Middle East Energy Crisis Has Cost Portugal EUR 1 Billion So Far The ongoing disruption to global energy markets triggered by the Middle East conflict has cost Portugal an estimated EUR 1 billion to date, according to figures reported by Jornal...
Portugal Rejects EU Army Plan, Backs NATO as Founding Member Portugal has firmly distanced itself from calls for a European army, with Defence Minister Nuno Melo telling a parliamentary committee that the country opposes creating a separate EU...
In today's briefing: • Barreiro Maternity Ward Closes Permanently — Pregnant Women Must Now Travel to Almada • Finance Minister Draws Red Line on Budget Deficit at 0.5 Per Cent • SNS Spending on Agency Doctors Hits Nearly EUR 250 Million
Portugal’s Serviço Nacional de Saúde spent EUR 266.8 million on outsourced medical and nursing staff last year, a 15.6 per cent increase over the previous year and nearly 30 per cent more than in 2023, according to data from the Administração...
Portugal’s Finance Minister Joaquim Miranda Sarmento has acknowledged that the country will likely run a small budget deficit in 2026 — the first after two consecutive years of surplus — but has set a firm ceiling of 0.5 per cent of GDP, warning...
The obstetrics and gynaecology emergency department at Hospital do Barreiro will close permanently on Wednesday 15 April, ending decades of maternity services at one of the Setúbal Peninsula's most important hospitals. The closure takes effect...
Portugal's Largest Energy Company Reports 164 Per Cent Jump in Refining Margins While Oil Production Hits 129,000 Barrels Per Day Galp, Portugal's largest energy company, has reported a dramatic surge in refining margins during the first quarter of...
