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Anacom fines Vodafone €160,000 for changing TV contracts without notice. Know your 30-day cancellation rights and how to protect yourself from telecom fee traps.
Lisbon's Luís de Camões airport opens 2035 in Alcochete with 56M capacity. Expect €10 extra per flight from 2030. 20-min train link. Private €8.9B investment.
Portuguese businesses gain priority access to Cape Verde's €378M infrastructure pipeline. New credit line opens doors to energy, telecoms, and port projects.
Lay-offs in Portugal plunge 26% to 2,739 cases in June. Unemployment benefits hit 3-year low. What the tightening job market means for workers and employers.
19+ hour IP3 highway closure near Penacova after 11,000-liter resin spill. Major delays expected on Coimbra-Viseu route. No reopening timeline announced yet.
Portuguese families took 26M trips in 2025 but spent 4.2% less per journey. How inflation, high VAT, and tight budgets are reshaping summer holidays.
EU fines AliExpress €550M for unsafe products. Portuguese shoppers will see stronger consumer protections and enhanced product safety standards enforced.
Portugal orders three advanced FREMM frigates from Italy for €3.9B. Arsenal do Alfeite gains decades of guaranteed work and investment through 2050s.
Portugal plans €800M undersea electricity link to Morocco for faster blackout recovery and cheaper renewable energy. Learn what it means for residents.
Francisco Trincão exits Sporting to Al Ahli for €40M. Explore agent fees, financial pressures, and what this means for Portuguese football's transfer market.
EU bans destroying unsold textiles from July 19, 2026. How it affects Portuguese retailers, what changes for shoppers, and why prices may drop.
Portugal develops radar-invisible graphene for military aircraft. €400M deep-tech boom brings NATO contracts, Alentejo factory by 2027, strategic defense shift.