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MEO Sues the Portuguese State for €81.7 Million at the Lisbon Administrative Court Over the 2023 Huawei 5G Exclusion — Industry Replacement Bill Pegged at €339 Million

MEO Sues the Portuguese State for €81.7 Million at the Lisbon Administrative Court Over the 2023 Huawei 5G Exclusion — Industry Replacement Bill Pegged at €339 Million

MEO has filed an €81.7 million damages action against the State at the Tribunal Administrativo de Lisboa, demanding compensation for the Huawei replacement bill after the Security Assessment Commission's 2023 5G exclusion ruling.

The Portugal Brief 25 May 2026

Polícia Judiciária Records 177 New Marriage-of-Convenience Investigations in 2025 — Manifestação de Interesse Revocation Lifts the File 58% Above the 2024 Count

Polícia Judiciária Records 177 New Marriage-of-Convenience Investigations in 2025 — Manifestação de Interesse Revocation Lifts the File 58% Above the 2024 Count

PJ opened a record 177 new marriage-of-convenience investigations across 2025 — 65 cases above 2024. The unit ties the climb directly to the June 2024 revocation of the manifestação de interesse mechanism and the irregular files now flowing into the system.

The Portugal Brief 23 May 2026

Banco de Portugal Tightens Bank-Complaint Response Window to 15 Working Days Across Every Channel — Carta Circular Closes the Old 15-vs-20-Day Asymmetry

Banco de Portugal Tightens Bank-Complaint Response Window to 15 Working Days Across Every Channel — Carta Circular Closes the Old 15-vs-20-Day Asymmetry

Banco de Portugal published a carta circular on Friday 22 May 2026 unifying the bank-complaint response window at 15 working days across every channel, closing the old 15-vs-20-day asymmetry between the complaints book and direct BdP filings.

The Portugal Brief 23 May 2026

Voluntary Return Programme Sends 1,086 Irregular Migrants Home Since UNEF Standup in August 2025 — Brazilian Nationals Dominate the OIM and Frontex Files

Voluntary Return Programme Sends 1,086 Irregular Migrants Home Since UNEF Standup in August 2025 — Brazilian Nationals Dominate the OIM and Frontex Files

PSP's UNEF logged 1,086 voluntary departures of irregular migrants between August 2025 and end-April 2026 — 665 in 2025 and 421 across the first four months of 2026. Frontex carried 561 cases, OIM 525. Brazilians dominate the cohort.

The Portugal Brief 23 May 2026

Conselho de Ministros Greenlights the New Ação Social no Ensino Superior for 2026/27 — Average Annual Grant Rises 53% to €2,660 on a Per-Municipality Cost-of-Living Method as the Envelope Steps Up From €144 Million to €220 Million

Conselho de Ministros Greenlights the New Ação Social no Ensino Superior for 2026/27 — Average Annual Grant Rises 53% to €2,660 on a Per-Municipality Cost-of-Living Method as the Envelope Steps Up From €144 Million to €220 Million

The Conselho de Ministros approved the long-trailed reform of the Sistema de Ação Social no Ensino Superior on the morning of Thursday 21 May 2026 , with the new architecture due to take effect from the 2026/27 academic year . The headline number...

The Portugal Brief 21 May 2026

Only 12% of 'Completed' 1.º Direito Homes Have Been Handed Over to Families — IHRU Books 17,000 Concluded Units Against a 26,000 PRR June 2026 Target as Lisbon's 6,090 Carry the Pipeline

Only 12% of 'Completed' 1.º Direito Homes Have Been Handed Over to Families — IHRU Books 17,000 Concluded Units Against a 26,000 PRR June 2026 Target as Lisbon's 6,090 Carry the Pipeline

A Público investigation published on the morning of Thursday 21 May 2026 recasts the headline read on Portugal's flagship social-housing programme: only 12% of the homes the Government has counted as 'completed' under 1.º Direito have actually been...

The Portugal Brief 21 May 2026

Brussels Trims Portugal's 2026 Growth Outlook to 1.7% and Pencils In a Return to a 0.1% Deficit — Spring Economic Forecast Reads the Storm Cluster, Iran-Driven Energy Shock and IRC/IRS Cuts as the Drag

Brussels Trims Portugal's 2026 Growth Outlook to 1.7% and Pencils In a Return to a 0.1% Deficit — Spring Economic Forecast Reads the Storm Cluster, Iran-Driven Energy Shock and IRC/IRS Cuts as the Drag

The European Commission released its Spring 2026 Economic Forecast on the morning of Thursday 21 May 2026 and trimmed its real-GDP projection for Portugal to 1.7% for 2026 and 1.8% for 2027, down from the 2.2% and 2.1% readings the autumn 2025...

The Portugal Brief 21 May 2026

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