A new decree-law indexes Portugal's four-year arts grants to inflation up to 2%, caps any entity's total support at €450,000, and extends funding to digital arts, comic books, crafts and first-time creators. A consultation on the rules runs until 30 July.
Ten public universities — from the Azores and Madeira to Porto, Lisbon and Minho — have signed the founding pact of the Consórcio de Escolas de Ciências, pooling teaching, research and outreach across the exact and natural sciences under a rotating, Minho-led structure.
The Sintra Administrative and Fiscal Court has agreed to hear tour operators' injunction against the town's summer curbs on coaches and animation vehicles, giving the council ten days to justify a plan that pushes buses to a car park on the edge of the village.
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More than 466,000 calls to Portugal's SNS24 health line waited over 30 minutes in 2025 — eight times the 2024 figure — a Health Regulatory Authority study found, warning the numbers may underestimate the delays.
Finance Minister Miranda Sarmento says the State will sell its stakes in 17 companies — from the Estoril racetrack and Mobi.E to minority holdings in NOS and CTT — raising about €22 million and redefining the role of holding company Parpública.
Portuguese goods exports rose 10% year-on-year in April-June, INE's rapid estimate shows, reversing two quarters of decline. April surged 15.5%, imports climbed 8.2%, and May's trade deficit narrowed by €514 million.
