General Daily Briefing — Saturday, 2 May 2026
The latest Portugal news, analysis, and what it means for expats and residents.
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General Daily Briefing — Friday, 1 May 2026
The latest Portugal news, analysis, and what it means for expats and residents.
General Daily Briefing — Thursday, 30 April 2026
The latest Portugal news, analysis, and what it means for expats and residents.
General Daily Briefing — Wednesday, 29 April 2026
📋 In This Edition
* TVDE Drivers and Operators March on Lisbon Wednesday
* Copernicus and WMO Confirm Europe Warming Twice as Fast as the Global Average
* Violence Against SNS Healthcare Professionals Climbs to Record 3,429 Cases
* CNCS Logs 3,864 Cybersecurity Incidents in Portugal in 2025
* Seven in Ten Portuguese Adults
General Daily Briefing — Monday, 27 April 2026
BdP Governor Álvaro Santos Pereira Bought Galp and Jerónimo Martins Shares After Taking Office
Álvaro Santos Pereira, who took office at Banco de Portugal on 6 October 2025, placed orders for shares in Galp Energia and Jerónimo Martins in December — barely two months into the mandate. The trades surfaced in
General Daily Briefing — Saturday, 25 April 2026
BdP's 2025 supervision report forces banks to refund €8.9 million for improper charges and logs 33,375 complaints and a 45% jump in illicit-activity cases. Conselho de Ministros overhauls the ITV regime. 600 Lisbon cultural agents accuse EGEAC of emptying out the 25 de Abril.
General Daily Briefing — Friday, 24 April 2026
Lisbon court acquits Luís Filipe Vieira and Benfica SAD in the Saco Azul tax-fraud case; MP appeals. Galp reroutes Portugal's jet-fuel imports away from the Gulf. ERSE launches a real-time fuel and botija comparator with a top-10 cheapest board.