Decreto n.º 23/2026 approves ILO Convention 167 on safety and health in construction. It binds Portugal 12 months after ratification is registered, and commits the State to laws giving workers the right to leave a site in imminent danger.
A foreign ministry order published on 22 October creates a Portuguese consulate-general covering all of Nepal. It sets no opening date and says nothing about visas, which are still handled by the embassy in New Delhi and VFS.
Airbnb's new house rules policy limits checkout chores to light tasks such as leaving dishes in the sink or sorting recycling. It is the company's own rule, not a law. What changes for guests, what Portuguese short-term rental hosts must still do, and where to complain.
Regulation (EU) 2026/2202 entered into force on 22 October and applies from 23 October 2027: nine months to claim, 30 days for airlines to pay or explain, the same 250 to 600 euro amounts. A claims firm says TAP pays in 10 days and SATA in 130. How to complain in Portugal now.
Ruling 845/2026 declares unconstitutional, for everyone it covers, the retroactive 2024 rule that kept public workers who left the State after 2006 and came back out of the CGA. Many are teachers. What it changes, what it does not, and what comes next.
A decree published on 22 October lowers the binding limits for lead at work, sets a 4.5 microgram level for women of childbearing age and gives Portugal its first binding limit for diisocyanates. The rules take effect on 2 November; what changes for workers and employers.
After a dialogue with the European Commission and national consumer authorities, Coca-Cola, Nestlé Waters and Danone will make clear that "100% recycled" excludes cap and label and drop "Recycle me again". What changes, when, and how to report a misleading green claim in Portugal.
