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Air France-KLM and Lufthansa Enter the Final Week of Bidding for a Stake in TAP

Air France-KLM and Lufthansa Enter the Final Week of Bidding for a Stake in TAP

Binding offers for up to 49.9% of TAP are due by 29 July, with Air France-KLM and Lufthansa the last two bidders after IAG walked away. A winner is expected in September.

The Portugal Brief 21 Jul 2026

Portugal's Job Centres Shed Almost 29,000 Jobseekers in a Year as Registered Unemployment Falls for a Fifth Month

Portugal's Job Centres Shed Almost 29,000 Jobseekers in a Year as Registered Unemployment Falls for a Fifth Month

Registered unemployment at Portugal's IEFP job centres fell to 264,517 in June, down 9.9% on the year and 3.7% on May — the fifth straight monthly decline.

The Portugal Brief 21 Jul 2026

Linemen working high on REN overhead high-voltage electricity cables against a cloudy sky in Portugal

Portugal and Morocco Ask Brussels to Help Fund a Power Line Across the Strait

Meeting in Lisbon, the energy ministers of Portugal and Morocco agreed to press the European Commission to fund an electricity interconnection between the two countries, seeking IPCEI status and inviting private operators to co-invest. A 2018 estimate put the cost near EUR 800 million; a bilateral s

The Portugal Brief 20 Jul 2026

The Hospital de Sao Joao in Porto, one of Portugal's four heart-transplant units, with its emergency entrance

Portugal Set All-Time Records for Heart and Lung Transplants in 2025

Portugal performed a record of around 70 heart transplants in 2025 — up from the previous high of 58 in 2024 — and lung transplantation also hit an all-time peak, IPST figures show. The records come from just four cardiac units, but waiting lists stay flat as organ supply, not surgical capacity, rem

The Portugal Brief 20 Jul 2026

The modern glass facade of the Casino da Figueira on the seafront at Figueira da Foz, Portugal

Cirsa Takes Full Control of the Casino da Figueira, Tightening Its Grip on Portuguese Gaming

Cirsa, the Barcelona-based gaming multinational owned by Blackstone, has taken full ownership of the historic Casino da Figueira — the only licensed casino on Portugal's central coast. The deal completes a push that began with the December 2024 purchase of Casino Portugal and a 2025 joint venture, a

The Portugal Brief 20 Jul 2026

The Reitoria da Universidade de Lisboa, the rectory building of the University of Lisbon, Portugal

Education Minister Keeps the University Admissions Calendar but Adds a Special September Exam Round

Minister Fernando Alexandre will keep this summer's higher-education admissions calendar unchanged but add a special exam session in early September for students hit by errors in the national exam results, promising 'no student will be harmed'. A grading fault in the Physics and Chemistry exam and d

The Portugal Brief 20 Jul 2026

A Galp filling station beside a road in Portugal with yellow discount banners

Portuguese Drivers Face a 13.5-Cent Diesel Jump This Week as Strait of Hormuz Tension Lifts Crude

Diesel is set to rise about 13.5 cents a litre and petrol 6.5 cents in the week of 20-26 July, the Automovel Club de Portugal forecasts, pushing average prices close to two euros a litre. The cause is climbing crude on Middle East tension near the Strait of Hormuz. A government ISP tax discount is s

The Portugal Brief 20 Jul 2026

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