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Violence Against SNS Healthcare Professionals Climbs to a Record 3,429 Cases in 2025, Up 33% Year-on-Year — Ordem dos Médicos Says the Real Number Is Far Higher and 60% of Reported Episodes Are Psychological

Violence Against SNS Healthcare Professionals Climbs to a Record 3,429 Cases in 2025, Up 33% Year-on-Year — Ordem dos Médicos Says the Real Number Is Far Higher and 60% of Reported Episodes Are Psychological

Violence against SNS healthcare professionals jumped 33% to a record 3,429 cases in 2025, with 60% psychological and 21% physical. Ordem dos Médicos warns the real figure is higher and points to the April 2025 law making assaults on healthcare workers public crimes.
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Copernicus and the WMO Confirm Europe Is Warming Twice as Fast as the Global Average — State of Climate Report Names Portugal a 'Microcosm of the Continent', 1.034 Million Hectares Burned and 95% of Europe Above the 1991-2020 Average in 2025

Copernicus and the WMO Confirm Europe Is Warming Twice as Fast as the Global Average — State of Climate Report Names Portugal a 'Microcosm of the Continent', 1.034 Million Hectares Burned and 95% of Europe Above the 1991-2020 Average in 2025

Copernicus and the WMO confirm Europe is warming twice as fast as the global average, with 2025 logging 1.034 million hectares burned and 95% of the continent above the 1991-2020 mean. Portugal posted a fifth-hottest year and six heat waves, including a 16-day August stretch.
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TVDE Drivers and Operators March on Lisbon Wednesday — A Thousand-Strong Convoy from Campo Pequeno to Uber and Bolt Headquarters as Sector Demands Tariff Hike, Fuel Support and Rejection of Taxis Inside the Régime

TVDE Drivers and Operators March on Lisbon Wednesday — A Thousand-Strong Convoy from Campo Pequeno to Uber and Bolt Headquarters as Sector Demands Tariff Hike, Fuel Support and Rejection of Taxis Inside the Régime

TVDE drivers and operators converged on Lisbon Wednesday for a thousand-strong protest, demanding higher platform tariffs, opposing taxis entering the TVDE regime, and pressing for a fuel-support mechanism as Lei n.º 45/2018 goes through its first revision.
The Portugal Brief
Cruise Tourism Pushed €940 Million Into the Portuguese Economy in 2025 — CLIA's Numbers Show 9,800 Jobs, an €174 Million Buy-Local Bill, and Eight New Multifuel Ships Sailing in 2026

Cruise Tourism Pushed €940 Million Into the Portuguese Economy in 2025 — CLIA's Numbers Show 9,800 Jobs, an €174 Million Buy-Local Bill, and Eight New Multifuel Ships Sailing in 2026

CLIA's 2026 State of the Cruise Industry report puts Portugal at €940M in cruise-driven economic activity for 2025 — €410M GDP, 9,800 jobs, €174M cruise-line on-shore spend, and 80,000 Portuguese passengers (+7.3%). Eight new multifuel ships enter service in 2026 on $6.6B of capex.
The Portugal Brief