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Four Years On, Almost None of the €155 Million Pledged to Rebuild Serra da Estrela Has Been Spent

Four Years On, Almost None of the €155 Million Pledged to Rebuild Serra da Estrela Has Been Spent

President António José Seguro says the €155 million promised after the 2022 fire remains almost entirely unspent — a warning about Portugal’s disaster-recovery record as 40 councils sit under maximum fire risk.

The Portugal Brief 09 Aug 2026

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Markets, Business & Tech Briefing: Floating-Concrete Wind Push, Salary-Ad Rule Dropped, Beer Bucks Europe

📋 In This Edition * Weekend Wrap: A Quiet Exchange, a Busy Backstory * Tech & Energy Focus: Portugal Bets on Floating Concrete for Offshore Wind * Business & Regulatory: Salary-Ad Rule Dropped, Beer Bucks Europe * Markets, Bonds and the Euro: A Softer Friday, a Firmer Week * The Week Ahead Weekend Wrap: A Quiet

The Portugal Brief 09 Aug 2026

The Capelinhos volcano cone and lighthouse on the coast of Faial island in the Azores, seen across green forested hillsides above the Atlantic Ocean

Faial Joins the Azores Infrasound Network That Detected the Tonga Eruption 16,000 Kilometres Away

Since 22 July, an infrasound station on Faial has joined sensors on Graciosa, São Jorge and Terceira, feeding the IVAR–CIVISA network that in 2022 detected the Hunga Tonga eruption more than 16,000 kilometres away.

The Portugal Brief 09 Aug 2026

The white neoclassical facade of the Palácio de São Bento, seat of Portugal's Assembleia da República in Lisbon, flying the Portuguese flag under a clear blue sky

Cybersecurity Advocates Press Portugal to Audit and Disclose the Defences Around Its Election Systems

With municipal elections due this autumn, the group Cidadãos pela Cibersegurança wants the Government and Parliament to audit — and publicly report on — the security of Portugal's vote-counting and results systems, and is pressing the EU to act on platform X.

The Portugal Brief 09 Aug 2026

The ornate carved-wood gallery and vaulted ceiling of the historic Livraria Lello bookshop in Porto, Portugal, with bookshelves lining the upper level

Telegram and WhatsApp Book-Sharing Groups Drain More Than €75 Million a Year From Portugal's Publishers

Private Telegram and WhatsApp groups circulate scanned books, textbooks and audiobooks free of charge, and APEL now puts the annual loss to Portugal's publishers at more than €75 million — a figure it says a new 2026 study will likely push higher.

The Portugal Brief 09 Aug 2026

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Requests to Remove Protected Swallow Nests Grew 14% Last Year, With the Algarve's Nearly Tripling

Applications to remove swallow nests in Portugal rose from 348 to 397 in a year, and licences granted climbed 20%, ICNF figures show. The Algarve's requests nearly tripled. The nests are protected by law since 1999, and Portugal's barn swallow population has fallen 40% in two decades.

The Portugal Brief 09 Aug 2026

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Mac Threat Detections in Portugal Rose 65% in Six Months, Nearly Twice the Global Pace

Detections of threats aimed at macOS rose 65% in Portugal in the first half of 2026, nearly double the global rate, according to security firm ESET. A credential-stealing trojan led the pack, phishing accounted for 40% of blocked threats, and only 4.3% of Portuguese small firms apply the full set of

The Portugal Brief 09 Aug 2026

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