Good morning. Here is your Saturday briefing for 26 September 2026: the day's essential Portugal stories for residents, immigrants and anyone keeping an eye on the country, from the rain
Former sporting director Nuno Ribeiro read his account aloud in 2024. The appeal court calls that inadmissible evidence, orders the hearing reopened and tells the trial court to rewrite the parts of its verdict that rested on it.
Francisco Calheiros names the US, Canada, Brazil, Poland and Korea as the markets to court, warns of 200-euro fuel surcharges per passenger, and says a 2027 no better than 2026 would still be a great year.
The Industrial Portugal Gateway cluster, promoted by the Luso Defense Group with NERPOR, puts the investment at 10 to 20 million euros and allows two years to first production. An Iberian defence fair follows in September 2027.
The PITCH project, first priced at 900 million euros, was taken up by the Porto Metropolitan Area on Friday. Pedro Duarte welcomed a "healthy competition" between councils and said it can go ahead without the State.
The council has 1.8 million euros for about 1,200 students with a Cascais tax address, on degree and CTeSP courses anywhere in Portugal. Applications go through MyCascais, in the student's own name, by 18:00 on 16 October.
The IPMA's outlook for 28 September to 4 October brings moderate and at times heavy rain on Tuesday and Wednesday, stronger wind and temperatures back to normal for the season. Rain and wind warnings are not ruled out.
