General news and current affairs from across Portugal.
The man, triaged yellow with a 60-minute target, was found unconscious in the waiting room when he was called at 04:40. IGAS is to open an inquiry; the ULS Algarve says he was frail but never alone, and is holding its own.
Statistics Portugal's revised series, now built from administrative records, counts 782,248 people who left to live abroad from 2021 to 2025, peaking at 188,871 in 2024. Arrivals still outnumber departures, but the gap narrowed sharply in 2025.
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A national survey for the Ordem dos Médicos finds 29.9 percent of adults did not get care in a reasonable time last year, and that the 48 percent with the worst health find it hardest to keep regular follow-up. Here is what the study found and how to get into the system.
Court-appointed lawyers are paid only once a case is final, which in trials like BES means years without pay. The justice minister says she has signed an order allowing interim payments; its text is not yet public. Here is what is decided, and how residents apply for legal aid.
Universities would have to reinvest 15 percent of tuition income in student support under the 2027 budget. The minister says the neediest students will not pay for the end of the 697-euro fee freeze. Here is what changes and what grants exist.
Fraudsters are posting fake ECB letters inviting people into a digital euro pilot with high, risk-free returns. The ECB sells no digital euro investments, the law creating it is still being negotiated, and the pilot has no public sign-up.
