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The Sines refinery and industrial-port complex in Portugal, with flare stacks, chimneys and gantry cranes against the sky

Portugal Opens Just EUR30 Million of a Promised EUR100 Million for Its Energy-Hungry Factories

Portugal has opened only EUR30 million - down from EUR50 million last year - of the EUR100 million promised to help energy-intensive factories with EU carbon costs passed through in their electricity bills, leaving Portuguese industry near the bottom of Europe's support league.

The Portugal Brief 01 Aug 2026

The Sete Cidades crater lake and green caldera fields on Sao Miguel island in the Azores, seen from the rim above

The Azores Log a Ninth Straight Month of Falling Overnight Stays as Local Lodging Empties

Tourist overnight stays in the Azores fell 3.8% in June, a ninth consecutive monthly decline, as local short-term rentals and rural tourism emptied out while hotels held on - and the Ponta Delgada Chamber of Commerce demanded an urgent response on air access and promotion.

The Portugal Brief 01 Aug 2026

Super Bock Agrees a Phased 35-Hour Week and a 2.3% Pay Rise in a Five-Year Deal With Its Union

The Super Bock Group and the union Sintab have signed a five-year deal phasing the drinks maker's staff down to a 35-hour week and raising pay 2.3%, with a EUR75 minimum backdated to January - a rare private-sector move to the shorter week.

The Portugal Brief 01 Aug 2026

The stone facade of the Ministerio das Financas at Praca do Comercio in Lisbon, with the words MINISTERIO DAS FINANCAS engraved in the marble surround

An Engineer Takes the Helm of Portugal's Tax Authority, Ending Helena Borges's Eleven-Year Tenure

Mario Campos, a systems engineer who has spent a decade inside the tax office, became director-general of Portugal's Tax and Customs Authority on 1 August, ending Helena Borges's eleven-year tenure and making digital transformation and the fight against evasion his priorities.

The Portugal Brief 01 Aug 2026

A printed contract headed CONTRACT with a black fountain pen resting across the signature, name and date-of-signature lines

Granting a Procuração (Power of Attorney) in Portugal in 2026 — A Practical Guide to the Notarial Deed, the Documento Particular Autenticado, Special Powers for Property, and Revoking or Using One Abroad

A practical 2026 guide to the Portuguese power of attorney: what a procuração is, when a plain signed document is enough and when you need a notarial deed or an authenticated private document, the rules for property, and how to register, revoke or use one from abroad.

The Portugal Brief 01 Aug 2026

A view over the terracotta rooftops of Lisbon from the Alfama district, with a church dome on the right and the 25 de Abril bridge spanning the Tagus in the distance

A New Barometer Finds Greater Lisbon Residents Praising Their Transport but Marking Down Cleanliness, Parking and Safety

A new Quality Barometer for the Lisbon Region from Nova IMS and the IPQ finds residents who are richer and better-educated than the national average yet mark their region down on cleanliness, parking, noise, security and tourism — while rating its public transport highly.

The Portugal Brief 01 Aug 2026

An aerial view of Almada across the Tagus from Lisbon, showing the Cristo Rei monument, dense housing and the red 25 de Abril bridge, with the river estuary behind

Almada Extends Its Water-Supply Alert to 31 August, Keeping Overnight Cut-Offs and a Garden-Watering Ban in Place

Almada has extended its formal water-supply alert to 31 August, carrying July's restrictions across the peak of summer: overnight cut-offs between 10pm and 6am, a ban on watering gardens and washing pavements, and reserves at 78% as consumption runs near double the national average.

The Portugal Brief 01 Aug 2026

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