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INE Logs Portugal's Poverty Risk at 15.4% for 2024 — the Lowest Read in Twenty Years on the Inquérito às Condições de Vida e Rendimento Released on Wednesday 20 May

INE Logs Portugal's Poverty Risk at 15.4% for 2024 — the Lowest Read in Twenty Years on the Inquérito às Condições de Vida e Rendimento Released on Wednesday 20 May

The Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE) released the headline reading of its Inquérito às Condições de Vida e Rendimento (ICOR) 2025 on the morning of Wednesday 20 May 2026 , placing the at-risk-of-poverty rate in Portugal at 15.4% on 2024...

The Portugal Brief 20 May 2026

Cabin Crew and Airport Handling Unions Sign Onto the 3 June General Strike — More Than 500 Portugal-Departing Flights at Risk on the Day of the CGTP Walkout

Cabin Crew and Airport Handling Unions Sign Onto the 3 June General Strike — More Than 500 Portugal-Departing Flights at Risk on the Day of the CGTP Walkout

The Sindicato Nacional do Pessoal de Voo da Aviação Civil (SNPVAC) — the union that represents cabin crew on Portuguese-flag carriers — voted on Tuesday 19 May 2026 to join the CGTP general strike scheduled for Wednesday 3 June 2026 , putting more...

The Portugal Brief 20 May 2026

Banco de Portugal Tightens Mortgage Rules to a 45% Maximum DSTI on Wednesday 20 May 2026 — Five-Point Cut from the 50% Ceiling Lands Before Summer

Banco de Portugal Tightens Mortgage Rules to a 45% Maximum DSTI on Wednesday 20 May 2026 — Five-Point Cut from the 50% Ceiling Lands Before Summer

The Banco de Portugal dropped the maximum taxa de esforço applicable to new housing loans from 50% to 45% of net household income, with the decision surfacing publicly on the morning of Wednesday 20 May 2026 . The five-point cut to the...

The Portugal Brief 20 May 2026

Vinci-ANA Marks a 2.3% April Passenger Increase Across the Portuguese Airport Network — Below the 4.3% Q1 INE Print as Easter-Calendar Drag and Capacity Brake Bite

Vinci-ANA Marks a 2.3% April Passenger Increase Across the Portuguese Airport Network — Below the 4.3% Q1 INE Print as Easter-Calendar Drag and Capacity Brake Bite

The Vinci Airports group, the French operator that runs the Portuguese ANA concession, posted a 2.3% year-on-year increase in passenger traffic across the eight Portuguese commercial airports during April 2026, the group confirmed in its monthly...

The Portugal Brief 20 May 2026

Presidência Officialises the Papa Leão XIV Invitation for 2027 — Fátima Centenary-Plus-Ten, Nunciatura Quincentenary, and Francisco-Jacinta Decennial Anchor the Bid

Presidência Officialises the Papa Leão XIV Invitation for 2027 — Fátima Centenary-Plus-Ten, Nunciatura Quincentenary, and Francisco-Jacinta Decennial Anchor the Bid

President of the Republic António José Seguro formalised the standing invitation to Papa Leão XIV for a state visit to Portugal in the calendar year 2027 , the Belém presidency office confirmed on its website on Tuesday 19 May 2026. The formal note...

The Portugal Brief 20 May 2026

Fundo Ambiental Bankrolls a 1 December Electrical-Waste Discount Scheme — €25 Off Fridges, €35 Off AC Units, €20 Off Televisions on a Trade-In Basis

Fundo Ambiental Bankrolls a 1 December Electrical-Waste Discount Scheme — €25 Off Fridges, €35 Off AC Units, €20 Off Televisions on a Trade-In Basis

The Fundo Ambiental will underwrite a country-wide aparelho-velho-por-desconto scheme for large electrical and electronic equipment from 1 December 2026 , channelling fixed-amount discounts at the till of any participating retailer when a customer...

The Portugal Brief 20 May 2026

Caixa Geral de Depósitos Chief Paulo Macedo Pitches a National Catastrophe Fund in Coimbra — Mandatory Insurance to Widen, State to Subsidise the Uninsurable

Caixa Geral de Depósitos Chief Paulo Macedo Pitches a National Catastrophe Fund in Coimbra — Mandatory Insurance to Widen, State to Subsidise the Uninsurable

Paulo Macedo , the long-running president of Caixa Geral de Depósitos , used a podium at the 'Entre a Ruína e a Reconstrução: Direito, Sociedade e Esperança após a Calamidade' conference in Coimbra on Tuesday 19 May 2026 to call for a fundo nacional...

The Portugal Brief 20 May 2026

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