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The seafront skyline of Figueira da Foz, central Portugal, seen across the beach

A 75-Year-Old Munich Group That Supplies Nvidia and Apple Will Build a €53 Million Data-Centre Components Plant in Figueira da Foz

Hennig, a 75-year-old Munich manufacturer that supplies Nvidia and Apple, will build a €53 million plant for data-centre and energy components in Figueira da Foz, creating 450 jobs by 2028. The deal, backed by €7.7 million in state support via AICEP, targets €500 million in turnover.

The Portugal Brief 27 Jul 2026

The facade of the Banco de Portugal headquarters building on a Lisbon street under a blue sky

From 1 August the Bank of Portugal Caps Household Loan Repayments at 45% of Net Income, Narrowing the Door for New Borrowers

From 1 August the Bank of Portugal cuts the cap on household debt repayments from 50% to 45% of net monthly income for new loan assessments. A household earning €2,000 a month sees its maximum repayment fall from €1,000 to about €900, shrinking how much the banks will lend.

The Portugal Brief 27 Jul 2026

A lone cork oak in a golden wheat field under a clear blue sky in the Alentejo, southern Portugal

A Yellow Heat Warning Blankets Every Mainland District but Faro as the Douro, Tejo and Guadiana Valleys Push Past 40 Degrees

IPMA has placed every mainland district except Faro under a yellow warning from Monday morning to Tuesday evening, with the Douro, Tejo and Guadiana valleys forecast to pass 40°C and tropical nights in the eastern Algarve. Almost the entire mainland faces maximum or very high fire danger.

The Portugal Brief 27 Jul 2026

Euro banknotes and coins of several denominations spread out on a surface

Europeans Can Now Vote on the First Redesign of Euro Cash Since 2002, Choosing Between Cultural Figures and River Birds

For the first time since euro notes launched in 2002, the ECB has shortlisted ten designs and opened a public vote that runs until 21 September. The choice is between a 'European Culture' theme, with figures such as Marie Curie, and a 'Rivers and Birds' theme. New notes are expected in the early 203

The Portugal Brief 27 Jul 2026

Terraced banana plantations climbing a steep hillside on the island of Madeira, Portugal

Madeira's Banana Growers Press GESBA for 40 to 50 Cents More per Kilo as the Regional Fair Reopens an Old Price Fight

Madeira's banana producers used the weekend's Regional Banana Fair to demand at least 40 to 50 cents more per kilo across every grade, saying prices paid through the public company GESBA no longer cover costs. The regional government counters that GESBA is already paying more, and on time.

The Portugal Brief 27 Jul 2026

A yellow INEM ambulance of Portugal's National Institute of Medical Emergency responding at night on a street in Porto, blue lights flashing

INEM Plans to Transfer 54 Ambulances to Hospital Units and Convert 46 Life-Support Vehicles, and Its Unions Call It a Dismantling

INEM will move 100 vehicles out of its own fleet — 54 emergency ambulances handed to hospital units and 46 SIV life-support ambulances turned into lighter cars. Management calls it integration; the workers' committee and the STEPH union call it a dismantling, and have called an August assembly.

The Portugal Brief 27 Jul 2026

The A1 motorway near Fátima, part of the tolled network operated by the concessionaire Brisa, with overhead signs pointing to Lisbon and Fátima

The State Expects to Settle Brisa's €1.12 Billion Concession Claim by October, Betting That Unbuilt Roadworks Will Shrink the Final Bill

The Secretary of State for Infrastructure says Portugal will close its renegotiation of the Brisa motorway concession by September or October. Brisa claims €1.12 billion for lost toll revenue; the State says its own counterclaims over unbuilt roadworks will bring the figure down.

The Portugal Brief 27 Jul 2026

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