Portugal today became the first continental Southern European country to launch a nationwide Deposit Return Scheme, introducing a EUR 0.10 refundable deposit on every single-use plastic bottle, aluminium can, and steel can sold across the country....
The Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa (SCML), one of Portugal's oldest and most influential institutions, recorded a net profit of EUR 43.6 million in 2025 — a 44 percent increase over the previous year and the highest result in 17 years. The...
Portugal's benchmark PSI index has surged past 9,400 points in recent sessions, touching its highest level since June 2008 and capping a remarkable 12-month rally that has added nearly 35 percent to the value of Lisbon-listed equities. The gains...
TAP Air Portugal reported a net profit of just EUR 4.1 million for 2025, a dramatic 92 percent decline from the EUR 53.7 million recorded in 2024. The headline number, however, masks a business that the airline insists is fundamentally sound heading...
Holy Week draws 500,000 visitors and EUR 16 million to Braga. Plus: wildfire near Bom Jesus, SC Braga draw 1-1 with Betis in Europa League quarter-final, PRR funding crisis threatens BRT project, and Festival Extremo returns in July.
In today's briefing: • EU Biometric Border System Goes Fully Live — Passport Stamps Replaced at All Schengen Entry Points • Government Plans to Sharply Increase Speeding and Drink-Driving Fines After Record Easter Death Toll • Portugal's Development Aid Plunges 21% as OECD Records Largest Global ...
The European Union's Entry/Exit System (EES) becomes fully operational on Thursday, April 10, replacing passport stamps with digital biometric records at all Schengen external borders. Portugal, which was among the first countries to begin the...
