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Portugal's Space Ambitions Are Accelerating — And the Azores Could Become Europe's Gateway to the Moon

Portugal's Space Ambitions Are Accelerating — And the Azores Could Become Europe's Gateway to the Moon

Portugal launched five satellites in a single mission last week. The Azores are being positioned as a potential European relay station for NASA's Artemis moon program. And Portuguese aerospace companies are quietly carving out niches in a global...

90% of Portuguese AI Users Say It Makes Them More Productive — But Only 18% Fear Losing Their Jobs

90% of Portuguese AI Users Say It Makes Them More Productive — But Only 18% Fear Losing Their Jobs

Portuguese workers who use artificial intelligence tools report overwhelming productivity gains, with nearly 90% saying AI helps them complete tasks faster and 84% reporting improved work quality. Yet despite these transformative effects, only 18%...

Legionella Detected at AIMA Headquarters — 300 Workers Potentially Exposed as Immigration Agency Faces Another Operational Crisis

Legionella Detected at AIMA Headquarters — 300 Workers Potentially Exposed as Immigration Agency Faces Another Operational Crisis

Legionella bacteria has been detected in a cooling tower at the Taguspark building in Oeiras that houses the Immigration Agency (AIMA), the National Road Safety Authority, and a critical data center supporting Portugal's security and emergency...

Portugal Notified for Three New EU Infringements—And the Pattern Is Getting Harder to Ignore

Portugal Notified for Three New EU Infringements—And the Pattern Is Getting Harder to Ignore

The European Commission has once again placed Portugal in the dock. Last week, Brussels initiated three new infringement proceedings against the country for failing to transpose EU directives in the areas of economy, banking, and justice. It's not...

EU Approves €1.5 Billion Defense Industry Package—With Direct Implications for Portugal

EU Approves €1.5 Billion Defense Industry Package—With Direct Implications for Portugal

The European Commission approved a €1.5 billion defense industry support package on Monday, marking the EU's most aggressive push yet to strengthen its military manufacturing base—and for the first time, Ukraine will participate in an EU defense...