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SIRP Chief Vítor Sereno Petitions for a Constitutional Revision to Open Phone Metadata Access to the Secretas — PS and PSD Line Up Behind the Pitch
SIRP secretary-general Vítor Sereno told a 12 June 2026 parliamentary hearing the State 'cannot remain at a disadvantage' and asked for a constitutional revision letting SIS and SIED access mobile phone metadata of terrorism and organised crime suspects.
TAP Air Portugal Closes Out Its Brussels Restructuring Plan and Wires €24.99 Million Back to the State — SPdH and Cateringpor Sales Tick the Last Boxes
TAP Air Portugal completed the financial restructuring plan agreed with the European Commission in December 2021 and on 12 June 2026 reimbursed €24.99 million to the State through a capital reduction — the final balance owed under the €2.55 billion bailout deal.
Parliament Seats Four New Tribunal Constitucional Judges on Joint PSD-Chega-PS List — Chega Lands Its First-Ever Seat on the Court
The Assembleia da República (Assembly of the Republic) elected four new judges to the Tribunal Constitucional (Constitutional Court) on 12 June 2026 with 176 votes — and for the first time since the court was set up in 1983, Chega has placed a judge on the bench.
Portugal's Selecção Boards FIFA Deadline-Day Charter for the United States Ahead of 17 June Houston Debut — Roberto Martínez's 26-Man Squad Lands in Group K With RD Congo, Uzbekistan and Colombia
Portugal's Selecção flies to Houston on FIFA deadline day with Roberto Martínez's 26-man squad — Cristiano Ronaldo captains a sixth and final World Cup, with Diogo Jota retained as honorary '+1'. Group K kicks off 17 June vs DR Congo, with RTP1, SIC and TVI co-broadcasting free-to-air.
Avenida da Liberdade Stages 83rd Marchas Populares de Lisboa Tonight Under 'Somos Lisboa, Somos Europa' Banner — 20 Competing Bairros, 3,820 Bleacher Seats and a 40-Year EEC-Accession Tribute Headline the 21:00 Parade
EGEAC opens the 83rd Marchas Populares de Lisboa at 21:00 Friday on Avenida da Liberdade with 20 competing bairros and a 'Somos Lisboa, Somos Europa' banner saluting the 40th anniversary of Portugal's 1986 EEC accession — 3,820 bleacher seats and six giant screens carry the parade.
IPMA Steps Up Heat Warning to Red for Sunday Across Seven Mainland Districts — Lisboa, Setúbal, Santarém, Évora, Beja, Castelo Branco and Portalegre Face 40°C+ as Saturday Already Tracks Toward Alvega's 42.7°C Peak
IPMA upgrades seven mainland districts from orange to red for Sunday 14 June — Lisboa, Setúbal, Santarém, Évora, Beja, Castelo Branco and Portalegre face 40°C+ as Saturday already prints 42.7°C in Alvega and 42.6°C in Amareleja, with 80-plus municipalities at maximum rural-fire risk.