General news and current affairs from across Portugal.
Maria da Graça Carvalho told MPs the Iberian mechanism, which capped gas for power generation at 40 euros a megawatt-hour from 2022, "penalises the economy". CIP had asked for it back. ERSE's 2027 proposal adds 0.54 to 1.28 euros to typical regulated bills.
Eurostat counts 22,455 refusals of entry in 2025 for exceeding the 90/180-day limit, 16.9 percent of the EU total. In Portugal the overstay ground is rarer, but relatives visiting immigrants should count their days: the Entry/Exit System now records every stay.
The PJ reported 54 web addresses during a Europol action across 16 countries: simulated attacks on schools and a mosque, Bonelab maps to recreate them, and militant Islamist avatars in Roblox. Here is what police found and the warning signs they ask parents to watch for.
The STSS union calls a two-day national strike of diagnostic and therapy technicians in the SNS for 19 and 20 November. Chemotherapy, radiotherapy and 24-hour services are covered; booked tests and physiotherapy may be postponed.
IGCP had treated a 2009 savings account as lost to the state. The Lisbon Court of Appeal says an heir's time limit only starts once they learn of the death and of the certificates. Since 2024, heirs of Series A and B certificates have 20 years from the death.
Families on the electricity social tariff or below 80 percent of median income will get vouchers covering 70 to 90 percent of an electric car, up to 15,000 euros, with nothing paid up front. About 5,500 cars are funded for 1.5 million eligible homes.
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