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Veteran Lisbon Gallery Vera Cortês Will Close in December After 23 Years, Citing the Market's 'Voracity'

Galeria Vera Cortês, a 23-year fixture of Lisbon's contemporary-art scene, will close on 19 December. Its founder blamed 'the voracity of the market and its rhythms'. The Alvalade gallery represents artists including Vhils, and runs final shows by Ana Vieira and Béatrice Balcou first.

The Portugal Brief 29 Jun 2026

A modern pale-stone building in Lisbon with the 25 de Abril bridge in the distance

BNP Paribas Gathers 9,700 Staff Into a New Parque das Nações Hub as Its Portuguese Workforce Nears 10,000

BNP Paribas has opened the EXEO Office Hub in Lisbon's Parque das Nações, a 38,000-square-metre campus for 5,300 people across three buildings. With about 9,700 staff and 500 open roles in Portugal, the euro zone's biggest bank is nearing a 10,000-strong Portuguese workforce.

The Portugal Brief 29 Jun 2026

A modern riverside building on the Tagus in Lisbon with the 25 de Abril bridge in the distance, illustrating the city's river-transport plans

Lisbon Targets a 2027 River-Ferry Return to Parque das Nações, While Transtejo Pegs the Restart No Earlier Than 2028

Lisbon's city hall says river ferries will once again call at Parque das Nações from 2027, reviving a stop that last operated during Expo'98. The operator, Transtejo Soflusa, is more cautious — its president has put the restart no earlier than 2028, pending dredging and demand studies.

The Portugal Brief 29 Jun 2026

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Supreme Court Orders a Fresh Psychiatric Review in the Ismaili Centre Killings, Reopening the Case a Second Time

The Supreme Court of Justice has ordered a new, multi-disciplinary psychiatric evaluation of the man convicted of the 2023 Ismaili Centre killings in Lisbon, reopening the question of his criminal responsibility for a second time in four months.

The Portugal Brief 28 Jun 2026

The neoclassical facade of Portugal's parliament, the Assembleia da Republica at Sao Bento in Lisbon

Socialists Centre Their Parliamentary Sessions on the Cost of Living, Drawing In Mario Centeno

The PS has built three days of parliamentary sessions around the rising cost of living, touring 13 Lisbon-area municipalities from Sintra to Amadora and inviting former finance minister Mario Centeno. The push follows a National Commission vote on nearly 20 sectoral motions.

The Portugal Brief 28 Jun 2026

Young children playing with toys on the floor of a nursery room while two carers supervise

Teachers' Union Faults €42.5 Million for Private Pre-Schools, Pressing for a Public Creche Network

Fenprof has accused the government of funding a 'place to deposit children' by paying private and cooperative providers some €42.5 million to fill more than 12,000 missing pre-school places, instead of expanding the public network. The union wants a public creche system.

The Portugal Brief 27 Jun 2026

The Lisboa Brief — Week of 27 June 2026: Rock in Rio Lights Parque Tejo, Festas Bow Out at Belém, PS Charges Moedas Over Developer 'Borlas' and a 60-Plus Rent Lottery Opens

The Lisboa Brief — Week of 27 June 2026: Rock in Rio Lights Parque Tejo, Festas Bow Out at Belém, PS Charges Moedas Over Developer 'Borlas' and a 60-Plus Rent Lottery Opens

Lisboa closed June at full volume — Rock in Rio at Parque Tejo, the Festas bowing out at Belém and the Mundial Fan Zone keeping the Terreiro loud. Beneath it, PS charged Moedas over developer 'borlas', the câmara opened a rent lottery for the over-60s, and a second heat wave hit.

The Portugal Brief 27 Jun 2026

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