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2027 State Budget approved in general terms thanks to PS abstention

28 October 2026 at 20:07

With no last-minute surprises, the proposed State Budget for next year was approved, in general terms, with only the governing parties voting in favor and PS, PAN and JPP abstaining.

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100,000 fans, 8,000 parking spaces: Portimão’s F1 transport challenge

28 October 2026 at 17:21
Portimão already preparing for F1 return

Getting more than 100,000 people to and from the Algarve International Circuit could be one of the biggest challenges facing organisers when Formula 1 returns to Portimão next summer. The

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Government announces up to 80% support for purchase of electric vehicles for low-income households

28 October 2026 at 16:46
Maria da Graça Carvalho

Portugal’s minister for the environment and energy has announced support for the purchase of electric vehicles – specifically for low-income households – covering around 20,000 vehicles with subsidies of up

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More than 400 lawyers challenge PSP actions at housing protests 

28 October 2026 at 16:31

An open letter signed by more than 400 lawyers accuses the police of resorting to the disproportionate use of force at housing demonstrations in Porto and Lisbon last weekend.  The

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Right wing CHEGA claims “remigration” will solve housing crisis

28 October 2026 at 16:03

Portugal’s right-wing populist party CHEGA has said today that the “solution to the housing crisis is remigration”,  challenging the government to “enforce the law” and encourage foreigners who may disrupt

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Portugal offers help in wake of Spanish train carnage

28 October 2026 at 13:59

Portugal’s government announced that it has offered Spain support through organisations such as CP and Infraestruturas de Portugal, following the train crash in Toledo today that has claimed at least

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€100,000 spent on cleaning graffiti from Rossio statue. Really?

28 October 2026 at 13:36

PS Socialists on Lisbon City Council are highly sceptical of the Mayor’s statements that it is costing the city €100,000 to clean graffiti from the iconic statue in Rossio square

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PJ police arrest Spain’s most wanted female fraudster

28 October 2026 at 13:02
PJ police

PJ police in Portugal have arrested a young Moroccan woman, described as Spain’s “most wanted fugitive for fraud”,  the subject of 26 arrest warrants and already sentenced to a prison

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Portugal sends condolences to Spain after high-speed train crash kills at least 30

28 October 2026 at 12:40
Portugal sends condolences to Spain after high-speed train crash kills at least 30

Portugal has expressed its condolences and solidarity with neighbouring Spain after a deadly collision between two high-speed trains near Toledo left at least 30 people dead. Foreign Minister Paulo Rangel

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Portimão demands “respect” as vandals target 500-year-old stonework

28 October 2026 at 12:13
Portimão demands “respect” as vandals target 500-year-old stonework

Portimão Council is appealing for greater respect for a set of 500-year-old Manueline stonework after repeated acts of vandalism forced restoration teams to intervene several times in recent months. The

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Fake campsite appears on Google Maps with minister’s private contact number

28 October 2026 at 12:11

On a lighter note from the grinding right to housing angst playing out in Portugal today, Sábado reports on a ‘digital prank’ that managed to create a ‘fake campsite’ on

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“Indignation deserves to be heard” – but new rental law must pass, says minister 

28 October 2026 at 11:50

The Minister of Infrastructure and Housing said today that “indignation deserves to be heard”, referring to protests in the streets, but insisted that the new urban rental regime (so reviled

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Housing protesters return to Rossio; didn’t erect camp last night

28 October 2026 at 11:30

Organisers of the Acampada Lisboa (right to housing encampment) decided to pitch tents away from the parliament building last night, citing the need to ensure safety conditions at the site

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Covas do Barroso maintains David v. Goliath struggle against lithium mining

28 October 2026 at 10:47
Communities around Covas do Barroso have been protesting against Savannah's plans for years. This is a demo from 2019.

Opponents of lithium mining in Covas do Barroso, Boticas, are continuing their protest today against exploration work by British based Savannah Resources, to “defend a way of life” and, ultimately,

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Solution to teacher shortage? Graduates without Master’s degrees to teach primary years

28 October 2026 at 10:10
Nine-year-old boy loses fingertips in school bullying incident

Trying to solve Portugal’s crushing shortage of qualified teachers, the government has come up with what it hopes is a solution. It wants to allow graduates with a degree in

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‘We’re not afraid’: Dozens stage housing protest in Faro

28 October 2026 at 07:53
‘We’re not afraid’: Dozens stage housing protest in Faro

The wave of protests over Portugal’s housing crisis has reached Faro, where around 50 people gathered on Tuesday evening declaring that they were “not afraid” following the controversial police interventions

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