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General Daily Briefing — Wednesday, 24 June 2026

General Daily Briefing — Wednesday, 24 June 2026

📘 New Guide Published Having a Baby in Portugal in 2026 — A Practical Guide to SNS Prenatal Care, Public vs Private Maternity, Registering the Birth and Claiming Parental Benefits From a positive test to a registered citizen: how prenatal care works in the SNS, what private maternity costs, choosing where to

The Portugal Brief 24 Jun 2026

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The Government Bets on In-House Digital Twins and the Sovereign ‘Amália’ AI to Modernise the State, Backed by an €80 Million Training Plan

Portugal is building digital twins of public systems in-house and readying its sovereign Portuguese-language AI model, Amália, for July, backed by an €80 million plan to train civil servants — part of a drive to modernise the state without depending on foreign tech.

The Portugal Brief 24 Jun 2026

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Portugal’s First-Quarter Deficit Lands at 1.1% of GDP, Beating the UTAO’s 2.1% Forecast

Portugal ran a general government deficit of 1.1% of GDP (€570.9 million) in the first quarter of 2026, according to INE — better than the 2.1% the parliamentary budget office had forecast, as income-tax and social-contribution revenue held up.

The Portugal Brief 24 Jun 2026

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Coindu Trims 48 Leather-Department Jobs in Vila Nova de Famalicão as Carmakers Turn Away From Leather Interiors

Car-interior maker Coindu has begun a collective dismissal of 48 workers from its leather department in Vila Nova de Famalicão, blaming a shift away from leather in new vehicles plus US tariffs and Asian competition.

The Portugal Brief 24 Jun 2026

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BNP Paribas Inaugurates a New European Hub in Lisbon and Pushes Its Portuguese Workforce Toward 10,000

BNP Paribas has opened a new Lisbon hub it calls one of its most important specialised centres in Europe, with its Portuguese headcount already above 9,700 and on course to pass 10,000 by the end of 2026.

The Portugal Brief 24 Jun 2026

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CEiiA Pairs With Telespazio Ibérica to Federate Iberian Satellite Constellations as Portugal’s Space Sector Targets a €3 Billion Market

Portuguese engineering centre CEiiA has signed a letter of intent with Spain’s Telespazio Ibérica to federate Iberian satellite constellations — a step toward European space sovereignty as Portugal’s NewSpace cluster chases a fast-growing market.

The Portugal Brief 24 Jun 2026

The Dom Luís I Bridge over the River Douro at sunset, with the Porto and Gaia riverfronts

Porto and Gaia Reject the Road Deck on the Douro High-Speed Rail Bridge, Pressing the Government to Redirect the Funds to a €25 Million Pedestrian-and-Cycle Crossing

The mayors of Porto and Gaia want the car deck dropped from the new high-speed rail bridge over the Douro, arguing the money should pay for a €25 million pedestrian-and-cycle crossing instead. The environmental consultation closes on 29 June.

The Portugal Brief 24 Jun 2026

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