Briefing
General Daily Briefing — Thursday, 16 April 2026
Portugal 2030 execution crawls to 16.8%. PSD blocks parliament from questioning Centeno on €192M Entrecampos HQ. Tourism programme gets deadline extension.
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Tourism
Government Extends Deadlines on €30 Million 'Crescer com o Turismo' Programme as Projects Stall Nationwide
A portaria signed by Secretary of State Pedro Machado opens the door to deadline extensions on Turismo de Portugal projects under the €30 million Crescer com o Turismo programme, effective 17 April.
Politics
PSD Blocks Parliament From Grilling Centeno Over Bank of Portugal's €192 Million Entrecampos Headquarters
The PSD postponed parliamentary requests to question Mário Centeno over the Bank of Portugal's €192 million purchase of unfinished Entrecampos buildings — a figure that could climb to €280 million.
Economy
Portugal 2030 Execution Limps to 16.8% as Compete Programme Sits at Rock Bottom of the League Table
Portugal 2030 is executing at just 16.8 per cent, with the Compete enterprise programme at rock bottom on 5.2 per cent — and the EU's N+3 'guillotine' rule kicks in this year.
Economy
Freight Companies Get Three-Month Social Security Holiday and Direct Cash Injection as Diesel Bills Soar
Prime Minister Luís Montenegro announced a EUR 40 million emergency package for the transport sector on Wednesday, alongside a three-month deferral of social security contributions for freight companies, as the knock-on effects of the Hormuz Strait...
Aviation
EasyJet Warns It May Pull Out of Madeira as Parliament Scraps Fare Caps on Island Flights
EasyJet has warned the Portuguese government that it may cut capacity on flights to Madeira and abandon plans to resume service to the Azores after Parliament approved a reform of the islands' mobility subsidy that removes the fare caps airlines...