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EU Biometric Border System Goes Fully Live — Passport Stamps Replaced at All Schengen Entry Points From Today

The European Union's Entry/Exit System (EES) becomes fully operational on Thursday, April 10, replacing passport stamps with digital biometric records at all Schengen external borders. Portugal, which was among the first countries to begin the...

The Portugal Brief 10 Apr 2026

Government Plans to Sharply Increase Speeding and Drink-Driving Fines After Record Easter Death Toll

The Portuguese government plans to sharply increase fines for speeding, dangerous manoeuvres, and drink-driving after the Easter road safety operation recorded the deadliest toll in recent memory: 20 people were killed on the country's roads between...

The Portugal Brief 10 Apr 2026

Portugal's Development Aid Plunges 21% as OECD Records Largest Global Decline in History

Portugal's official development assistance (ODA) fell 21.3 per cent in 2025 to USD 570 million (approximately EUR 487 million), according to preliminary data released by the OECD on Wednesday. The decline — one of the steepest among developed...

The Portugal Brief 10 Apr 2026

Portugal's Nationality Law Sits on the President's Desk — Three Scenarios for What Happens Next

Parliament doubled the residency requirement for citizenship to 10 years on April 1. The decree now sits with President Seguro, who can sign it, veto it, or send it to the Constitutional Court.

The Portugal Brief 09 Apr 2026

US Tariffs Freeze Portuguese Wine Exports — But Cork Dodges the Bullet

US importers have frozen orders for Portuguese wine as a 15% tariff takes hold, threatening an export channel worth EUR 102 million. Yet Portuguese cork has won an exemption from the surcharge.

The Portugal Brief 09 Apr 2026

Portugal and Turkey Set USD 5 Billion Trade Target as JETCO Talks Open New Sectors

Portugal and Turkey agreed to lift bilateral trade to USD 5 billion within two years at JETCO talks in Lisbon, as Turkish firms eye Portugal's EUR 60 billion urban development pipeline.

The Portugal Brief 09 Apr 2026

Banco de Fomento Opens Innovation Fund Portal on April 20 — 5,216 Firms Await Access to State-Backed Financing

Banco de Fomento Opens Innovation Fund Portal on April 20 — 5,216 Firms Await Access to State-Backed Financing

Portuguese companies that won approval under the government's flagship innovation programme will finally be able to access financing from April 20, five months after applications closed — a delay that has drawn criticism from business groups eager...

The Portugal Brief 09 Apr 2026

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