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An aerial view of the bay of Luanda, with the curved Marginal waterfront road, the Fortaleza de Sao Miguel and the towers of the Angolan capital behind it

Portugal Puts Its Own Guarantee Behind 233.5 Million Euros of Building Work in Angola

A Portuguese bank lends, a Portuguese company builds and the Portuguese taxpayer covers 95 percent of the risk. The State charges 30.89 million euros for standing behind it.

The Portugal Brief 18 Sep 2026

The Ministerio do Trabalho e Seguranca Social tower on Praca de Londres in Lisbon, a tiled and glazed high-rise seen from street level against a deep blue sky

Two Million Pensioners Get Up to 200 Euros in December, and the Cut-Off Sits at 1,611 Euros a Month

The brackets are now fixed: 200 euros at the bottom, 150 in the middle, 100 above that and nothing over 1,611.13. It is paid once, and it does not lift the base pension.

The Portugal Brief 18 Sep 2026

A Portuguese ecoponto with yellow, green and blue recycling containers beside an information sign

Portugal Signs Off a 2.3 Billion Euro Waste Plan, and the Diagnosis Behind It Says 13 of 32 Landfills Are Nearly Full

Resolução do Conselho de Ministros n.º 181/2026, published on 17 September, adopts the Estratégia TERRA+ for 2026 to 2030, creates a delivery committee with ten days to form, and splits 1.644 billion euros of investment support across five heads.

The Portugal Brief 18 Sep 2026

Member state flags outside the Court of Justice of the European Union in Luxembourg

Portugal's Fast Track for EU-Funded Public Contracts Fails in Luxembourg, and a Losing Bidder's Automatic Suspension Comes Back

The Court of Justice ruled on Thursday that Article 25-A of Portugal's Public Procurement Code, which lets a contracting authority strip a challenge of its suspensive effect without the losing bidder being heard, is precluded by the Remedies Directive.

The Portugal Brief 18 Sep 2026

A dark red enamel street plate on a whitewashed wall reading Lhargo Fuonte la Terronha in Mirandese above Largo da Fonte da Terronha in Portuguese.

Mirandese, Portugal's Only Other Official Language, Now Has a Six-Pillar Strategic Plan, 500,000 Euros a Year and a 2029 Deadline

The mission structure set up for the language presented its plan on Thursday. Behind it sits a 2025 resolution with fourteen competences, a teacher pool, a certification system nobody has built yet, and an instruction to report on whether the number of speakers moves.

The Portugal Brief 17 Sep 2026

The Palácio de São Bento in Lisbon, seat of the Portuguese parliament, with the national flag flying above the pediment and a lion statue on the front steps.

Portugal's Fifth IRS Cut Is Worth 12 Euros a Year on a 1,000 Euro Salary and 344 on a Household of Eight Thousand, and Parliament Has Yet to Vote It

The Council of Ministers approved cuts of 0.3 to 0.5 points across the first six brackets on Thursday, plus a pension supplement, a fuel-sector package and a national rail pass. The IRS piece went through as a bill, which means the Assembleia da República has to pass it first.

The Portugal Brief 17 Sep 2026

Four Parties Voted to Haul Three RTP Chairmen and the Finance Inspectorate Into Parliament, and They Were the Only Four in the Room

The budget committee approved hearings on allowances the Inspeção-Geral de Finanças calls improper. Nine payments are at stake, the report is still a draft, and the applications to run RTP next closed on 15 September.

The Portugal Brief 17 Sep 2026

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