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Ryanair Demands Portugal Suspend the Entry-Exit System Until September After Two-Hour Queues at Faro, Funchal and Porto — Letter to Minister Luís Neves Cites Greece Precedent and EU's 90+60-Day Flexibility Window

Ryanair Demands Portugal Suspend the Entry-Exit System Until September After Two-Hour Queues at Faro, Funchal and Porto — Letter to Minister Luís Neves Cites Greece Precedent and EU's 90+60-Day Flexibility Window

Ryanair has formally asked Portugal to suspend the EU's biometric Entry-Exit System until after summer, citing one-to-two-hour queues at Faro, Porto and Funchal three weeks after launch. Greece has already exercised the EU's 90-day suspension carve-out.
The Portugal Brief
INE's Q1 2026 Flash Estimate Stops Quarterly Growth at Zero as April Inflation Jumps to 3.4% — Storm Cluster and Iran Conflict Knock 0.2pp Off GDP, Energy Prices Drive Headline CPI Up 0.7pp in a Month

INE's Q1 2026 Flash Estimate Stops Quarterly Growth at Zero as April Inflation Jumps to 3.4% — Storm Cluster and Iran Conflict Knock 0.2pp Off GDP, Energy Prices Drive Headline CPI Up 0.7pp in a Month

Statistics Portugal's flash estimates for Q1 GDP and April CPI, published Thursday, point to a stalling economy and reaccelerating prices. Quarterly growth is zero, year-on-year growth holds at 2.3%, and headline inflation lifts to 3.4% on the back of an 11.7% energy contribution.
The Portugal Brief
Health Ministry Opens a €50 Million Competitive Grant for Hospital Emergency Departments — Psychiatric Urgência Made the Top Priority, Every Build-Out and Equipment Order Has to Close by End of 2027

Health Ministry Opens a €50 Million Competitive Grant for Hospital Emergency Departments — Psychiatric Urgência Made the Top Priority, Every Build-Out and Equipment Order Has to Close by End of 2027

Nelson Garrido has put a €50 million envelope on the table for hospital emergency-department upgrades, with psychiatric urgências named as the priority area. SNS hospitals will compete for slices through a candidatura process; everything must be delivered by end of 2027.
The Portugal Brief