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Portuguese Activist Ana Margarida Santana Baptista Sits in Libyan Custody Since 18 May as Part of the 71-Person Global Sumud Land Convoy — MNE Tracks the Sirte Tribunal Expulsion Procedure

Portuguese Activist Ana Margarida Santana Baptista Sits in Libyan Custody Since 18 May as Part of the 71-Person Global Sumud Land Convoy — MNE Tracks the Sirte Tribunal Expulsion Procedure

Portugal's Ministério dos Negócios Estrangeiros confirmed on Monday 25 May that Portuguese national Ana Margarida França Santana Baptista, 50, has been detained in Libya since 18 May as part of the Global Sumud Land Convoy — a humanitarian column...

The Portugal Brief 26 May 2026

Bad Bunny Stages a Two-Night Lisboa Debut at Estádio da Luz on Tuesday and Wednesday — 120,000 Concertgoers and 45,000 Foreign Visitors Push a €15-30 Million Media-Equivalent Lift for the City

Bad Bunny Stages a Two-Night Lisboa Debut at Estádio da Luz on Tuesday and Wednesday — 120,000 Concertgoers and 45,000 Foreign Visitors Push a €15-30 Million Media-Equivalent Lift for the City

Bad Bunny opens his first-ever Portuguese run at the Estádio da Luz on Tuesday 26 May, with the second night booked for Wednesday 27 May. The Puerto Rican headliner arrived in Lisbon on Monday and the venue gates open at 17h00, with Spanish indie...

The Portugal Brief 26 May 2026

Supremo Tribunal Administrativo Confirms the Extinction of the Fundação Berardo in a Unanimous 21 May Ruling — BCP, CGD and Novobanco Unlock the Path to Recover €980 Million in Loans After a 19-Year Cycle Around Joe Berardo's Investment Vehicle

Supremo Tribunal Administrativo Confirms the Extinction of the Fundação Berardo in a Unanimous 21 May Ruling — BCP, CGD and Novobanco Unlock the Path to Recover €980 Million in Loans After a 19-Year Cycle Around Joe Berardo's Investment Vehicle

The Supremo Tribunal Administrativo (STA) confirmed the extinction of the Fundação Berardo in a unanimous ruling dated Thursday 21 May 2026 , an outcome that the foundation's executive board contested all the way up the appellate ladder after the...

The Portugal Brief 26 May 2026

Banco de Portugal Stands Up the Plataforma de Monitorização da Fraude Digital With SIBS, Telecoms and the PJ on Monday 25 May — €6.5 Million of Losses Blocked Since the May 2024 IBAN-Beneficiary Tool as 2025 Complaints Lift 45%

Banco de Portugal Stands Up the Plataforma de Monitorização da Fraude Digital With SIBS, Telecoms and the PJ on Monday 25 May — €6.5 Million of Losses Blocked Since the May 2024 IBAN-Beneficiary Tool as 2025 Complaints Lift 45%

The Banco de Portugal formally stood up the Plataforma de Monitorização da Fraude Digital at a Lisbon conference on Monday 25 May 2026 , with Governor Álvaro Santos Pereira framing the launch as the first integrated national pipe to braid...

The Portugal Brief 26 May 2026

Setting Up Water in Portugal

Setting Up Water in Portugal

The municipal concession map, operators such as EPAL, Águas do Norte, and SMAS, the fixed and variable tariff, the deposit, and the meter reading calendar.

The Portugal Brief 25 May 2026

Eurostat's 2024 Rail-Safety Tape Sets Portugal at the Top of the EU Fatalities-Per-Kilometre Ranking at 6.2 Deaths per Thousand Kilometres — Bloc Toll Eases 10.8% to 750 With 65.6% From Track Intrusion

Eurostat's 2024 Rail-Safety Tape Sets Portugal at the Top of the EU Fatalities-Per-Kilometre Ranking at 6.2 Deaths per Thousand Kilometres — Bloc Toll Eases 10.8% to 750 With 65.6% From Track Intrusion

Eurostat's 2024 rail-safety release , picked up in a Público analysis on Monday 25 May 2026 , places Portugal at the top of the European Union's fatalities-per-thousand-kilometres-of-network ranking at 6.2 deaths per 1,000 km — the highest density...

The Portugal Brief 25 May 2026

Banco de Portugal's March Endividamento File Logs Non-Financial Debt at €868.1 Billion — Monthly €5.4 Billion Build Adds €3.8 Billion in the Private Sector and €1.7 Billion in Public Administrations

Banco de Portugal's March Endividamento File Logs Non-Financial Debt at €868.1 Billion — Monthly €5.4 Billion Build Adds €3.8 Billion in the Private Sector and €1.7 Billion in Public Administrations

The Banco de Portugal 's monthly Endividamento do Setor Não Financeiro release, published on Monday 25 May 2026 , pushed the headline indebtedness number for Portugal's non-financial sector to €868.1 billion at the end of March 2026 , a €5.4 billion...

The Portugal Brief 25 May 2026

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