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Briefing

Afternoon Briefing — Wednesday, 15 April 2026

In today's briefing: • Government Strips Audit Court of Pre-Approval Power Over 90% of Public Contracts • Porto Airport Adds 21 New Routes for Summer Including Delta's First New York Service • New Construction Code Takes Effect 1 June — One Law to Replace Over 100 Scattered Regulations

Briefing

General Daily Briefing — Wednesday, 15 April 2026

In today's briefing: • Barreiro Maternity Ward Closes Permanently — Pregnant Women Must Now Travel to Almada • Finance Minister Draws Red Line on Budget Deficit at 0.5 Per Cent • SNS Spending on Agency Doctors Hits Nearly EUR 250 Million

Briefing

Afternoon Briefing — Tuesday, 14 April 2026

In today's briefing: • Spain Votes Today on Largest Migrant Amnesty in Two Decades — What It Means for Portugal • Lula da Silva Confirmed for Lisbon on 21 April — First Meeting With President Seguro • Carlos Queiroz Takes Ghana Job 72 Days Before World Cup Kickoff • Earlier Today • Energy-Intensi...

Briefing

General Daily Briefing — Tuesday, 14 April 2026

In today's briefing: • Lisbon Metro Strike Called Off After Last-Minute Union Deal • Labour Package Returns to Social Concertation — Minister Says Talks Cannot "Go On Forever" • Record Brazilian Tourist Numbers Expected as TAP Flies to 15 Cities • Opposition Demands Answers on EUR 40,000 AI Platf...

Briefing

General Daily Briefing — Monday, 13 April 2026

In today's briefing: • Easter Road Deaths Quadruple to 20 as Portugal Faces Worst Holiday Toll in Years • Lisbon Metro Gets EUR 1.5 Billion Expansion — New Violet Line, Red Line Extension, and Green Line Closure Approved • High-Speed Rail Tender Opens for Porto-Coimbra Section — Bids Due May 25 f...

Briefing

General Daily Briefing — Friday, 11 April 2026

In today's briefing: • Fosun Weighs Sale of 20 Per Cent Stake in BCP — Portugal's Largest Listed Bank Could Change Hands • Former PM Passos Coelho Wants to Return to Power, Says Senior PSD Figure • Easter Spending Jumps 16 Per Cent as MB WAY Payments Surge • 59,000 Pre-Approved Homes Never Got Bu...