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A maize field in Monte Real, Portugal, its tasselled stalks filling the frame under a heavy grey sky

The Government Puts a Second €20 Million Behind Fertiliser Bills, and Signals €160 Million More in Direct Payments

Jose Manuel Fernandes announced the new line at the Agrival fair in Penafiel. It runs through the pedido unico, allocated automatically by hectares and livestock, so farmers file no separate claim. A far larger sum awaits Brussels.

The Portugal Brief 22 Aug 2026

Mitsubishi Fuso Restarts Its Tramagal Truck Line in September, but at 20 Vehicles a Day Instead of 28

Workers return to the Abrantes plant on 24 August after July's lay-off of 267 staff and the August shutdown. The company confirms the 3.5-tonne diesel Canter has left the European range and will not discuss future models.

The Portugal Brief 22 Aug 2026

A building site in Albufeira, Portugal, with a red tower crane above the concrete frame of a new apartment block and a developer's hoarding along the road

Teixeira Duarte's Half-Year Profit Falls 71% on a One-Off That Flattered Last Year, While Its Order Book Climbs to €1.8 Billion

Consolidated net profit came in at €12.1 million against nearly €43 million a year earlier, when a bank refinancing added a non-recurring €46.5 million. Turnover rose 25.1% to €401 million and EBITDA more than doubled to €58 million.

The Portugal Brief 22 Aug 2026

A black-and-turquoise Lisbon taxi crossing a cobbled square lined with yellow and pink Portuguese buildings

Portugal's Taxi Associations Head for the Constitutional Court Over the Ride-Hailing Law the President Just Signed

ANTRAL and the Federacao Portuguesa do Taxi say letting a licensed taxi also work as a TVDE vehicle breaches the framework law of the land transport system. They cannot petition the court directly, so they are pressing the Ombudsman and the AMT instead.

The Portugal Brief 22 Aug 2026

Rows of flowering cannabis plants in a commercial greenhouse, with overhead fans, climate sensors and lighting rigs above the beds

Portugal Exported 66 Tonnes of Medicinal Cannabis in Six Months, Almost as Much as in All of Last Year

Infarmed figures put first-half exports at 66,305 kilograms, against 79 tonnes for the whole of 2025 and under 12 tonnes in 2023. Germany, Spain and Denmark take most of it. Portuguese patients received 5,413 prescriptions.

The Portugal Brief 21 Aug 2026

An apartment block under construction behind a hoarding in Albufeira, with a red tower crane above the concrete frame

Portuguese Building Sites Kept Working in June While the Euro Area's Slowed, Eurostat Data Show

Construction output rose 1.2% on the year in Portugal against a 0.7% fall in the euro area, where the construction of buildings dropped 6.5%. Spain recorded the EU's steepest annual decline at 8.5%.

The Portugal Brief 21 Aug 2026

An Embraer A-29 Super Tucano light attack and training aircraft parked on an airfield apron

Portugal Declares a National Public Interest in Assembling Embraer's Super Tucano, and Points at Beja Air Base

The Council of Ministers approved a deliberation on Thursday recognising the national public interest in a final assembly line for the A-29N Super Tucano, naming Air Base No. 11 at Beja as the intended site under conditions. No investment figure or job count has been published.

The Portugal Brief 20 Aug 2026

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