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Exchanging a Foreign Driving Licence in Portugal in 2026 — IMT Categories, the 90- and 185-Day Windows, the Atestado Médico, the Country-by-Country Reciprocity Table, and What Actually Happens at the Espaço Cidadão Counter

Exchanging a Foreign Driving Licence in Portugal in 2026 — IMT Categories, the 90- and 185-Day Windows, the Atestado Médico, the Country-by-Country Reciprocity Table, and What Actually Happens at the Espaço Cidadão Counter

Every new resident in Portugal eventually has to convert a foreign driving licence to a Portuguese carta de condução. The IMT runs three reciprocity tiers, the deadlines are tight, and missing them throws you back to a Portuguese theory and practical exam.
The Portugal Brief
Intrum's 2026 European Payment Report Catches 60% of Portuguese Companies Paying Suppliers Late Because They Are Paid Late — B2B Gap Stretches From 16 to 20 Days as 10.27% of Revenue Arrives Behind Contract

Intrum's 2026 European Payment Report Catches 60% of Portuguese Companies Paying Suppliers Late Because They Are Paid Late — B2B Gap Stretches From 16 to 20 Days as 10.27% of Revenue Arrives Behind Contract

Intrum's 29th European Payment Report puts 60% of Portuguese firms on a late-because-late spiral. The B2B gap between contractual and actual payment dates has stretched from 16 days in 2023 to 20 in 2026, and 10.27% of company revenue now arrives behind schedule.
The Portugal Brief
Government Sends Tribunal de Contas Reform to Parliament — Calamity-Recovery Contracts Now Fully Exempt from Prior Vetting and €10 Million Threshold Reaffirmed as Utility, Cleaning and Nonprofit Service Contracts Drop Out of Visto Prévio

Government Sends Tribunal de Contas Reform to Parliament — Calamity-Recovery Contracts Now Fully Exempt from Prior Vetting and €10 Million Threshold Reaffirmed as Utility, Cleaning and Nonprofit Service Contracts Drop Out of Visto Prévio

The government delivered the LOPTC reform to Parliament Tuesday — €10 million threshold reaffirmed and a new carve-out fully exempting calamity-recovery contracts from prior vetting. Tribunal de Contas warns of credibility risk; PS and Chega still in play.
The Portugal Brief