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EDP Posts Record Profit of 1.15 Billion Euros as Renewables Rebound

EDP Posts Record Profit of 1.15 Billion Euros as Renewables Rebound

EDP, Portugal's largest energy utility, reported a record net profit of 1.15 billion euros for 2025, a 44 percent jump from the 801 million euros posted the previous year. The results, disclosed to the Portuguese securities regulator CMVM on...

The Portugal Brief 26 Feb 2026

BTL Tourism Fair Opens in Lisbon as Largest Edition Ever, Sector Eyes 6% Growth

BTL Tourism Fair Opens in Lisbon as Largest Edition Ever, Sector Eyes 6% Growth

The 36th edition of BTL — Better Tourism Lisbon — opened its doors this week at the FIL convention centre in Parque das Nações, and organisers are not understating matters when they call it the biggest in the fair's...

The Portugal Brief 26 Feb 2026

ETIAS Travel Authorisation Postponed to 2027 as EU Border System Stalls

ETIAS Travel Authorisation Postponed to 2027 as EU Border System Stalls

Travellers planning trips to the Schengen Area have been granted an unexpected reprieve. The European Commission has officially confirmed that the launch of ETIAS — the European Travel Information and Authorisation System — will not...

The Portugal Brief 26 Feb 2026

Finance Minister Joaquim Miranda Sarmento Hospitalised in Lisbon

Finance Minister Joaquim Miranda Sarmento Hospitalised in Lisbon

Portugal's Finance Minister Joaquim Miranda Sarmento was admitted to Santa Maria Hospital in Lisbon on Tuesday, where he is currently undergoing medical tests. Official hospital sources confirmed the admission to the Lusa news agency but declined to...

The Portugal Brief 26 Feb 2026

Afternoon Update -- 25 February 2026

Afternoon Update -- 25 February 2026

Finance Minister Hospitalised Joaquim Miranda Sarmento was admitted to Santa Maria Hospital in Lisbon on Wednesday afternoon and is undergoing medical tests. Hospital sources have ruled out a stroke. No further details on his condition have been...

The Portugal Brief 25 Feb 2026

Portuguese Pay the Highest Share of Income on Medicines Among Peer Nations

Portuguese Pay the Highest Share of Income on Medicines Among Peer Nations

Portugal ranks last among its benchmark countries for equity in access to medicines, according to the first edition of the Medicines Access Equity Index released on Wednesday by the Portuguese Association of Medicines for Equity in Health...

The Portugal Brief 25 Feb 2026

Ventura Confirms Re-Election Bid as Chega Prepares for May Convention

Ventura Confirms Re-Election Bid as Chega Prepares for May Convention

André Ventura confirmed on Wednesday that he will seek re-election as leader of Chega at the party's next convention, tentatively scheduled for 8 to 10 May. Speaking at a press conference at party headquarters, Ventura framed the bid as a...

The Portugal Brief 25 Feb 2026

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