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Porto Draw 1-1 With Nottingham Forest as Own Goal Hands English Side Away Advantage in Europa League Quarter-Final

FC Porto were forced to share the spoils with Nottingham Forest in the first leg of their UEFA Europa League quarter-final at the Estádio do Dragão on Wednesday night, a 1-1 draw that hands the English side a precious away goal heading into next...

The Portugal Brief 10 Apr 2026

Portugal Launches Nationwide Deposit Return Scheme — Every Bottle and Can Now Carries a EUR 0.10 Refund

Portugal today became the first continental Southern European country to launch a nationwide Deposit Return Scheme, introducing a EUR 0.10 refundable deposit on every single-use plastic bottle, aluminium can, and steel can sold across the country....

The Portugal Brief 10 Apr 2026

Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa Posts Best Financial Result in 17 Years — Lottery Sales Hit EUR 3.1 Billion

The Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa (SCML), one of Portugal's oldest and most influential institutions, recorded a net profit of EUR 43.6 million in 2025 — a 44 percent increase over the previous year and the highest result in 17 years. The...

The Portugal Brief 10 Apr 2026

Lisbon Stock Exchange Touches Highest Level Since 2008 as Ceasefire Rally and Energy Stocks Drive Gains

Portugal's benchmark PSI index has surged past 9,400 points in recent sessions, touching its highest level since June 2008 and capping a remarkable 12-month rally that has added nearly 35 percent to the value of Lisbon-listed equities. The gains...

The Portugal Brief 10 Apr 2026

Airline's Net Income Falls 92 Percent as One-Off Tax Hit Wipes Out Operating Gains at Portugal's Flag Carrier

TAP Air Portugal reported a net profit of just EUR 4.1 million for 2025, a dramatic 92 percent decline from the EUR 53.7 million recorded in 2024. The headline number, however, masks a business that the airline insists is fundamentally sound heading...

The Portugal Brief 10 Apr 2026

The Braga Brief — Week of 10 April 2026

Holy Week draws 500,000 visitors and EUR 16 million to Braga. Plus: wildfire near Bom Jesus, SC Braga draw 1-1 with Betis in Europa League quarter-final, PRR funding crisis threatens BRT project, and Festival Extremo returns in July.

The Portugal Brief 10 Apr 2026

General Daily Briefing — Thursday, 10 April 2026

In today's briefing: • EU Biometric Border System Goes Fully Live — Passport Stamps Replaced at All Schengen Entry Points • Government Plans to Sharply Increase Speeding and Drink-Driving Fines After Record Easter Death Toll • Portugal's Development Aid Plunges 21% as OECD Records Largest Global ...

The Portugal Brief 10 Apr 2026

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