European Commission Pegs Portugal's 2027 Net-Expenditure Deviation at 2.1% of GDP — Eurozone's Second-Worst Slippage Trails Only France in the 4 June European Semester Package
Brussels' 4 June European Semester package projects Portugal's net public spending growing 5.6% in 2027 against an agreed 1.2% ceiling — a cumulative 2.1% of GDP deviation that ranks second-worst in the eurozone behind France.