The Serviços Partilhados do Ministério da Saúde (SPMS) marked the third anniversary of the SNS 24 illness self-declaration service on Thursday with a release confirming that the digital baixa now runs at
From 28 April, 58 community pharmacies in Amadora, Sintra, Odivelas and Loures offer free, anonymous walk-in rapid HIV and hepatitis B+C tests. The 'Saiba de Si' programme targets a 53.9% late-diagnosis rate that climbs to 65% among over-50s and 67.6% in heterosexual male transmission.
CGTP's National Council voted Tuesday to call a second general strike for 2 June against the Trabalho XXI labour package. Tiago Oliveira will use Friday's Saldanha May Day rally to make the date official. UGT rejected the latest version on 23 April but is so far not joining.
Buried inside Tuesday's PTRR launch is the most significant change to Portuguese household insurance in a generation: catastrophe cover will become mandatory for homes and business premises, paired with a State-backed disaster fund and the option of catastrophe bonds.
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.
BdP's April 28 BLS shows banks tightened SME credit criteria in Q1 2026 while demand kept rising. Large-company and mortgage screens held flat in Q1; mortgage criteria are flagged tighter for Q2. Risk perception drives the squeeze.
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.
