The Lisboa Brief: Week of March 21, 2026
Your weekly guide to life in Lisbon -- metro expansion updates, spring markets at LX Factory, Graca neighbourhood spotlight, IRS filing season tips, and the best sunset viewpoint in the city.
Your weekly guide to life in Lisbon -- metro expansion updates, spring markets at LX Factory, Graca neighbourhood spotlight, IRS filing season tips, and the best sunset viewpoint in the city.
Energy Markets Roil on Middle East Escalation European natural gas prices have climbed above 50 euros per megawatt-hour as attacks on oil and gas infrastructure in the Middle East continue. The IEA has warned of the "greatest energy threat" the...
Portugal Nearing Energy Crisis Declaration Environment Minister Maria da Graca Carvalho said Portugal is "approaching the criteria" to formally declare an energy crisis, as the Middle East conflict drives oil and gas prices higher across Europe. The...
Rents in Portugal fell 1.4 percent in February compared with the same month last year, marking a continued slowdown that the government has been quick to claim as evidence its policies are working. Housing Minister Miguel Pinto Luz told parliament...
Portugal is approaching the legal threshold to formally declare an energy crisis, Environment Minister Maria da Graça Carvalho warned on Friday, as the ongoing conflict in the Middle East continues to drive oil and gas prices sharply higher...
A court in Braga this week convicted a former parish council treasurer of stealing 23,600 euros from the Junta de Freguesia of Tadim, a small parish in the Braga municipality. The case, while modest in scale, exposes systemic weaknesses in how...
When the European Space Agency lost contact with one of two satellites flying in formation around Earth, it turned to an unlikely rescue team: two Portuguese technology companies whose expertise in drone communications and orbital tracking proved...