Five founders — Gulbenkian, 'la Caixa', IPDJ, IEFP and Fundação BNP Paribas — opened the Rede Empregar coalition on 2 June at the Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, backing 3,438 NEET young people aged 15-34 across 43 nationally-distributed projects.
Mitsubishi Fuso Truck Europe has notified Portugal's IEFP of an eventual lay-off covering up to 400 Tramagal workers in July, per a 15 May Ministério do Trabalho response to a PCP question. The diesel Canter sunset routes the Daimler Truck-owned plant toward eCanter-only European production.
CGTP-UGT's 3 June general strike will run CP trains at 25%, TAP at 34 flights and Carris hospital lines at full coverage. Unions demand an 8% public-sector salary lift; government counters at 3.5%.
Eurobarómetro 1 June 2026: 35% of Portuguese SMEs report 'much difficulty' recruiting — third in the EU, behind Cyprus (39%) and Malta (38%), tied with Luxembourg. 15% of PT firms hire outside the EU and 18% inside; 18% of those hire construction workers, 12% engineers, 9% IT.
Tribunal arbitral sets 3 June general strike minimum services: CP runs at 25% of normal frequency, Carris keeps hospital-school Lisbon bus routes at 100% in peak hours, TAP operates 34 flights.
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.
Deloitte's 2026 Gen Z and Millennial Survey finds 57% of Portuguese Gen Z and 65% of millennials have postponed casa, filhos or casamento for money reasons — well above the 52% global millennial figure. Housing tops the barriers.
