Portuguese president, António José Seguro, has convened a meeting of the Council of State for 2 November at 3 pm on the subject of social cohesion – a topic on

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The fevered melting pot of the last couple of weeks has extended now to students, who closed schools today in Lisbon calling for “better conditions in education”, and quite a

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Mayor of Gaia, Luís Filipe Menezes has harshly criticised the government for standing in his municipality’s way over a project to build 2,500 homes for young people on a derelict

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U.S. defence giant Lockheed Martin has opened a potential route into its F-35 production chain for four Portuguese companies, as various manufacturers compete to supply the fighter jets that will

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The average price of the 37,854 family homes sold in Portugal rose by 18.4% in the second quarter of 2026, compared with the same period last year, to €2,445per square

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Patients who still need a medicine after taking part in a clinical trial must continue receiving it free from the trial’s sponsor, under rules published today. The protection applies when

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Fifteen babies were among 206 people whose bodies went unclaimed by relatives or friends in Lisbon over the past year, according to a charitable brotherhood that arranges funerals for those

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After the extraordinary revelations – and the sense of hope – that came from the independent commission set up almost four years ago to investigate child sex abuse within the

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The price of a 13-kg bottle of butane gas – the most commonly used by Portuguese consumers – could reach €40 by year-end due to pressure on energy prices, consumer

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