Paula Santos
- 20h ago
Right-wing parties push to charge non-resident foreigners for Portugal's health service
Portugal's parliament debated bills from the PSD, CDS-PP and Chega on Thursday, 15 October, with votes set for Friday morning. The PS and other opposition parties accused the right of blaming migrants for problems in the health service.
- 4d ago
IMF raises Portugal's 2026 growth forecast to 2.1%, still below government's 2.3%
The IMF now expects Portugal's economy to grow 2.1% in 2026 and 1.9% in 2027, both upgrades from its June estimates. The PCP confirmed it will vote against the 2027 State Budget, citing a public investment cut of more than 30%.
- Oct 7
Portugal to cut pensions for 2,937 retirees after state fund miscalculation
Caixa Geral de Aposentações will reduce monthly payments by an average of €93.31 for 2,937 pensioners following a system parameterization error.
- Sep 30
Spain expands Andalusia grid capacity by 5 GW under revised €17B national plan
The central government allocated 5,000 MW of new grid capacity and 1,283 km of power lines to Andalusia after regional officials contested earlier infrastructure allocations.
