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Government Shaves Almost Two Cents Off the ISP Fuel Discount From Monday 1 June — Diesel Support Falls to €43.80/1000L and Gasoline to €42.18 as Brent Slides Below $100 and the Sector Eyes a Net 10-Cent Net Pump Drop

Government Shaves Almost Two Cents Off the ISP Fuel Discount From Monday 1 June — Diesel Support Falls to €43.80/1000L and Gasoline to €42.18 as Brent Slides Below $100 and the Sector Eyes a Net 10-Cent Net Pump Drop

Lisbon trims the ISP discount on diesel by 1.9 cents and gasoline by 1.8 cents for the week starting Monday 1 June 2026 — fiscal support falls to €43.80 per 1,000 litres on diesel and €42.18 on gasoline as Brent slides below $100 and the sector reads a net 10-cent pump drop.
The Portugal Brief
Lusa's Conselho de Administração Scraps the 2009 Acordo de Empresa and Tables a €70-or-3.2% Annual Raise Path to 2030 — Government Authorises a €5 Million Modernisation Envelope for Tech, Delegations and Fact-Checking

Lusa's Conselho de Administração Scraps the 2009 Acordo de Empresa and Tables a €70-or-3.2% Annual Raise Path to 2030 — Government Authorises a €5 Million Modernisation Envelope for Tech, Delegations and Fact-Checking

Lusa's board denounced the 2009 Acordo de Empresa on 28 May and tabled a new four-year deal worth €70/year or 3.2% raises, whichever is higher. The Government cleared a €5M modernisation envelope on the same day — €3M for technology and €2M for delegations, digital and fact-checking.
The Portugal Brief
Council of Ministers Greenlights the Prestação Social Única — 13 Solidarity Supports Fold Into a Single Means Test on 29 May and a Trabalho Social Counterpart Anchors the €500 Million PRR Window for August

Council of Ministers Greenlights the Prestação Social Única — 13 Solidarity Supports Fold Into a Single Means Test on 29 May and a Trabalho Social Counterpart Anchors the €500 Million PRR Window for August

Council of Ministers approves the Prestação Social Única on 29 May 2026: 13 solidarity supports merge under one means test, a trabalho social counterpart hits active-age beneficiaries and the €500M PRR tranche depends on the diploma entering force by end of August.
The Portugal Brief
European Commission Opens Infringement Proceedings Against Portugal Over the Green-Claims Directive — Twenty Capitals Missed the 27 March Transposition Deadline and Now Carry a Two-Month Window Before the Reasoned-Opinion Step

European Commission Opens Infringement Proceedings Against Portugal Over the Green-Claims Directive — Twenty Capitals Missed the 27 March Transposition Deadline and Now Carry a Two-Month Window Before the Reasoned-Opinion Step

Brussels opens infringement proceedings against Portugal on 28 May over Directive (EU) 2024/825 on the green transition — 20 capitals missed the 27 March transposition deadline and now carry a two-month window before the reasoned-opinion step.
The Portugal Brief
Ministério da Saúde Switches the SNS Heatwave Plano de Contingência to Nível 1 on Wednesday 27 May — INEM Call Surge and the European Cúpula de Calor Stress-Test the March 2026 Mandatory Seasonal-Risk Decree

Ministério da Saúde Switches the SNS Heatwave Plano de Contingência to Nível 1 on Wednesday 27 May — INEM Call Surge and the European Cúpula de Calor Stress-Test the March 2026 Mandatory Seasonal-Risk Decree

Minister Ana Paula Martins switched the SNS heatwave plano de contingência to Nível 1 on Wednesday after an INEM call surge, an IPMA aviso amarelo and a European heat dome pushed inland Portugal toward 40°C — the first stress-test of the four-tier framework set by the 31 March decree.
The Portugal Brief