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Nuno Melo Stakes the €5.8 Billion SAFE Defence Envelope on a Mission Task Force, Court of Auditors Loop and Independent Commission From the Setúbal Navy Day Podium — Twelve New Frigates by 2030 Define the Atlantic Pivot

Nuno Melo Stakes the €5.8 Billion SAFE Defence Envelope on a Mission Task Force, Court of Auditors Loop and Independent Commission From the Setúbal Navy Day Podium — Twelve New Frigates by 2030 Define the Atlantic Pivot

Defence Minister Nuno Melo used Navy Day in Setúbal on 23 May to layer a task force, independent commission, Tribunal de Contas loop and parliamentary scrutiny over the €5.8 billion SAFE envelope — with twelve Marinha frigates by 2030 and a €50M-plus Arsenal do Alfeite envelope anchoring the pivot.
The Portugal Brief
Banco de Portugal Sets Up a National Payment-Resilience Plan With Energy, Telecoms and Retail After the 28 April 2025 Apagão — Relatório dos Sistemas de Pagamentos 2025 Books a 36% Terminal Drop and 80% Restaurant Value Shock on the Day

Banco de Portugal Sets Up a National Payment-Resilience Plan With Energy, Telecoms and Retail After the 28 April 2025 Apagão — Relatório dos Sistemas de Pagamentos 2025 Books a 36% Terminal Drop and 80% Restaurant Value Shock on the Day

BdP's 2025 Relatório dos Sistemas de Pagamentos sets up a National Payment-Resilience Plan with energy, telecoms and retail after the 28 April 2025 apagão. Day-of-blackout tape: -36% POS volume and value, restaurants -60%/-80%, ATM withdrawals -34% in volume and -24% in value.
The Portugal Brief
Conselho de Ministros Approves Universidade de Leiria e do Oeste and Universidade Técnica do Porto on Thursday 21 May — €150 Million PTRR Envelope and a 2026-2034 Horizon Frame the First Polytechnic-to-University Promotions in a Generation

Conselho de Ministros Approves Universidade de Leiria e do Oeste and Universidade Técnica do Porto on Thursday 21 May — €150 Million PTRR Envelope and a 2026-2034 Horizon Frame the First Polytechnic-to-University Promotions in a Generation

Conselho de Ministros on 21 May 2026 approves the conversion of Instituto Politécnico de Leiria and Instituto Politécnico do Porto into Universidade de Leiria e do Oeste and Universidade Técnica do Porto, on a €150 million PTRR envelope running through 2034.
The Portugal Brief