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UGT Unanimously Rejects Government Labour Reform — PS Also Refuses to Back Trabalho XXI in Parliament

Portugal's UGT , the country's second-largest and traditionally more moderate trade union confederation, voted unanimously on Wednesday to reject the government's sweeping Trabalho XXI labour reform package — dealing a significant blow to Prime...

Portugal Logged 365,802 Crimes in 2025 — Cybercrime, Arson, and Prison Overcrowding Surge as Violent Crime Falls

Portugal remains one of the safest countries in the world, according to the Relatório Anual de Segurança Interna (RASI) 2025 — the government's annual internal security report presented this week. But behind the headline ranking, the data reveals a...

Gas Bottle Prices Jump 20% as Retailers Demand Emergency VAT Cut to 6%

The price of butane and propane gas bottles in Portugal surged by roughly 20% at the start of April , with the standard 13 kg butane cylinder now costing up to EUR 38 — an increase of around EUR 3.50 from March — according to ANAREC, the national...

Portugal Smashes Renewable Energy Record — Clean Sources Supplied 80% of Electricity in Q1 2026

Renewable energy sources supplied 80.4% of Portugal's electricity in the first quarter of 2026 — the highest share ever recorded for a January-to-March period — according to data published by grid operator REN (Redes Energéticas Nacionais). Total...

Portugal's Barraqueiro Group Wins First Spanish Rail Contract as Jaén Tram Prepares to Open After 15 Years

Portugal's largest private transport group wins a €10.9 million contract to operate the Jaén tram system in Andalusia — a light rail line built in 2011 that has never carried passengers. Barraqueiro holds 51% of the consortium and has three more Spanish bids pending.

Parliament Unanimously Approves Emergency Fuel Tax Cut — ISP Floor Lowered Through June 30

All parties voted in favour of lowering the legal floor on Portugal's fuel excise tax, allowing the government to cut ISP on petrol to 20 cents and diesel to 16 cents per litre through June 30 — as diesel hits record highs amid the Middle East crisis.