Your morning briefing on what matters in Portugal today. Constitutional Court Rejects Montenegro's Spinumviva Appeal The Tribunal Constitucional has declined to hear Prime Minister Luís Montenegro's appeal against disclosing his family firm's client...
The appointment of Fernando Rodrigues as managing director of Vinci Energies Portugal this week came with a clear strategic signal: the company sees data centres, electricity grid modernisation, industrial decarbonisation, cybersecurity, and...
Portugal's macroeconomic trajectory at the start of 2026 is broadly positive by any standard measure, and considerably more so by historical ones. The country is projecting GDP growth of approximately 2.2% this year — above the euro area average,...
For anyone crossing into or out of the Schengen zone via Portugal, April 9 marks the end of a long period of uncertainty and delay. That is the date on which the European Union's Entry/Exit System — a digital border technology that tracks non-EU...
Fresh data from Idealista paints a sharply divided picture of Portugal's rental market in early 2026. While some inland and coastal areas are experiencing double-digit annual price increases, others — particularly in the north — are easing back from...
The Tribunal Constitucional has rejected Prime Minister Luís Montenegro's appeal to block disclosure of his family firm's client list — a ruling that delivers a significant blow to his effort to keep the business dealings of Spinumviva out of the...
An honest guide to learning European Portuguese as an expat in 2026 — realistic timelines, the best tools (Pimsleur, Practice Portuguese, italki), language schools, the A2 citizenship test, and the mistakes most learners make.
