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Portugal and Spain's 36th Luso-Spanish Summit produced a joint declaration condemning Iranian attacks and reaffirming cross-border cooperation. Here's what it means for residents.
Portugal's decision to allow the United States to use the Lajes Air Base on Terceira Island in the Azores during its bombing campaign against Iran has triggered a parliamentary storm, with Prime Minister Luís Montenegro facing mounting cross-party...
The Tribunal Constitucional has rejected Prime Minister Luís Montenegro's appeal to block disclosure of his family firm's client list — a ruling that delivers a significant blow to his effort to keep the business dealings of Spinumviva out of the...
Portugal's nurses have a strike date. The Portuguese Nurses Union (SEP) announced on Wednesday that it will call its members out on 20 March, covering both morning and afternoon shifts across the country's public hospitals and health centres. The...
A clash between Parliament and the government over worker pay has produced a rare reversal, with lawmakers voting to ensure that employees placed on lay-off following storm Kristin will receive their full salary rather than the reduced amount the...
The far-right Chega party has announced it will propose a suspension of asylum applications from four Middle East countries — Iran, Lebanon, Syria and Iraq — citing what it describes as a risk of a repeat migration crisis comparable to 2014 and...
New AIMA data shows Portugal's foreign resident population exceeded 1.2 million in 2025 — more than 11% of the total population and a 400% increase in a decade. Here's who's coming and what it means.
