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Obstetrics emergency services to close in Lisbon area

📍 Lisboa🩺 Health🏛️ Government#emergency-services+3 more

Regional obstetrics emergency services at hospitals in Barreiro and Vila Franca de Xira will close in mid‑March, with pregnant patients from Barreiro redirected to Hospital Garcia de Orta in Almada and those from Vila Franca sent to Hospital de Loures, RTP reports. Local users and politicians have criticised the decision as political and a strategic error, saying it will lengthen journeys for urgent maternity care. Expect changes to where to go for labour emergencies and check the receiving hospitals’ guidance if you live in those municipalities.

3 sources →24 Feb
Obstetrics emergency services to close in Lisbon area

Critical TechWorks to recruit 300 employees in 2026

📍 Lisboa💼 Work#job-creation+3 more

Critical TechWorks plans to hire about 300 people in 2026, ECO reports, expanding its workforce as part of a growth push in the tech sector. The new roles may span development, operations and support functions; the company frames the recruitment as part of ongoing investment in local teams. Jobseekers and tech professionals should watch the firm's careers pages and local recruitment events for openings. Workers and recruiters in Portugal's tech scene may see increased hiring competition in the coming months.

Critical TechWorks is a technology and engineering company active in Portugal that builds software for the automotive sector; the company said it plans to hire 300 employees in 2026. That hiring push is relevant for tech professionals looking for jobs in Portugal and for anyone tracking growth in the country's automotive software industry.

1 source →24 Feb
Critical TechWorks to recruit 300 employees in 2026

New measures restrict construction across 71,000 hectares

📍 Lisboa🚇 Infrastructure#government-policy+3 more

The government has approved preventive measures for the proposed new Lisbon airport that cover 71,000 hectares across seven municipalities, ECO reports. From Saturday, urban operations in Alcochete, Benavente, Coruche, Montemor‑o‑Novo, Montijo, Palmela and Vendas Novas now require a positive opinion from the National Civil Aviation Authority (Autoridade Nacional da Aviação Civil or ANAC). Property developers, homeowners and municipal planners in the affected areas should check whether planned works now need ANAC sign-off.

ANAC (Autoridade Nacional da Aviação Civil) is Portugal's national civil aviation regulator, responsible for safety oversight, licensing and economic regulation of airlines, airports and ground-handling services. It oversees tenders and issues licences such as the recent ground-handling awards for Lisbon, Porto and Faro, so its decisions directly affect airport operations, service providers and related jobs.

1 source →21 Feb
New measures restrict construction across 71,000 hectares

Foreign taxpayers younger, more claim family benefits

📍 Lisboa💶 Finance🏛️ Government#foreign-taxpayers+3 more

Observador reports that over the past decade foreign taxpayers in Portugal have become younger and increasingly receive family benefits, with concentrations now in the Lisbon, Faro and Setúbal districts. The shift affects benefit patterns and local public-service demand in those regions. Those advising immigrant households or working in local administrations should note the changing demographic and benefit profile.

1 source →21 Feb
Foreign taxpayers younger, more claim family benefits

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German FRS sails towards revenues exceeding two million with corporate cruises on the Tagus

📍 Lisboa💶 Finance🧭 Travel#investment+2 more

The German group FRS, which entered the Portuguese market in 2021, expects to reach 2.25 million euros in revenue by 2026, driven by a strategic shift towards the MICE tourism sector. With two vessels now operating in Lisbon, the company is focusing on corporate events to combat seasonality and attract international business clients. Despite positive growth projections, the group remains cautious regarding geopolitical instability and its potential impact on global tourism demand.

dinheirovivo.dn.pt29m ago
German FRS sails towards revenues exceeding two million with corporate cruises on the Tagus

Boris Walbaum: “The world is moving faster than universities, and the gap is widening”

📍 Lisboa🎓 Education💡 Technology#higher-education+1 more

In an interview, the co-founder of Forward College discusses why traditional higher education is failing to keep pace with a rapidly changing world, the role of AI in learning, and how his institution uses a hybrid model of academic excellence, social skills, and real-world projects to prepare students for an uncertain future.

dinheirovivo.dn.pt53m ago
Boris Walbaum: “The world is moving faster than universities, and the gap is widening”

Inflatable 'flies' and injures two children in Loures

📍 Lisboa⚖️ Legal🏖️ Daily Life#crime-report+1 more

The circumstances of the accident are now being investigated by the authorities.

cmjornal.pt1h ago
Inflatable 'flies' and injures two children in Loures

Do supermarkets want to be the new restaurants?

📍 Lisboa🏖️ Daily Life💶 Finance#cost-of-living+1 more

We entered the Pingo Doce kitchen (or “at home”, as they say) to see how tons of food are made and visited the Cozinha Continente restaurant to understand how everything reaches the consumer.

publico.pt1h ago

Some residents of building that caught fire in Amadora and left 12 injured still cannot return home

📍 Lisboa⚖️ Legal🏖️ Daily Life#emergency-services+1 more

The fire broke out this Thursday afternoon and left 12 people injured, including two children and four PSP officers.

cmjornal.pt1h ago
Some residents of building that caught fire in Amadora and left 12 injured still cannot return home

Brazilian woman opens children's spa in Lisbon: 'I show the child's natural beauty', she says

📍 Lisboa💼 Work🏖️ Daily Life#entrepreneurship+2 more

From Ribeirão Preto, in the interior of São Paulo, Cristiane Battaglion invested 13,000 euros to kick-start the creation of the children's spa Sonho Encantado, opened in 2023 in the Portuguese capital.

publico.pt2h ago

Buddha Jayanti observed in Portugal, Qatar

📍 Lisboa🎭 Culture#community-events+1 more
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Daily life in ancient Olissipo

📍 Lisboa📜 History🎭 Culture#ancient-history+1 more

Classicist and professor at the University of Lisbon, André Simões reveals, in Lusitânia, how people lived two thousand years ago. A book to satisfy all curiosities.

publico.pt2h ago

Empty nesters take on 1,900-mile tandem ride from Somerset to Lisbon

📍 Lisboa🧭 Travel#tourism
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Empty nesters take on 1,900-mile tandem ride from Somerset to Lisbon

Polígrafo. Is the University of Lisbon offering free online courses for people over 45?

📍 Lisboa🎓 Education#online-courses+1 more

See the answer in the video. Polígrafo TVI (from the same group as CNN Portugal) is a fact-checking programme about current events.

cnnportugal.iol.pt3h ago
Polígrafo. Is the University of Lisbon offering free online courses for people over 45?

Carneiro challenges Montenegro to drop labour reform he says offends workers

📍 Lisboa🏛️ Government💼 Work#government-policy+1 more

Carneiro was present at the UGT party in Jamor, after attending the start of the usual demonstration that the CGTP organises in the centre of Lisbon

cnnportugal.iol.pt3h ago
Carneiro challenges Montenegro to drop labour reform he says offends workers

Inflatable structure flies two metres after plane passes, injuring two children in Loures

📍 Lisboa⚖️ Legal🏖️ Daily Life#public-safety+1 more

In total, there were three children inside the structure when it was lifted by the air displacement caused by the plane.

cnnportugal.iol.pt3h ago
Inflatable structure flies two metres after plane passes, injuring two children in Loures

Parque das Nações house prices on the rise. “I like living here, but this is an exaggeration”

📍 Lisboa🏠 Property🏖️ Daily Life#property-market+1 more

Residents of the Lisbon parish that saw the highest appreciation in 2025 say they are happy with their choice. They pay the price for the quality of life in the neighbourhood. Real estate agencies assure that the trend is expected to continue.

publico.pt3h ago

Portugal May Day

📍 Lisboa🏛️ Government💼 Work#labour-law+1 more
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With a new show scheduled for Portugal, Anitta reflects on her career: "There were moments when I doubted"

📍 Lisboa🎭 Culture🧭 Travel#entertainment+2 more

The Brazilian singer will present her biggest show ever in our country on July 18th in Lisbon.

cmjornal.pt8h ago
With a new show scheduled for Portugal, Anitta reflects on her career: "There were moments when I doubted"

Carlos Moedas says he only helped hire singers for luxury picnic

📍 Lisboa🏛️ Government🏖️ Daily Life#lisbon+2 more

Lisbon City Council awarded a 75,000 euro direct contract to the company organising a concert with a luxury picnic costing 300 euros per family this Sunday at Eduardo VII Park. The company owner was part of Moedas' technical team on election night during the local elections.

cmjornal.pt8h ago
Carlos Moedas says he only helped hire singers for luxury picnic

PSP identified Colégio Moderno students who beat up an Iraqi man

📍 Lisboa⚖️ Legal🏖️ Daily Life#crime-report+2 more

The PSP identified 7 boys and one girl for the assaults on an Iraqi man in Lisbon. Three are formal suspects.

cmjornal.pt8h ago
PSP identified Colégio Moderno students who beat up an Iraqi man

Queue chaos returns to Lisbon Airport

📍 Lisboa🚇 Infrastructure🧭 Travel#public-transport+2 more

Queues in the departures area of the country's largest airport have become endless once again, reaching as far as the Duty Free shop area.

cmjornal.pt8h ago
Queue chaos returns to Lisbon Airport

Portugal May Day

📍 Lisboa🎭 Culture🏛️ Government#may-day+1 more
Messenger-InquirerMessenger-Inquirer8h ago
Portugal May Day

“I am ashamed of the people who will pay a 300 euro entry fee for a Chic-Nic in Eduardo VII Park”

📍 Lisboa🎭 Culture#entertainment+1 more

See here what is at stake, and what irritated José de Pina.

expresso.pt10h ago
“I am ashamed of the people who will pay a 300 euro entry fee for a Chic-Nic in Eduardo VII Park”

UGT rejects ultimatums and blackmail to approve labour reform

📍 Lisboa💼 Work🏛️ Government#labour-law+2 more

The UGT held a protest against the labour law reform with a party at Jamor.

rtp.pt11h ago
UGT rejects ultimatums and blackmail to approve labour reform

Polígrafo. Does each parking space in EMEL car parks cost the State 30,000 euros?

📍 Lisboa🚇 Infrastructure🏛️ Government#public-spending+2 more

See the answer in the video. Polígrafo TVI (from the same group as CNN Portugal) is a fact-checking programme about current affairs.

cnnportugal.iol.pt11h ago
Polígrafo. Does each parking space in EMEL car parks cost the State 30,000 euros?

Orlando Jesus: “Boxing guided me towards the good”

📍 Lisboa🎭 Culture📜 History#biography+2 more

From Ajuda to Parque Mayer, from titles to ruin in casinos, from the shots he took at night to the glory days in the ring. The struggle is portrayed in “Punch by Punch”, a documentary by Diogo Varela Silva.

observador.pt12h ago
Orlando Jesus: “Boxing guided me towards the good”

“This May 1st is the most important of the last decade”

📍 Lisboa💼 Work🏛️ Government#labour-law+1 more

The May 1st celebrations were marked by protests against the Government's labour package and the announcement of a general strike for June 3rd.

publico.pt12h ago

Photographs of the May 1st demonstration in Lisbon

📍 Lisboa🏛️ Government💼 Work#labour-law+1 more

Thousands took to the streets in Lisbon against the labour package. Workers' Day was also marked by the announcement of a new general strike called by the CGTP. See the images of May 1st.

observador.pt13h ago
Photographs of the May 1st demonstration in Lisbon

If labour reform were voted on now, Chega would be against it, says André Ventura

📍 Lisboa🏛️ Government💼 Work#labour-law+2 more

The leader of Chega indicated today that if the changes to labour legislation were voted on now, the party would be against them and considered that the general strike shows the “Government's failure” in the negotiations.

rtp.pt13h ago

Operation Influencer: Chega to propose parliamentary inquiry commission

📍 Lisboa🏛️ Government⚖️ Legal#government-policy+2 more

Chega will propose the establishment of a parliamentary inquiry commission in the Assembly of the Republic regarding Operation Influencer to investigate acts of corruption during the last government led by Costa.

rtp.pt13h ago
Operation Influencer: Chega to propose parliamentary inquiry commission

Funicular in Lisbon resumes operation

📍 Lisboa🚇 Infrastructure🏖️ Daily Life#public-transport+2 more
The Portugal News14h ago

7 PM. Operation Influencer. Chega wants to hear Costa in Parliament

📍 Lisboa🏛️ Government⚖️ Legal#government-policy+2 more

The party will seek consensus with other political forces to approve a parliamentary inquiry commission. If that does not happen, it does not rule out moving forward with a mandatory request. Also, Trump is dissatisfied with the new Iranian proposal.

observador.pt14h ago
7 PM. Operation Influencer. Chega wants to hear Costa in Parliament

Chega to propose parliamentary inquiry commission into Operation Influencer

📍 Lisboa🏛️ Government⚖️ Legal#government-policy+2 more

The announcement was made by Chega leader, André Ventura, during a press conference at the party's headquarters in Lisbon.

cmjornal.pt14h ago
Chega to propose parliamentary inquiry commission into Operation Influencer