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Portugal's Public-Works Tenders Are Running 44% Behind Last Year as the PRR Fades, and the Builders' Body Warns of a 2027 Squeeze

The builders' association AICCOPN says the value of public-works tenders launched in the first five months of 2026 ran 44% below 2025 as the PRR winds down and the Finance Ministry tightens spending, warning the squeeze will bite in 2027.

The Portugal Brief 12 Jul 2026

A row of cars parked along a Lisbon street in front of white apartment and office buildings, illustrating car dependence in the Lisbon Metropolitan Area

Two in Three Greater Lisbon Residents Still Default to the Car, an ACP Survey Reports, Even as the €30 Navegante Pass Sits Underused

An Automóvel Club de Portugal survey finds 67% of Greater Lisbon residents prefer the car and 59% use one daily, even though the flat €30 Navegante pass has held for seven years — evidence that frequency and convenience, not price, keep the region on the road.

The Portugal Brief 12 Jul 2026

Markets, Business & Tech Briefing: PSI Ends Week Near 9,290, H1 M&A Slumps 38%, Earnings Season Nears

Markets, Business & Tech Briefing: PSI Ends Week Near 9,290, H1 M&A Slumps 38%, Earnings Season Nears

The latest Portugal news, analysis, and what it means for expats and residents.

The Portugal Brief 12 Jul 2026

A cobbled Campo Maior street roofed over with a dense canopy of white, red and orange handmade paper flowers strung between the houses, with hanging lanterns

After Eleven Years, Campo Maior Readies Millions of Handmade Paper Flowers to Drape Its Streets for August's UNESCO-Listed People's Festival

For the first time since 2015, the Alentejo town of Campo Maior stages its UNESCO-listed Festas do Povo from 8 to 16 August, with thousands of residents making paper flowers to blanket up to 100 streets in a festival held only when the townspeople decide.

The Portugal Brief 12 Jul 2026

A €182.5 Million Productive-Innovation Grant Call Channels Extra Support to Portugal's Exporters and Low-Density Regions, Closing 30 September

Portugal's Inovacao Produtiva call, run under Portugal 2030 with Compete 2030 leading, offers €182.5 million in non-refundable grants to SMEs until 30 September 2026, with up to 60% cover in low-density areas and priority for exporters and digital and climate projects.

The Portugal Brief 12 Jul 2026

Heads of state and government of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries pose for a group photograph on a red carpet in front of a CPLP summit banner

The Portuguese-Speaking Bloc Turns 30 Still Short of Its Potential, Portugal's Foreign Minister Says, as He Courts Guinea-Bissau's Return

As the Community of Portuguese Language Countries turns 30 on 17 July, Foreign Minister Paulo Rangel says its full potential is nowhere near exploited, presses for suspended founder Guinea-Bissau's return, and reports progress on the CPLP Mobility Agreement that shapes Lusophone migration to Portuga

The Portugal Brief 12 Jul 2026

Aerial view of the Douro river, Ribeira district and rabelo boats in Porto

The Porto Brief — Week of 12 July 2026: Free Rides Finally Arrive, the Câmara Honours Rui Moreira, and the Dragons Decamp to England

Your weekly roundup from the Invicta: free public transport finally arrives for Porto Card holders, the Câmara decorates nearly thirty figures and salutes Rui Moreira's legacy, FC Porto decamps to England for pre-season, and Pedro Abrunhosa plays a solidarity concert at the Casa da Música.

The Portugal Brief 12 Jul 2026

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