French developer Elyse Energy has picked Figueira da Foz for an €800 million 200,000-tonne sustainable aviation fuel plant on 31.8 hectares in Marinha das Ondas — the environmental scope consultation runs until 1 June 2026.
MEO has filed an €81.7 million damages action against the State at the Tribunal Administrativo de Lisboa, demanding compensation for the Huawei replacement bill after the Security Assessment Commission's 2023 5G exclusion ruling.
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Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa called the Friday-into-Saturday Russian Orechnik-class missile strike on Kyiv a 'massive attack' in a Belém Palace statement on 24 May 2026, reiterating Portugal's unwavering solidarity with Ukraine and backing the pursuit of a just and lasting peace.
Chega leader André Ventura called Luís Montenegro's public rejection of his party's vacation-days, overtime-rights and retirement-age demands a 'caricatural strategy' at a Sunday 24 May Lisbon HQ press conference — the labour-reform vote arithmetic depends on PS or Chega backing, neither in place.
The Junta de Freguesia da Póvoa de Lanhoso tallied 85.3% against (752 of 882 voters) the câmara's bid to elevate the parish from vila to cidade across the 17–23 May 2026 consulta popular — the result heads to the Comissão da Reforma do Estado e Poder Local at the Assembleia da República.
SPEDM estimates roughly 600,000 Portuguese carry an undiagnosed thyroid disorder, with 5%-plus living with symptoms without a diagnosis as the 21–27 May 2026 Semana Internacional da Tiroide rolls out free TSH screenings across hospitals and primary-care units.
