The agency was barred from competing for two years after leaving the DS Seguros network and paid nothing for the wait. Enforcing the penalty, the appeal court held, was an abuse of right. ECO reports at least 59 similar actions against former agents.
At the informal Ecofin in Dublin, Joaquim Miranda Sarmento said Portugal has no absolute red lines on the own resources meant to fund the 2028 to 2034 EU budget. On the 200 billion euros of frozen Russian assets, he said there is a line the euro cannot survive crossing.
A draft Council of Ministers resolution would approve a National Strategy for Active Mobility running to 2036, with targets of 20 percent of commutes on foot and 2 percent by bicycle. It allocates no money and no staff, and revokes the two strategies it replaces.
The week's most important Portugal stories, curated from our daily coverage: the IRS cut and the pension bonus get their numbers, the regulated electricity tariff rises on 1 October, Revolut hands customer files to impostors, and easyJet cabin crew book two strikes.
The PSP counted 27 infractions in the lorry ban's first 48 hours on the VCI, Pedro Duarte says a new parking policy lands before the year is out, and both mosque-site auctions went deserted. Plus five runners still in hospital, a fire on the Aliados and tonight's clássico.
Good morning. Here is your Sunday briefing for 20 September 2026: the day's essential Portugal stories for residents, expats and anyone keeping an eye on the country, running from a
Requests for a CITE opinion on parental dismissals fall on women ten times more often than on men. The pay transparency directive was due in force on 7 June and Portugal's bill has not reached the Council of Ministers.
