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European Union flags at the European Commission headquarters in Brussels

Brussels Inks the EU261 Air Passenger Rights Overhaul After 12 Years of Deadlock — €250/€400/€600 Compensation Grid Holds at the 3-Hour Threshold, Cabin-Baggage Carve-Out and 96-Hour Claim Window Reset the TAP, Ryanair and easyJet Operating Read

EU Parliament and Council seal provisional EU261 air passenger rights revision after 12 years. 3-hour compensation trigger held at €250/€400/€600, cabin baggage rule, 96-hour electronic claim notice. Applies mid-2027.
The Portugal Brief
Server racks with green LEDs and cabling — illustrative of the Start Campus hyperscale build in Sines, Portugal

Sines Start Campus Carries the 1.2 GW Hyperscale Build Across the BdP Investment-Forecast Upgrade — SIN01 Operating, SIN02 Lift From Nscale's €465M Second-Building Commitment and the Six-Phase 2030 Roadmap Recast the Macro Read

Banco de Portugal's June bulletin credits a single private campus — Start Campus at Sines — with the bulk of the 2026 investment-forecast lift from 3.8% to 4.5%. Inside the 1.2 GW build, the Nscale €465M SIN02 anchor and what the macro read now hinges on.
The Portugal Brief