A long-form investigation published by Público on Sunday, 14 June, finally maps how the largest VAT fraud ever recorded in the European Union — €2.9 billion in lost revenue spread across member-state treasuries — was first cracked open by a...
PS filed an Assembleia da República hearing request for Ministro da Presidência António Leitão Amaro on 14 June over Lei 23/2026 — the Mecanismo de Continuidade Territorial — accusing the Government of 'trumpismo' for backtracking on the no-ceiling air-subsidy rule eight days into the new regime.
MadoquaPower2X's €2.8B Sines green-hydrogen and green-ammonia complex anchors a Portuguese cluster now above €3B with Neogreen and Hytlantic in the pipeline. Construction starts 2027, production 2029 — with Hytlantic FID conditioned on the mercado de hidrogénio regulatory framework.
Banco de Portugal's April 2026 housing-credit print marks the new-loan rate at 2.86% (+5bp m/m) and the stock-implied rate at 3.088% — its first uptick in two years. The 45% DSTI cap lands 1 July, cutting a typical €3,500-net-income household's borrowing ceiling by €18,000-€25,000.
DGES has locked the 2026 Concurso Nacional de Acesso ao Ensino Superior calendar — candidaturas open 20 July and close 6 August, 1.ª fase results land 23 August, and the 2.ª fase opens 24 August. The 27 July sub-deadline binds emigrant and luso-descendent candidates.
The week's most important Portugal stories, curated from our daily coverage. This week in Portugal: the stories that mattered most, from politics and the economy to housing, health, and culture. If you missed anything, start here. Tribunal de Contas...
Primavera Sound wraps a record-bid edition at Parque da Cidade, Leixões loses its swing bridge for 90 days on Monday, the Aleixo land contract extends a seventh time, the Brisav RECAPE for the Porto-Gaia stretch hits public consultation, and São João is nine days out — under a yellow heat warning.
