Santa Maria da Feira
- 3d ago
Portugal picks Lufthansa over Air France-KLM for 44.9% stake in TAP
The offer values the 44.9% holding at €1,025 million, with a second-phase bid of €1,351 million for the remaining 50.1% already under negotiation.
- Oct 7
Portuguese adults face vaccine knowledge gaps as hospital study records 18% RSV mortality
Surveys show over 60% of Portuguese adults do not know which vaccines are in the national programme, while a six-year hospital study urges state funding for adult RSV inoculations after documenting high fatality rates.
- Jun 29
Lufthansa breaks ground on Portuguese repair plant as CEO declares readiness to run TAP ‘today’
Lufthansa Technik launched construction of a €300 million component repair centre in Santa Maria da Feira on Monday, while CEO Carsten Spohr stated the group is ready to assume management of TAP immediately if Lisbon wants.
- May 30
Portuguese inflation holds at 3.3% in May as energy costs surge 13.2%, but minister insists 'people are living better'
Portugal's consumer price index remained at 3.3% year-on-year in May, driven by a 13.2% jump in energy products linked to Middle East disruptions, while Economy Minister Castro Almeida argued that wage growth of 6.6% means households are still better off.
