Portugal
General news and stories about Portugal.
Frontex Bases Its New Iberian Border Command in Lisbon and Deploys 60 Officers Across Portugal's Four International Airports
Portugal inaugurated a new Lisbon-based regional command of Frontex on 24 June — a 300-strong joint Iberian deployment that puts around 60 European border officers across the airports of Lisbon, Faro, Ponta Delgada and Funchal, plus 80 more on maritime patrol.
Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein Channel €126 Million Into Portugal as the New EEA Grants Cycle Opens for Applications in July
The new EEA Grants cycle opens its first calls in July, channelling €126 million into Portugal through 2028 — 22% more than last time — from Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein, for the blue economy, environment, culture and combating gender-based violence.
Eleven Gas Distributors Pitch a €406.8 Million Network Build-Out for 2027–2031 as GEOTA Brands New Pipelines a 'Scandalous' Bet on Stranded Assets
Portugal's 11 gas distribution operators have asked the regulator ERSE to approve €406.8 million of grid investment for 2027–2031 — 61% of it on new connections — as the environmental group GEOTA calls the fossil-gas expansion 'scandalous' and warns of stranded assets.
IPMA Steps Twelve Mainland Districts Down to Yellow on the Aviso Amarelo Scale for Thunderstorms and Rain — Atlantic Front Clears the Norte Coast by 09:00 as the Interior Carries the Window Through 21:00
The Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera (IPMA, the Portuguese meteorological authority) lifted an aviso amarelo (yellow weather warning) for chuva e trovoada (rain and thunderstorm) across twelve mainland districts on Sunday 14 June 2026,...
Roberto Martínez Confirms Portugal's 26-Player Mundial 2026 Roster at Cidade do Futebol — Cristiano Ronaldo Captains the Group F Run Against DR Congo on 17 June, Uzbekistan on 23 June and Colombia on the 27th
Roberto Martínez closed Portugal's 26-player FIFA World Cup roster at the Cidade do Futebol on 8 June, with Cristiano Ronaldo captaining the Group F run against DR Congo (17 June), Uzbekistan (23 June) and Colombia (27-28 June); Pote out, Samu Costa in.
Ordem dos Advogados Reopens Reciprocity Talks with Brazil's OAB After 2023 Termination — 5 June Lisbon Meeting Frames a Return Path for the 4,039 Brazilian Lawyers Already Practicing in Portugal
The OAP and OAB met in Lisbon on Thursday 5 June 2026 to negotiate the resumption of the bilateral reciprocity instrument that Portugal terminated in 2023 — 4,039 Brazilian lawyers already practise in Portugal under pre-rupture inscriptions, 13% of the active 32,000-strong bar.