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Portugal's Sardine Campaign Reopens 4 May 2026 After Five-Month Closure — Diário da República's 22 April Despacho Locks a 33,446-Tonne National Quota and Per-Vessel Daily Caps Through the 1 June Step-Up

Portugal's Sardine Campaign Reopens 4 May 2026 After Five-Month Closure — Diário da República's 22 April Despacho Locks a 33,446-Tonne National Quota and Per-Vessel Daily Caps Through the 1 June Step-Up

Portugal's sardine fishery reopened at midnight on Monday, 4 May 2026 after a 152-day closure. A Diário da República despacho dated 22 April sets a 33,446-tonne national quota — 960 tonnes below the 2025 ceiling — and locks per-vessel daily caps for the May campaign with a small step-up from 1 June.
The Portugal Brief
Government Unveils Its €22.6 Billion Portugal Transformação, Recuperação e Resiliência Plan With 96 Measures Through 2034 — But DN/DV Finds 65% of the Headline Spend Already Sat Inside the OE2026 Six Months Ago

Government Unveils Its €22.6 Billion Portugal Transformação, Recuperação e Resiliência Plan With 96 Measures Through 2034 — But DN/DV Finds 65% of the Headline Spend Already Sat Inside the OE2026 Six Months Ago

Luís Montenegro's new PTRR packages €22.6bn through 2034 across three pillars — Recover (€5.33bn), Protect (€14.97bn), Respond (€2.32bn). DN/DV's read of the 96-measure annex finds 65% of the headline spend was already locked into October's OE2026.
The Portugal Brief
Bruxelas Has Until the End of May to Approve Portugal's €516 Million PRR Reprogramming — Schools, Housing, Health and BRT Braga Lose, IFIC Gains €277.5 Million as the August 2026 Cliff Closes

Bruxelas Has Until the End of May to Approve Portugal's €516 Million PRR Reprogramming — Schools, Housing, Health and BRT Braga Lose, IFIC Gains €277.5 Million as the August 2026 Cliff Closes

Brussels has until the end of May to approve Portugal's €516M PRR reprogramming. Schools, housing, primary care and BRT Braga lose; IFIC gets €277.5M, hydrogen €11.9M, forest equipment €14.6M, grid €20M. EMRP flags €500M more at reform-side risk by August. 14 projects sit in critical state.
The Portugal Brief