ERS data shows median ULDM wait at 56 days nationally, 134 days in the Algarve. INE puts 65+ at 24.3% of residents and dependency ratio rising 39 to 73 per 100 working-age. PRR's 3,000-bed target is slipping; OE2026 lines €245M.
IFAP extended the Pedido Único 2026 filing deadline from 15 May to 1 June without the standard 1%-per-day late penalty after Storm Kristin recovery work crowded the spring filing window. The €1.15 billion CAP envelope covers 187,000 beneficiaries across the Continente and Madeira.
Six Portuguese câmaras mark 17 May IDAHOBIT with a rainbow flag-raising on Sunday — Porto leads at 17:00 on Praça Humberto Delgado. Lisbon's PSD-CDS-IL-Chega majority blocked a Bloco proposal on 6 May. Activists gather at the Câmara at 11:00.
Sporting carries 79 points into the 20:30 final-day kick-off at Alvalade against Gil Vicente. Benfica sits on 77 at Estoril Praia. The winner of the two-point swing takes the direct Champions League berth; the loser drops to the qualifier round.
Four data points from this week describe the same Portuguese housing-supply crisis from four different angles. Idealista's Q1 2026 housing-stock read printed a 14% national contraction in active listings , with Faro -38%, Porto -25% and Lisbon -13%....
Two INE prints from this week read the Portuguese tourism cycle from complementary angles. Friday's Q1 2026 hotel destaque put guest arrivals at 5.8 million (+1.5%) , overnight stays at 13.6 million (+1.3%) and accommodation revenue at €1.0 billion...
Two prints from the same statistical office, one day apart, frame an awkward question for the Banco de Portugal. On Thursday 14 May the Q1 2026 Quarterly Labour Force Survey recorded 38,700 net job losses in three months and pushed unemployment to...
