream merger with Spain's Moeve 'a complex matter' the government is tracking closely, as the oil group targets a signing before August and Lisbon presses for guarantees on the Sines refinery and jobs.
More than 101,000 taxpayers were billed for Portugal's wealth-property surcharge in its latest cycle — the first time the count has cleared 100,000, driven by a 22% jump in individual owners as rising home values pull more people over the €600,000 threshold.
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Foreign nationals crossed the one-million mark among Segurança Social contributors in 2025 and now account for almost 20% of the total — up from barely 5% a decade ago. Whole sectors, from agriculture to hospitality, increasingly depend on immigrant workers.
Lisbon's city hall says river ferries will once again call at Parque das Nações from 2027, reviving a stop that last operated during Expo'98. The operator, Transtejo Soflusa, is more cautious — its president has put the restart no earlier than 2028, pending dredging and demand studies.
