Registered unemployment fell 10.1 percent in a year to 271,984 in September, with the North accounting for two thirds of the drop. Graduates barely fell, and the Algarve and Alentejo rose on August.
Consumers lodged 6,442 complaints against energy companies from July to September, 47 percent more than a year earlier, ERSE says. Billing led with 1,933. Requests for the regulator to intervene rose 58 percent. How to complain and when old charges expire.
NAV Portugal's redesign of northbound take-offs from Lisbon, approved by ANAC, should cut the number of residents affected by noise by about 35,000, the Government told Público. No map or start date is public yet. Help with soundproofing in four councils.
Three sailors who sent details of the NRP Mondego's condition to military associations in 2023 were acquitted on 21 October. The court found the material was never classified. A separate insubordination case against all 13 crew is still pending.
Children aged 7, 10 and 13 will get no cheque-dentista this school year, the DGS has told health units, to avoid overlap with the new oral health programme that starts on 1 January 2027. What changes, who still gets vouchers, and what parents can do.
The European Commission is investigating whether Booking.com did enough against fake listings and phishing that exploits guests' booking data, and whether boosted listings are labelled as ads. How to avoid payment scams and where to complain in Portugal.
The average rate on Portuguese housing loans rose for a fourth month to 3.194 percent in September, and interest took 213 euros of the 423 euro average instalment. New loans cost 757 euros a month. What INE's figures mean for variable-rate borrowers.
