General Daily Briefing — Thursday, 16 April 2026
Portugal 2030 execution crawls to 16.8%. PSD blocks parliament from questioning Centeno on €192M Entrecampos HQ. Tourism programme gets deadline extension.
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
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
Evening Briefing — Tuesday, 14 April 2026
In today's 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...
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...
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...