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Banco de Portugal Pegs the Decade's Housing-Construction Shortfall Near 300,000 Homes — 2025 Closes the Demographic-Supply Gap for the First Time in 11 Years as Santos Pereira Preaches 'Supply, Supply, Supply'

The Banco de Portugal's June bulletin puts the decade's accumulated housing-construction deficit near 300,000 homes — but 2025 finally tipped supply ahead of demographic demand for the first time in 11 years.

The Portugal Brief 22 Jun 2026

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Brussels Releases €30 Million From the Common Agricultural Policy Reserve for Storm-Hit Portuguese Farmers — Portugal Outdraws Romania's €14.8M as a Formal Vote Looms Next Week

An EU management committee cleared €30 million from the Common Agricultural Policy crisis reserve for Portuguese farmers battered by winter storms — the single largest national slice of a €57.2M package, with the formal vote expected next week.

The Portugal Brief 22 Jun 2026

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Iniciativa Liberal Demands an Independent Audit of RTP and Maps a Path to Full Privatisation — Mariana Leitão's Party Frames the State Broadcaster Around Legitimacy, Efficiency and Competitive-Neutrality Failings

Iniciativa Liberal asked the Government on Monday for an urgent, independent audit of RTP covering finances, assets and operations, and laid out the case for privatising the public broadcaster outright.

The Portugal Brief 22 Jun 2026

Markets, Business & Tech Briefing: PSI Gains 0.72%, Bank of Portugal Holds 1.8% Growth, EDPR Leads

Markets, Business & Tech Briefing: PSI Gains 0.72%, Bank of Portugal Holds 1.8% Growth, EDPR Leads

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

The Portugal Brief 22 Jun 2026

General Daily Briefing — Monday, 22 June 2026

General Daily Briefing — Monday, 22 June 2026

📋 In This Edition * INE Counts 11,424,031 Residents at the End of 2025 as Foreigners Reach 14% of the Population * Montenegro Floats a State Sovereign Wealth Fund for Energy, Banking, Communications and Airports * Ordem dos Médicos Presses for a Health-Advertising Law Rewrite to Curb 'Integrative Medicine' Clinics

The Portugal Brief 22 Jun 2026

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Forty-Five Victim-Support Associations Warn of Collapse Across the Domestic-Violence and Human-Trafficking Networks — Roughly 50 Services Face a Funding Cliff Before a Monday Meeting With Minister Margarida Balseiro Lopes

Forty-five organisations warn that Portugal's domestic-violence and anti-trafficking support networks are 'beginning to collapse,' with around 50 services facing a funding cliff ahead of a Monday meeting with the minister.

The Portugal Brief 22 Jun 2026

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UTAO Flags €1.342 Billion in Public-Private Partnership Risk for the State — Motorway Concessions Account for 92.6% of the Bill as Lusoponte, Brisa and Seven Others Lodge €509 Million in Covid Traffic Claims

A report to Parliament's budget unit UTAO puts the state's contingent liabilities from public-private partnerships at EUR1.342 billion, with motorway concessions accounting for 92.6% of the exposure.

The Portugal Brief 22 Jun 2026

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