New Commission guidelines published on 3 November ask EU governments to help households meet their own needs for the first three days of a crisis. Here is what goes in a supply, and what Portugal's civil protection authority already advises.
The European Court of Auditors estimates 3.8 percent of 2025 EU budget spending broke the rules. It found no problems in the 30 Portuguese recovery plan milestones it checked, but one Portugal 2020 project is now with the European prosecutors.
The Council gave final approval on Monday to the overhaul of EU social security coordination. Most changes, from unemployment benefit to long-term care, apply two years after publication.
The National Association of Portuguese Municipalities has asked the government for alternative financing as the August Recovery-Plan deadline threatens to claw back money for unfinished schools, clinics and housing.
The European Commission approved a €1.5 billion defense industry support package on Monday, marking the EU's most aggressive push yet to strengthen its military manufacturing base—and for the first time, Ukraine will participate in an EU defense...
