🇵🇹 Portugal news, in English, every morning. Free. Subscribe

The Portugal Brief

Home
Politics
Economy
Guides
About

Sign in Subscribe

social-crosspost

CDS-PP Presses Parliament to Double Income-Tax Relief for Families With Three or More Children

CDS-PP Presses Parliament to Double Income-Tax Relief for Families With Three or More Children

Portugal's stubbornly low birth rate moved back to the centre of political debate on Thursday, as the conservative CDS-PP (Democratic and Social Centre – People's Party, or Centro Democrático e Social – Partido Popular ) brought a package of...

The Portugal Brief 25 Jun 2026

General Daily Briefing — Thursday, 25 June 2026

General Daily Briefing — Thursday, 25 June 2026

📘 New Guide Published Caring for an Ageing Parent in Portugal in 2026 — A Practical Guide to the RNCCI Continuing-Care Network, Care Homes (Lares and ERPI), Home Support and the Dependency Supplement How long-term care for older people works in Portugal: the RNCCI continuing-care network, home support (SAD) and day centres,

The Portugal Brief 25 Jun 2026

Container ships docked beneath loading cranes at a deep-water port terminal

Socialist Leader Carneiro Charges the Government With Having "No Agenda for the Economy" on a Sines Port Visit

On a visit to the deep-water Port of Sines, Socialist leader Jose Luis Carneiro accused the Montenegro government of lacking any economic strategy and warned that Portugal is losing competitiveness.

The Portugal Brief 25 Jun 2026

A row of European Union flags flying outside the European Commission building in Brussels

Portuguese Science Captures About €10 Million in European Research Council Advanced Grants

Researchers tied to Portugal won roughly €10 million in the European Research Council's latest Advanced Grants, the EU's most prestigious funding for established scientists.

The Portugal Brief 25 Jun 2026

Terracotta rooftops of Lisbon townhouses overlooking the Tagus River

Portuguese House Prices Decelerate for the First Time in Nearly Two Years as First-Quarter Sales Drop 8.7%

House-price growth eased for the first time since 2024 in the first quarter, but prices still rose 17.8% year on year even as the number of homes sold fell 8.7%.

The Portugal Brief 25 Jun 2026

The neoclassical facade of Portugal's Parliament, the Palacio de Sao Bento in Lisbon, flying the national flag

Parliament Votes Down Bills for a Regionalisation Referendum as the Centre-Right Blocks Left and Regional Proposals

Parliament rejected a clutch of bills that would have set Portugal on the road to elected administrative regions, with PSD, CDS-PP and Chega voting down proposals from the PCP, PS, Livre and JPP.

The Portugal Brief 25 Jun 2026

Antique leather-bound law books on a wooden shelf

Prosecutor Seeks Trial for All 59 Accused in Lisbon's "Tutti-Frutti" Parish-Council Graft Case

At the final pre-trial hearing, the prosecution argued that all 59 defendants in the Lisbon "Tutti-Frutti" case — including a sitting parish official — should face a full trial over alleged favours to party activists.

The Portugal Brief 25 Jun 2026

Subscribe to The Portugal Brief

Don't miss out on the latest news. Sign up now to get access to the library of members-only articles.

Sign up
Privacy Policy
Terms of Service
Partner with Us
Editorial Standards

The Portugal Brief © 2026. Powered by Ghost

Operated by Thrifty Explorations LLC.

[email protected]