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Good morning. Here is your Thursday briefing for 30 July 2026 — six stories shaping Portugal today, from a courtroom fight over Sintra's tourist coaches to the eucalyptus rows reignited by another week of wildfires: * A court agreed to hear tour operators' challenge to Sintra's summer

Good morning. Here is your Wednesday briefing for 29 July 2026 — six stories shaping Portugal today, from a hard day on the fire lines to a billion-euro price tag on the national airline: * Portugal fought wildfires on several fronts, with seven firefighters hurt and Italy sending two Canadair water-bombers as

Good morning. Here is your Tuesday briefing for 28 July 2026 — six stories shaping Portugal today, from a record year of state spending to a Portuguese bid for Europe's answer to Starlink: * The state signed a record €24.8 billion in public contracts in 2025, up about a

Good morning. Portugal opens the week under a broad heat alert, with a run of changes on the way to how households borrow money, pay for electricity and even what their banknotes will look like. Here is your Monday briefing. * A yellow heat warning covers every mainland district except Faro,

Good morning. Here is your Portugal briefing for Sunday, 26 July 2026: 📘 New Guide Published Getting a Recreational Boating Licence in Portugal in 2026 — A Practical Guide to the Five Carta de Navegador de Recreio Categories, the Medical Certificate, Registering Your Boat and Recognising a Foreign Licence A practical guide

Good morning. Here is your Portugal briefing for Saturday, 25 July 2026: * President Seguro has signed off a weekday ban on heavy goods lorries using Porto's inner ring road from 15 September, with the outer ring made toll-free to absorb the diverted freight. * The Portuguese State has told