Politics notices and news from Portugal.
Portugal is set to apply new measures to manage tourism growth, focusing on protecting local communities, improving working conditions, and ensuring destinations can cope with rising visitor numbers.
14h ago · Read at The Portugal News →
A new mandatory insurance system designed to protect homes and businesses in Portugal against natural disasters and earthquakes remains under development, more than six months after the Government first announced the measure.
16h ago · Read at The Portugal News →
The government is preparing to announce a major structural reorganisation of the Ministry of Health in November 2026.
18h ago · Read at The Portugal News →
The GLOBSEC Trends 2026 survey highlights widespread support for stronger European defence and continued NATO membership.
19h ago · Read at The Portugal News →
The week before last saw the UK Government deliver its Autumn Budget for 2026 where the Chancellor, John Healey set out changes to taxation and public spending. While many announcements are focused on those living in the UK, they can also have important consequences for people overseas who retain UK
1d ago · Read at The Portugal News →
Portugal’s Interior Minister has defended the Government’s decision to introduce exceptional safety measures ahead of the depression Charles, arguing that authorities must take a proactive approach to extreme weather rather than wait until lives are at risk.
2d ago · Read at The Portugal News →
The United States Ambassador to Portugal has urged the country to reduce bureaucracy and accelerate licensing procedures to attract further American investment, warning that administrative delays can prevent promising business projects from moving forward.
2d ago · Read at The Portugal News →
Environmental association Quercus has called for the rejection of the deforestation project for the Sines Industrial and Logistics Zone (ZILS), which would require felling 3,593 cork oak trees, with the public consultation ending on 12 November.
2d ago · Read at The Portugal News →
The Minister of Internal Administration, Luís Neves, clarified that the government had not been overreacting in its preventive management of the impacts of Storm Charles.
2d ago · Read at The Portugal News →
Minister of Internal Administration Luís Neves has confirmed that the Government does not expect to extend the state of alert following Storm Charles.
3d ago · Read at The Portugal News →