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111 Million Euros to Save Portugal's Battered Coastline

111 Million Euros to Save Portugal's Battered Coastline

The Portuguese government has announced a 111-million-euro investment plan to repair and reinforce the country's Atlantic coastline, following months of devastating storm damage that left nearly 750 recorded incidents across 45 coastal...

The Portugal Brief 14 Mar 2026

Europe's Biodiesel Moment: How the Diesel Crisis Could Reshape Portugal's Fuel Future

Europe's Biodiesel Moment: How the Diesel Crisis Could Reshape Portugal's Fuel Future

The Middle East energy shock has sent diesel prices to historic highs across Europe. But for a growing segment of Portugal's fuel industry, the crisis is also an opportunity — one that could accelerate the continent's shift toward homegrown...

The Portugal Brief 14 Mar 2026

Mario Centeno Retires from Banco de Portugal After 35 Years

Mario Centeno Retires from Banco de Portugal After 35 Years

Mário Centeno, the former Governor of Banco de Portugal and one-time president of the Eurogroup, has formally retired from the institution where he spent more than three decades of his career. According to ECO, Centeno signed a retirement...

The Portugal Brief 14 Mar 2026

Parliament Tackles the Rental Crisis: Five Parties, Five Very Different Plans

Parliament Tackles the Rental Crisis: Five Parties, Five Very Different Plans

Portugal's housing crisis arrived in parliament on Thursday with a flurry of competing legislative proposals, each reflecting a starkly different vision of how to fix the country's broken rental market. From hard rent caps to tax cuts for landlords,...

The Portugal Brief 14 Mar 2026

Fuel Prices Surge as Portugal Leads Europe's Response to the Energy Shock

Fuel Prices Surge as Portugal Leads Europe's Response to the Energy Shock

Fuel prices in Portugal are about to take another painful leap. Starting Monday, diesel is expected to rise by around 10 cents per litre and petrol by roughly 11 cents, driven by crude oil prices that have surged past $100 a barrel for the first...

The Portugal Brief 14 Mar 2026

Parliament Debates Rent Controls and Landlord Tax Cuts as Housing Crisis Persists

Parliament Debates Rent Controls and Landlord Tax Cuts as Housing Crisis Persists

Portuguese lawmakers will debate multiple housing bills this week, including rent control proposals and tax incentives for landlords—signaling renewed urgency as the rental crisis enters its third year.

The Portugal Brief 13 Mar 2026

Portugal's Spy Agency Issues Rare Warning on WhatsApp and Signal Hacking Campaign

Portugal's Spy Agency Issues Rare Warning on WhatsApp and Signal Hacking Campaign

Portugal's national intelligence service issued a rare public warning on Wednesday that foreign state-backed hackers have launched a global campaign to seize control of government officials' WhatsApp and Signal accounts. The alert from the...

The Portugal Brief 13 Mar 2026

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