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The president of the Portuguese Business Confederation (CIP), Armindo Monteiro, said on Thursday that it is “not worth continuing to negotiate an agreement on labour reform if the union UGT [...]

Portugal’s Minister for State Reform, Gonçalo Matias, says that Portugal is in a unique position to attract artificial intelligence to the industry the future. Speaking at the AI Summit 2026, [...]

After a surprise lightning visit to Lisbon airport in December, a European Commission inspection team discovered 14 serious security failings covering human resources, equipment, and even checks [...]

Text and Photo: Chris Graeme. Portugal’s annual property show SIL (Salão Imobiliário de Lisboa) seemed more subdued this year as I wandered the stands and aisles of the capital’s trade fair venue [...]

Portuguese startup, Dojo AI has raised US$6 million (€5.1 million) in a seed investment round led by VC Armilar to take its AI Agent to market. The cash will also help the company, which aims to [...]

The Mayor of Sines, Álvaro Beijinha, has warned that citizens living in the Sines municipality are “extremely worried” about the €20Bn of private investment earmarked for the borough, [...]

The Sonae Group’s turnover resulting from its investment in circular products and services reached €259 million in 2025, a 178% increase compared to the €93 million recorded in 2023 and a [...]

Redundant offices once occupied by the pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca in Barcarena, near Lisbon, have been sold to Oeiras International School (OIS. The property consultants Dils advised on [...]

A reduced dependency on gas and a growing reliance on renewable sources of energy means that both Portugal and Spain are in a better position to withstand the fluctuating energy prices resulting [...]

Text and image: Chris Graeme Portugal’s cumbersome and lengthy licencing procedures are acting as a real barrier to attracting overseas investment, particularly US investment, in data centres, [...]