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Here is your Portugal briefing for Wednesday, 15 July 2026 — the day's six stories at a glance: * A parliamentary committee approved a TVDE overhaul that would make Uber and Bolt drivers prove they speak Portuguese, allow trip recording, and end the cap on surge pricing. * Hovione is investing

📘 New Guide Published Car Insurance (Seguro Automóvel) in Portugal in 2026 — A Practical Guide to the Compulsory Third-Party Cover, the €6.45 Million Minimum Capital, What Happens If You Drive Uninsured, and the Fundo de Garantia Automóvel Everything drivers in Portugal need to know about car insurance: the compulsory third-party

Here is your Portugal briefing for Monday, 13 July 2026 — the day's six stories at a glance: * Portugal's IRS income tax shrank more than any other EU country's over the past decade, but rising social-security contributions have quietly taken its place. * Volkswagen's

📘 New Guide Published Building Your Own Home in Portugal in 2026 — A Practical Guide to Autoconstrução, Buying Building Land, Câmara Licensing Under the Reformed RJUE, and the New Partial VAT Refund on Construction Thinking of buying a plot and building in Portugal? A practical 2026 guide to self-building (autoconstrução): confirming

📘 New Guide Published Declaring Rental Income as a Landlord in Portugal in 2026 — A Practical Guide to IRS Category F and the New 10% Flat Rate Renting out a home in Portugal? The 2026 rules cut the tax sharply. A practical guide for landlords to IRS Category F, the new