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The Reitoria da Universidade de Lisboa, the rectory building of the University of Lisbon, Portugal

The University of Lisbon Bets €20 Million on Two Data Centres for Science and Sovereign Health Data

The University of Lisbon will build two data centres — at Oeiras and the Cidade Universitária — for €20 million, due in October 2028, to give researchers high-performance computing and a 'sovereign cloud' for sensitive health, biotech and precision-medicine data. Funded by the Lisbon 2030 programme.

The Portugal Brief 24 Jul 2026

The Campus de Justica de Lisboa courthouse complex in Parque das Nacoes, Lisbon, Portugal

The Government Builds a 30-Day Chamber for Public-Contract Disputes and an Out-of-Court Route to Claim From the State

Thursday's Council of Ministers approved a chamber to settle public-contract disputes in about 30 days, plus an administrative route to claim compensation for state-caused physical harm within a year — without going to court. Justice Minister Rita Alarcão Júdice announced the reform.

The Portugal Brief 24 Jul 2026

An open hand holding several assorted medication capsules and tablets against a green background

A National Patient-Registry Cleanup Threatens to Strip Family Doctors From Emigrants and Long-Absent Users

An overhaul of the SNS's National User Registry now ties family-doctor rights to three conditions — a vacancy, an 'updated' record and SNS use within five years. Emigrants and foreign residents risk losing their doctor and, without an updated record, the state co-payment on their medicines.

The Portugal Brief 24 Jul 2026

A data-centre server room lined with black equipment racks, network cabling and an APC power-distribution unit

Germany's Hennig Picks Figueira da Foz for a €51 Million Data-Centre Power Plant and 452 Jobs

Germany's Hennig will build its first large-scale European plant in Figueira da Foz — a €51 million investment with €7.7 million in state support and around 452 jobs, making power-protection systems for data centres, hospitals and public buildings. Production starts in early 2028.

The Portugal Brief 24 Jul 2026

A handful of crumpled euro banknotes in mixed denominations held against a dark blue jacket, the five and ten euro notes clearly visible

Beethoven, Curie and a Kingfisher: the ECB Puts Ten Designs for the Next Euro Banknotes to a Public Vote

The European Central Bank published ten shortlisted designs for the next series of euro banknotes on Thursday and opened a public survey that runs until 21 September. One theme puts six cultural figures on the notes; the other puts six birds and a river. No Portuguese figure made the six.

The Portugal Brief 24 Jul 2026

A yellow INEM ambulance with blue lights flashing at night on a Porto street, its side lettering reading Instituto Nacional de Emergencia Medica and 112

A Two-Hour Computer Failure Knocked Out Portugal's Northern Emergency Dispatch Centre, Leaving Around 50 Calls Undispatched

The CODU do Norte in Porto, the busiest of Portugal's four medical dispatch centres, lost its computer system between 19:20 and 21:20 on Thursday. Technicians fell back to pen and paper while Coimbra, Lisbon and Faro absorbed the calls. INEM has not commented.

The Portugal Brief 24 Jul 2026

The red Continente Bom Dia sign above a supermarket entrance in Portugal, with a row of shopping trolleys parked outside the glass doors

Lisbon's Appeal Court Revives the €34.4 Million Fine Against EDP and Sonae Four Months After a Lower Court Wrote It Off

The Tribunal da Relação de Lisboa ruled on Thursday that the case over the 2012 EDP Continente card partnership has not expired, reversing a March decision that had voided €34.4 million in fines. The authority says 19 cases worth over €880 million face the same clock.

The Portugal Brief 23 Jul 2026

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