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Bank of Portugal Confirms First-Quarter Economic Decline and Warns Storm Damage Surpasses the 2017 Wildfires

Bank of Portugal Confirms First-Quarter Economic Decline and Warns Storm Damage Surpasses the 2017 Wildfires

Governor Alvaro Santos Pereira revealed that economic activity contracted in Q1 2026 after Storm Kristin devastated central Portugal, with the 68 municipalities under a state of calamity accounting for nearly a fifth of all business and mortgage credit in the country.

AIMA Cultural Mediators Call Strike for March 30, Warning the Immigration Agency Cannot Function Without Them

AIMA Cultural Mediators Call Strike for March 30, Warning the Immigration Agency Cannot Function Without Them

Portugal's immigration agency is facing another disruption. Cultural mediators at AIMA (Agencia para a Integracao, Migracoes e Asilo) have announced a strike for Sunday, March 30, demanding integration into the agency's permanent workforce after...

Brussels Will Help Portugal Redirect Billions in Recovery Funds After Storms Derail Key Projects

Brussels Will Help Portugal Redirect Billions in Recovery Funds After Storms Derail Key Projects

The European Commission has confirmed it is working with Portugal to identify projects under the country's Recovery and Resilience Plan that cannot be completed before the August 31 deadline, and to redirect those funds toward storm repair and other...

Azores Airlines Privatization in Crisis as Consortium Files Emergency Injunction and Warns of Insolvency

Azores Airlines Privatization in Crisis as Consortium Files Emergency Injunction and Warns of Insolvency

The privatization of Azores Airlines has entered its most turbulent chapter yet. Atlantic Connect Group, the sole consortium that competed for the carrier, has filed an emergency injunction to block the closure of the sale process, warning that the...