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Mutares Hires JPMorgan to Map an Efacec Exit Between a Trade Sale and a Euronext Lisbon IPO

Mutares Hires JPMorgan to Map an Efacec Exit Between a Trade Sale and a Euronext Lisbon IPO

German turnaround fund Mutares has appointed JPMorgan Chase to advise on the next chapter of its Portuguese engineering portfolio company Efacec, with the bank running parallel options work on a trade sale and a Euronext Lisbon initial public...

Nestlé Portugal Sets 88 Job Reductions for End-2027 Under a 16,000-Strong Global Restructuring

Nestlé Portugal Sets 88 Job Reductions for End-2027 Under a 16,000-Strong Global Restructuring

Nestlé Portugal will eliminate 88 jobs over the next 18 months as the Swiss-headquartered food group folds the Portuguese operation into a worldwide restructuring that targets 16,000 redundancies by end-2027, the company confirmed in a written...

ANA's May Passenger Tally Tops 7 Million as Vinci-Run Portuguese Airports Log a +3% Year-on-Year Lift

ANA's May Passenger Tally Tops 7 Million as Vinci-Run Portuguese Airports Log a +3% Year-on-Year Lift

The ANA Aeroportos de Portugal network handled more than seven million passengers in May 2026, sustaining a +3% year-on-year rise that left the operator running roughly four points ahead of the broader Vinci Airports group, parent Vinci Airports...

Hospital building exterior — illustrative of the Portuguese National Health Service (SNS) infrastructure foreign residents register with.

Registering With the SNS in Portugal in 2026 — A Practical Guide to the Número de Utente, the USF / UCSP Assignment, the SNS24 Portal Flow and the Centro de Saúde Document Stack for Foreign Residents

A practical guide to registering with the Serviço Nacional de Saúde in 2026 — getting your Número de Utente, joining a USF or UCSP family-doctor team, the SNS24 portal flow, the documents your Centro de Saúde will ask for, and how the system treats EU/EEA, CPLP and non-EU residents differently.

Wide-body airliner taxiing on the apron in front of an airport terminal — illustrative of EasyJet's fifth-anniversary Faro base milestone.

EasyJet Notches Five Years at the Faro Base With a +3% Summer Capacity Lift to 1.7 Million Seats Across 18 Routes — €8 Billion Algarve Economic Print Since the 2021 Launch Frames the Five-Aircraft Step-Up

EasyJet has marked the fifth anniversary of its Faro Airport base with a 3% summer capacity lift to 1.7 million seats, 18 routes and five Airbus A320 family aircraft on the ramp. The carrier has counted €8 billion of regional economic contribution since the 2021 launch.

Portugal national football team lined up in red home kit before the national anthem, illustrative of the Seleção's World Cup 2026 campaign.

Portugal Books a 1-1 Stalemate Against DR Congo at the World Cup 2026 Opener in Houston — João Neves Heads the Fifth-Minute Lift, Yoane Wissa Equalises on the Stroke of Half-Time and Ronaldo's Major-Tournament Goal Drought Stretches to Ten Games

Portugal opened the 2026 FIFA World Cup with a 1-1 draw against the Democratic Republic of Congo at NRG Stadium in Houston. João Neves headed home after five minutes, Yoane Wissa equalised on the stroke of half-time, and a João Cancelo strike was ruled offside in the second half.