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A Caixa Geral de Depositos branch on the ground floor of a pale stone corner building in central Lisbon, its blue signage above the windows and pedestrians crossing in front.

A Former Finance Minister Testified on Thursday That Putting Armando Vara on the CGD Board Was His Own Decision, Not Sócrates's

Fernando Teixeira dos Santos told the Operação Marquês trial the choice was his alone. His immediate predecessor testified in November that Sócrates had insisted on Vara from the start, and the prosecution built a corruption count on that appointment.

The Portugal Brief 17 Sep 2026

The tiled facade of Farmacia Almeida in Lisbon, its blue and yellow azulejos framing four arched shopfronts, with a bicycle parked at the kerb and customers at the open door.

Portugal's Free Flu Shot Now Covers Every Child From Six Months to Four, and the Private Supply Is the Part Under Strain

Norma 006/2026 opens the campaign on 30 September and adds two, three and four year olds to the free list. The SNS bought 2.3 million standard doses; pharmacists say the separate private allocation may be smaller than in past years.

The Portugal Brief 17 Sep 2026

The Arco da Rua Augusta in Lisbon seen from the Rua do Comercio, with the statue of King Jose I and the Praca do Comercio framed in the archway beyond

General Daily Briefing: Thursday, 17 September 2026

Good morning. Here is your Thursday briefing for 17 September 2026: the day's essential Portugal stories for residents, expats and anyone keeping an eye on the country, running from the taxi trade's decision to join the apps it spent a decade fighting to the ethics council&

The Portugal Brief 17 Sep 2026

The rectory of the Universidade dos Acores in Ponta Delgada, a two-storey yellow and white building with wrought iron balconies and three dormer windows on the roof

Portugal's Bioethics Council Says the Moment to Regulate Artificial Intelligence Is Now, While the Tech Firms Are Asking for It

Maria do Ceu Patrao Neves thinks the industry's own call for rules should be taken at face value. She also thinks the geopolitics make a global pact unlikely, and that Europe should try anyway.

The Portugal Brief 17 Sep 2026

The pink Palacio de Belem in Lisbon, the official residence of the President of the Republic, seen from its formal garden across a fountain and clipped box hedges

Church Abuse Victims Take a Dossier to Belem on Friday, Where 57 Payments Stand Against 4,815 Estimated Victims

The association wants two things from the President: an audit of a compensation process the Church ran on itself, and the end of the limitation clock on child sexual abuse.

The Portugal Brief 17 Sep 2026

The Portuguese Navy patrol ship NRP Setubal alongside at a naval base, its grey hull marked P363, with masts, radar and a white communications dome on the quay behind

A Lisbon Satellite Firm Puts Two Million Euros Into Laser Links for Drones and a Ground Station That Sends Quantum Keys

A laser beam cannot be jammed, and the only way to intercept one is to stand in its path, where you can be seen. LusoSpace is building both halves of that idea for the armed forces.

The Portugal Brief 17 Sep 2026

The Banco de Portugal building on Praca da Liberdade in Porto, a long stone facade with the bank's name carved above the central entrance, seen across the square

Bank Resolution in Portugal Changes Hands With 7.5 Billion Euros Still on the Tab

The Novobanco sale closed the file and brought in over 900 million. The fund holds 2.2 billion against liabilities more than three times that, and the levy that feeds it is under constitutional challenge.

The Portugal Brief 17 Sep 2026

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