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The Hospital de Sao Joao in Porto, one of Portugal's four heart-transplant units, with its emergency entrance

Portugal Set All-Time Records for Heart and Lung Transplants in 2025

Portugal performed a record of around 70 heart transplants in 2025 — up from the previous high of 58 in 2024 — and lung transplantation also hit an all-time peak, IPST figures show. The records come from just four cardiac units, but waiting lists stay flat as organ supply, not surgical capacity, rem

The Portugal Brief 20 Jul 2026

The modern glass facade of the Casino da Figueira on the seafront at Figueira da Foz, Portugal

Cirsa Takes Full Control of the Casino da Figueira, Tightening Its Grip on Portuguese Gaming

Cirsa, the Barcelona-based gaming multinational owned by Blackstone, has taken full ownership of the historic Casino da Figueira — the only licensed casino on Portugal's central coast. The deal completes a push that began with the December 2024 purchase of Casino Portugal and a 2025 joint venture, a

The Portugal Brief 20 Jul 2026

The Euronext Lisbon stock exchange building on Avenida da Liberdade

Markets, Business & Tech Briefing: PSI Edges Up, Galp Leads Energy Rebound, Hovione Opens Loures Plant

📋 In This Edition * Portuguese Equities: PSI Erases an Early Dip to Edge Higher, Led by Galp * Government Bonds and the Euro: Bund Spread Holds at 35 Basis Points, Euro Slips * Deal Watch: Hovione Opens a €40 Million Loures Plant * Energy and Mobility: EDP and Bolt Launch a Flat EV Fleet-Charging

The Portugal Brief 20 Jul 2026

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

Education Minister Keeps the University Admissions Calendar but Adds a Special September Exam Round

Minister Fernando Alexandre will keep this summer's higher-education admissions calendar unchanged but add a special exam session in early September for students hit by errors in the national exam results, promising 'no student will be harmed'. A grading fault in the Physics and Chemistry exam and d

The Portugal Brief 20 Jul 2026

A Galp filling station beside a road in Portugal with yellow discount banners

Portuguese Drivers Face a 13.5-Cent Diesel Jump This Week as Strait of Hormuz Tension Lifts Crude

Diesel is set to rise about 13.5 cents a litre and petrol 6.5 cents in the week of 20-26 July, the Automovel Club de Portugal forecasts, pushing average prices close to two euros a litre. The cause is climbing crude on Middle East tension near the Strait of Hormuz. A government ISP tax discount is s

The Portugal Brief 20 Jul 2026

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

A Lisbon Court Acquits Ricardo Salgado and Seven Others in the Banco do Brasil Bribery Case

The Central Criminal Court of Lisbon has acquitted former Banco Espirito Santo chief Ricardo Salgado and seven co-defendants of paying bribes to secure BES financing, finding no evidence to sustain the charges. Prosecutors had alleged roughly $1.8 million was routed to a Banco do Brasil vice-preside

The Portugal Brief 20 Jul 2026

Nearly a Third of Portugal's Part-Time Workers Are There Involuntarily, Finance Ministry Bulletin Finds

Nearly a Third of Portugal's Part-Time Workers Are There Involuntarily, Finance Ministry Bulletin Finds

A Finance Ministry bulletin finds that 31.8% of Portugal's part-time workers would take a full-time job if they could, a sign of hidden slack in an otherwise tightening labour market.

The Portugal Brief 20 Jul 2026

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