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PSP Forces Emergency Halt to Biometric Checks at Airport Departures as EES Launch Overwhelms Border Control

Passengers at Risk of Missing Flights as New EU Border System Overwhelms Police Resources Portugal's Public Security Police (PSP) was forced to suspend the collection of biometric data at departures from Lisbon, Porto and Faro airports on Friday...

The Portugal Brief 12 Apr 2026

Portugal Lost 210,000 Farm Workers in 30 Years — Now 40 Per Cent of Those Who Remain Are Foreign

The Quiet Exodus Portugal's agricultural workforce has been halved in a single generation. A comprehensive study by consultancy Consulai, drawing on data from INE, the Bank of Portugal, Eurostat, and the Agricultural Census, documents a decline from...

The Portugal Brief 11 Apr 2026

Fewer Companies Born, More Going Bust — Portugal's Q1 2026 Entrepreneurship Data Flashes Warning Signs

The Numbers Portugal created 14,750 new companies in the first quarter of 2026 — a decline of 5.9 per cent compared to the same period last year, according to data from Informa D&B. That translates to 928 fewer businesses entering the economy....

The Portugal Brief 11 Apr 2026

Portugal's NHS Is Creating a Two-Tier Healthcare System — Private Patients Wait Days, SNS Patients Wait a Year

The Same Clinic, Two Different Realities A woman in Lisbon needs a mammography. If she pays out of pocket — between EUR 30 and EUR 200 — she can book one within a week at any of Portugal's major private healthcare groups. If she holds an SNS...

The Portugal Brief 11 Apr 2026

Sand Has Gone: Winter Storms Strip Portugal's Beaches Back by Up to 20 Metres as State Pledges EUR 111M for Coastal Recovery

Portugal's coastline suffered 749 recorded incidents during the 2025-2026 winter storm season, with beaches retreating between 10 and 20 metres in many locations, according to data from the Portuguese Environment Agency (Agência Portuguesa do Ambiente, or APA). The government has responded with a EUR 111 million coastal recovery

The Portugal Brief 11 Apr 2026

Parliament Scraps Flight Price Caps for Azores and Madeira — PSD Government Left Isolated in Vote

Portugal's parliament voted on Thursday to strip two controversial restrictions from the social mobility subsidy that helps residents of the Azores and Madeira afford flights to the mainland — leaving the governing PSD isolated in opposition to a...

The Portugal Brief 11 Apr 2026

Portugal Has Confiscated EUR 5.24 Billion in Criminal Assets Since 2023 — From Cascais Villas to Ferraris

Portugal's law enforcement agencies have confiscated EUR 5.24 billion worth of assets linked to organised crime over the past two and a half years, according to a report covering the implementation of the Law of Criminal Policy from 2023 to the...

The Portugal Brief 11 Apr 2026

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