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Portugal's Overdue Pay-Transparency Bill Would Make Employers Disclose Salaries From 2027

A government bill would force Portuguese employers to reveal pay to job candidates and staff from 2027, transposing an EU directive Portugal was supposed to adopt by June.

The Portugal Brief 07 Aug 2026

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Foreign Capital Lifts Portugal's Hotel Investment to €508 Million, Passing All of 2025 by June

Investors poured €508 million into Portuguese hotels in the first half of 2026, up 54% on a year earlier and already more than the whole of 2025. Almost all of it came from abroad.

The Portugal Brief 07 Aug 2026

Panoramic view of Braga, Portugal at sunset from the surrounding hills

The Braga Brief — Week of 7 August 2026: Sp. Braga Take a One-Goal Lead Into Europe, Noite Branca (White Night) Returns With a New Look, and UMinho Debuts Portugal's First Public Dual Degrees

Sp. Braga edge Dynamo Minsk 1-0 in the Conference League third round, with the return leg on neutral ground in Bulgaria; the Noite Branca festival hits the streets on 4–6 September with Ana Moura and Bárbara Tinoco; and UMinho launches Portugal's first public dual degrees.

The Portugal Brief 07 Aug 2026

General Daily Briefing — Friday, 7 August 2026

General Daily Briefing — Friday, 7 August 2026

📘 New Guide Published União de Facto (De Facto Union) in Portugal in 2026 — A Practical Guide to the Two-Year Rule Living together for two years gives unmarried couples in Portugal broad legal rights — tax, housing, social security and immigration. How the união de facto works, how you prove it, and

The Portugal Brief 07 Aug 2026

The Hospital de Santa Maria in Lisbon, Portugal's largest hospital, at night

Three Summer Heat Spells Left an Estimated 680 Excess Deaths in Portugal, INSA Finds

The National Health Institute links three 2026 heat episodes — 16 June, 2–8 July and 23 July — to about 680 more deaths than expected, most among people aged 75 and over. Officials say public warnings and precautions kept the toll below what forecasting models had predicted.

The Portugal Brief 07 Aug 2026

A small Delta espresso, the everyday coffee ritual at the heart of Portugal's café culture

An Oliveira do Bairro Vending Firm Bets on Cups and Coffee to Hit €15 Million

vendinGO, a vending company from the Bairrada, has bought a paper-cup factory (Madil) and a coffee roaster (Caffier) for about €1.8 million, aiming to control its supply chain 'from the coffee to the cup' and lift turnover to €15 million by year-end while adding 20 qualified jobs.

The Portugal Brief 07 Aug 2026

The entrance to Portugal's Supremo Tribunal de Justiça (Supreme Court of Justice) in Lisbon

Supreme Court Ranks Soares da Costa's Former Workers Above Bankinter in a €6 Million Payout

Portugal's Supreme Court of Justice rejected Bankinter's bid to annul the distribution of about €6.1 million from a property sale, confirming that the bankrupt builder's ex-workers' privileged wage claims outrank the bank's mortgage. Around 800 former staff share the proceeds after a decade.

The Portugal Brief 07 Aug 2026

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