Daily Briefing

Good morning. Here is your Monday briefing for 3 August 2026 — six stories shaping Portugal today, from a one-off windfall tax on oil companies to a heatwave pushing almost the whole mainland into maximum fire danger, plus two new practical guides: one on getting a criminal record certificate and another

Good morning. Here is your Sunday briefing for 2 August 2026 — six stories shaping Portugal today, from a rare total eclipse over the north-east to shorter weekend hours on the Lisbon metro, plus a new guide to leaving a telecom contract and a partner note on buying property in the

Good morning. Here is your Saturday briefing for 1 August 2026 — six stories shaping Portugal today, from a new chief at the tax office to a brewer’s shorter working week, plus a new guide to granting a power of attorney and a partner note on buying property in the

Good morning. Here is your Friday briefing for 31 July 2026 — six stories shaping Portugal today, from a Nobel laureate's prescription for the courts to a chemical plant weaning itself off fossil fuels, plus a new guide to paying the country's motorway tolls: 📘 New Guide Published

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