Hefesto, BCP, and Intrum lead the list of 82 companies that filed the most lawsuits in Portugal in 2025, according to Público this Monday, March 16, citing the annual list published by the Citius portal. The newspaper reports that while major litigants pay higher fees, the number remains constant. The paper also notes that there are 15 painted copper medallions on the ceiling of the Jerónimos Monastery that were previously little-known, as the restoration of the national monument nears its end after 13 years and three million euros. The paper also features an interview with Dmytro Kuleba, the former Ukrainian Foreign Minister, who argues that the key to peace in Ukraine lies in Europe, not Washington. Jornal de Notícias reports that private school students are paying for internships at health centres and hospitals; the sector complains of discrimination and is considering an appeal to the Constitutional Court. Correio da Manhã reports that the Government has signed contracts with a company accused of corruption, noting that the Government's General Secretariat contracted Bravantic—formerly Informantem—four times, whose CEO, Pedro Rosa Gil, is accused of active corruption involving PSD mayors; he maintains his innocence. The paper also reports that the Secretary of State for Health Management signed the order to create a Cardiac Surgery unit at the Santo António Local Health Unit in Porto, despite being a personal friend of the hospital's Director of Surgery. Diário de Notícias reports that school principals argue that exams for students who missed classes should carry less weight in their final grades. Negotiations regarding the labour package continue this Monday, and Negócios reports that the Government is backing down on dismissal for just cause but is insisting on the illegal ones.
Press review: The companies flooding the courts and internships paid for by private school students
Monday, 16 March 2026RSS








