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Lisbon's Festas de Abril Kick Off Friday with Music, Comedy, and Freedom Day Celebrations

Lisbon's annual Festas de Abril programme launches this Friday, April 11, with a packed calendar of free concerts, comedy, jazz, film, and cultural events running through the end of the month and culminating in the 25 de Abril Freedom Day...

The Portugal Brief 07 Apr 2026

Algarve Water Reserves Hit All-Time High — Region Has Enough Supply for Four Years

After years of drought emergencies and water rationing, the Algarve's reservoirs have reached their highest levels ever recorded, with reserves now sufficient to supply the region for at least four years, according to the president of the Portuguese...

The Portugal Brief 07 Apr 2026

Portuguese Businesses Are the Most Pessimistic in Europe — 1 in 4 Expects Revenue to Fall

Portugal's business community has emerged as the most downbeat in Europe, with nearly one in four companies expecting their revenue to decline this year, according to a new pan-European barometer published by the ERA Group consultancy. The survey,...

The Portugal Brief 07 Apr 2026

General Daily Briefing — Monday, 7 April 2026

In today's briefing: Anxiety crisis hits 40% of adults • Crypto reporting mandatory • EUR 19.3M for AI • Russian cyber campaign • Lisbon eases rental rules • Metro Circular Line update • Adamastor Furia supercar

The Portugal Brief 07 Apr 2026

Portugal Commits EUR 19.3 Million to Supercomputing and AI Infrastructure

Portugal's Council of Ministers has approved a resolution committing EUR 19.3 million to two strategic supercomputing and artificial intelligence infrastructure projects, reinforcing the country's role in Europe's push for technological sovereignty....

The Portugal Brief 07 Apr 2026

Crypto Reporting to Portugal's Tax Authority Now Mandatory — Fines Up to EUR 22,000

Portugal has formally operationalised mandatory cryptocurrency transaction reporting to the Autoridade Tributária (AT), its national tax authority, transposing the European Union's DAC8 directive into domestic law. The move ends Portugal's...

The Portugal Brief 07 Apr 2026

Portugal's Anxiety Crisis Deepens — INE Data Shows Nearly 40% of Adults Report Symptoms

Portugal's mental health crisis has reached alarming new proportions, according to data released by the National Statistics Institute (INE) on the eve of World Health Day. The annual Health Statistics report shows that 39.4 per cent of the adult...

The Portugal Brief 07 Apr 2026

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