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A Portuguese public health centre in Rio Maior, Santarem district, a low white and blue-trimmed building with a pitched glazed section and cars parked outside

The Health Regulator Has 368 Beauty Clinics Queued for Inspection and Has Managed 223 Since 2023

Two establishments were shut down in the first half of this year, both over people performing medical procedures they are not qualified to perform. Those files go to the prosecutor.

The Portugal Brief 18 Sep 2026

An ordinary Portuguese residential apartment block and houses on a street in Caldas da Rainha

The Certificado Energético in Portugal in 2026: A Practical Guide to the Certificate You Need Before You Sell or Let, the Mandatory Site Visit, the Ten-Year Validity, and What Registration Costs

Who has to obtain an energy certificate in Portugal and when, which transactions are exempt, why one certificate per autonomous fraction is the rule, the site visit that cannot be skipped, how long each type lasts, what registration costs, and the fines.

The Portugal Brief 18 Sep 2026

Member state flags outside the Court of Justice of the European Union in Luxembourg

Portugal's Fast Track for EU-Funded Public Contracts Fails in Luxembourg, and a Losing Bidder's Automatic Suspension Comes Back

The Court of Justice ruled on Thursday that Article 25-A of Portugal's Public Procurement Code, which lets a contracting authority strip a challenge of its suspensive effect without the losing bidder being heard, is precluded by the Remedies Directive.

The Portugal Brief 18 Sep 2026

The rectory of the Universidade dos Acores in Ponta Delgada, a two-storey yellow and white building with wrought iron balconies and three dormer windows on the roof

Portugal's Bioethics Council Says the Moment to Regulate Artificial Intelligence Is Now, While the Tech Firms Are Asking for It

Maria do Ceu Patrao Neves thinks the industry's own call for rules should be taken at face value. She also thinks the geopolitics make a global pact unlikely, and that Europe should try anyway.

The Portugal Brief 17 Sep 2026

The pink Palacio de Belem in Lisbon, the official residence of the President of the Republic, seen from its formal garden across a fountain and clipped box hedges

Church Abuse Victims Take a Dossier to Belem on Friday, Where 57 Payments Stand Against 4,815 Estimated Victims

The association wants two things from the President: an audit of a compensation process the Church ran on itself, and the end of the limitation clock on child sexual abuse.

The Portugal Brief 17 Sep 2026

The Banco de Portugal building on Praca da Liberdade in Porto, a long stone facade with the bank's name carved above the central entrance, seen across the square

Bank Resolution in Portugal Changes Hands With 7.5 Billion Euros Still on the Tab

The Novobanco sale closed the file and brought in over 900 million. The fund holds 2.2 billion against liabilities more than three times that, and the levy that feeds it is under constitutional challenge.

The Portugal Brief 17 Sep 2026

The entrance and car park of the Centro de Saude in Soure, a low cream-coloured Portuguese health centre building

Organ Donation in Portugal in 2026: A Practical Guide to Presumed Consent, the RENNDA Non-Donor Register, and the Four Working Days Before an Objection Counts

Portuguese law counts every resident as a potential donor unless they have registered otherwise, and that includes foreign residents. Here is how the RENNDA works, how to opt out in whole or in part, and what the separate rules are for donating while alive.

The Portugal Brief 17 Sep 2026

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