Today's Portugal News Portugal Seeks Budget Surplus Hat Trick Portugal closed 2025 with a 0.7% budget surplus, continuing a streak of better-than-expected fiscal results driven primarily by strong employment and tax revenue growth. The robust labor...
In today's briefing: • Isaltino Morais Charged Over 150,000 Euros in Fake Meal Reimbursements • PS Congress Opens in Viseu on Friday • Immigration Return Law Heads to Parliament • Students Marched for Free Education on National Student's Day • Housing Price Index Surged 17.6 Percent in 2025 • Met...
Labour Reform Talks Enter Final Stretch A critical meeting between the government, employer confederations, and the UGT trade union is scheduled for April 6 to take stock of eight months of labour reform negotiations. The UGT's National Secretariat...
Public Sector Strike Aftermath: Government Under Pressure to Respond Monday's public sector strike saw an estimated 80% participation rate across mainland Portugal, according to the Fesinap union federation. Schools bore the brunt, with 90%...
Fuel Prices Rise Again, But Government Cushions the Blow Another Monday, another increase at the pump. Fuel prices rose again today, though the government intervened with an updated temporary ISP tax reduction: 3.2 cents per litre on diesel and 1.7...
New Lisbon Airport Confirmed at Alcochete The government has formally confirmed the Alcochete shooting range as the location for Lisbon's new airport, named Aeroporto Luis de Camoes. While endorsing the site, the government reiterated reservations...
Portugal Nearing Energy Crisis Declaration Environment Minister Maria da Graca Carvalho said Portugal is "approaching the criteria" to formally declare an energy crisis, as the Middle East conflict drives oil and gas prices higher across Europe. The...
