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New Patient-Registry Rules Put 122,000 Long-Absent Users at Risk of Losing Their Family Doctor

More than 122,000 people who have had no contact with Portugal's Serviço Nacional de Saúde (National Health Service, or SNS) for five years are at risk of losing their assigned family doctor ( médico de família ) under new rules governing the...

The Portugal Brief 26 Jun 2026

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CP Keeps Beira Baixa Travellers on Buses While 148 km of Working Track Sits Empty

CP ( Comboios de Portugal , the state railway operator) is still moving long-distance passengers along the Linha da Beira Baixa (Beira Baixa Line) by road, even though roughly 148 kilometres of the electrified line are fully operational, according...

The Portugal Brief 26 Jun 2026

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Altice Docks SNS 24 Operators' Pay for Bathroom and Snack Breaks

Operators who staff SNS 24 , the round-the-clock telephone line of Portugal's Serviço Nacional de Saúde (National Health Service, or SNS), say they lose part of their wages every time they step away from their station to use the toilet, eat a snack...

The Portugal Brief 26 Jun 2026

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Savings Certificates Climb to 2.356% for July in a Fourth Straight Monthly Increase

The base rate on Certificados de Aforro (Savings Certificates) rises to 2.356% for July, up 14.1 basis points and a fourth consecutive monthly increase, as the three-month Euribor benchmark climbs.

The Portugal Brief 26 Jun 2026

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Competition Authority Clears a Single-Buyer Model for Portuguese Football's Television Rights

Portugal's Competition Authority has approved, with conditions, the centralised model that will let a single operator buy the broadcast rights to every top-flight match from 2028/29, clearing a key hurdle before the 30 June deadline.

The Portugal Brief 26 Jun 2026

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Bank of Portugal's Resolution Fund Books a €630 Million Reserve for Possible BES Compensation Claims

The Fundo de Resolucao, which financed the 2014 rescue of Banco Espirito Santo, has set aside €630 million in its 2025 accounts against the chance it must one day compensate BES creditors under the 'no creditor worse off' principle.

The Portugal Brief 26 Jun 2026

The baroque Arco da Porta Nova in Braga's historic centre

The Braga Brief — Week of 26 June 2026: São João Bows Out With a First Carbon Audit, Vicens Opens Pré-Época With Four Signings, UMinho Strips 83% of a Drug From Tap Water

São João bowed out with Braga's first-ever carbon-footprint study of the festival; Carlos Vicens opened SC Braga pré-época with four reinforcements; UMinho found a material that strips 83% of a drug from tap water; and INE ranked the Cávado among the country most developed regions.

The Portugal Brief 26 Jun 2026

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