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DGO Tallies €337 Million in State Arrears Through 2025 Despite a €2.06 Billion Surplus — Health Drives €47 Million of the €42 Million Year-on-Year Step-Up, Average Pay Window Widens From 37 to 42 Days

Portugal closed 2025 with a €2.06 billion surplus, but DGO's Conta Geral release on 18 May shows state arrears climbed to €337 million — a €42 million year-on-year rise, with the health sector responsible for €47 million of the deterioration. Average pay window widens from 37 to 42 days.

18 May 2026

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Markets, Business & Tech Briefing: PSI +1.21% to 9,142 on Energy Lead, Visabeira OPA on Martifer Opens, Arrow Global €25M at Vale Pisão, SC Fitness Hits 100 Clubs

The latest Portugal news, analysis, and what it means for expats and residents.

18 May 2026

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Bolieiro Cushions Açorean Farmers and Fishers With a Ten-Cent Diesel Discount Across May and June 2026 — Coloured Agricultural Fuel Sits at €1.633 per Litre, Artisanal Fishing at €1.443 After the 1 May Rebasing

The Regional Government of the Azores will absorb up to ten cents per litre of the May and June diesel price increase that hit the archipelago on 1 May 2026, the regional president José Manuel Bolieiro announced at the XXII Holstein Frisian Cattle...

18 May 2026

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President Seguro Promulgates the Habitação Fiscal Package on Tuesday 12 May — 10% IRS Cap on Rents Up to €2,300, 6% IVA on Moderate-Price Construction and a First-Buyer IMT Exemption Hold Through 31 December 2029

President António José Seguro promulgated the Government's housing fiscal package on Tuesday 12 May 2026, completing the legislative cycle that began with Law 9-A/2026 — the parliamentary authorisation passed on 6 March — and the Council of...

18 May 2026

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Fundo Ambiental Opens €20 Million Electric-Vehicle Incentivo Window Between May and June 2026 — €4,000 per New Car, €38,500 Price Ceiling and the 10-Year Combustion Scrap Rule Anchor the Aviso

The Portuguese government is preparing to relaunch its zero-emissions vehicle subsidy for 2026, with the Fundo Ambiental confirming that an aviso will open between May and June carrying a €20 million envelope earmarked for buyers of fully electric...

18 May 2026

Environment

Universidade de Coimbra MARE Team Logs Microplastics at Every Mondego and Vouga Sampling Point — Polyethylene and Polypropylene Lead the Single-Use Signature in 'Moderate' Global Band, Seena Sahadevan Calls for Continuous Monitoring

A Universidade de Coimbra research team operating out of the Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente (MARE) has logged microplastic contamination at every sampling location investigated across the Mondego and Vouga river basins in central Portugal,...

18 May 2026

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Bison Bank Issues Portugal's First MiCA-Regulated Stablecoin Pair — EUB Pegged to the Euro and USB Pegged to the US Dollar Live as Electronic Money Tokens, Cuatrecasas Confirms Advisory on Monday 18 May 2026

Bison Bank has issued the first stablecoin pair domiciled in Portugal under the European Union's Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) — the EUB token pegged 1:1 to the euro and the USB token pegged 1:1 to the US dollar — with the launch...

18 May 2026