The rise in prices slowed last year, with inflation measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) increasing by 2.3%, 0.1 percentage points less than in 2024, the National Institute of Statistics (INE) confirmed on Tuesday. Food was the largest contributor to the average change. Data from the statistics agency ...
Food pushed up prices, but inflation eased to 2.3% in 2025
Tuesday, 13 January 2026RSS
Context & Explainers
A parliamentary inquiry (comissão parlamentar de inquérito) is a temporary committee the Assembly of the Republic sets up to investigate serious public incidents or administrative failures, with powers to summon witnesses and request documents. In this case a committee could examine INEM’s practices and response, produce findings and recommend legal or policy changes to improve emergency services.
