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News for October 2026
- 31 October 2026, 22:32AIMA stops taking family reunification applications under the transitional rules. A new single portal is due within daysresidence permitsDN Brasil
- 31 October 2026, 22:32Lisbon housing march reaches Rossio without incident. Protesters plan to camp there in tents againhousingJornal Económico · Notícias ao Minuto
- 31 October 2026, 16:31Overnight orange warning for Madeira: downpours and thunderstorms on the south coast and in the mountains until 9am SundayweatherIPMA · Notícias ao Minuto
- 31 October 2026, 13:02Public servants, including hospital staff, strike on 2 November. Housing marches across the country on 14 NovemberstrikesECO · Jornal de Negócios · Notícias ao Minuto
- 31 October 2026, 13:02New SNS booking system for specialist appointments and surgery to start in January 2027, five months later than plannedhealthECO · Jornal Económico · Observador
- 31 October 2026, 08:02Illegal evictions top tenants' complaints in Porto. The law bans cutting off water and power to force a tenant outrentingDiário da República · Notícias ao Minuto · Observador
- 31 October 2026, 03:32Housing marches on 31 October: in Lisbon at 16:00 from Largo de Camões to Rossio, in Porto at 16:00 from Praça da BatalhahousingDN · Notícias ao Minuto · Observador
- 31 October 2026, 03:32Mortgage payments rise at November rate reviews: up €89 a month on a €150,000 loan tied to 12-month EuribormortgagesECO · Jornal Económico
- 30 October 2026, 22:03Over 10,000 people have signed a petition for a rent cap and against evictions. Parliament will debate itrentingJornal Económico · Notícias ao Minuto · Observador
- 30 October 2026, 22:03Almada and Seixal tram strike: all day on 16–18 November, last two hours of shifts on 19 and 23 NovembertransportNotícias ao Minuto · Observador
- 30 October 2026, 16:57Prices rose 3.8% year on year in October, the fastest since May 2023. Energy is up 17.4%pricesECO · INE
- 30 October 2026, 16:57Motorway tolls are expected to rise by about 3.8% from 1 January 2027. Tolls on Lisbon's bridges are calculated separatelycarDinheiro Vivo · ECO · Jornal de Negócios
- 30 October 2026, 16:57Longest passport control queues at Lisbon airport averaged 68 minutes in September, 47% shorter than a year agoairportNotícias ao Minuto
- 30 October 2026, 11:35Landlords filed 2,181 eviction applications in the first ten months of 2026. A quarter followed a refusal to renew the leaserentingECO
- 30 October 2026, 11:35Private tutoring can count as an education expense for IRS. The tax authority sets out three conditionstaxesNotícias ao Minuto
- 30 October 2026, 11:35Paid flu jabs have all but run out in pharmacies. There are enough free doses for at-risk groupshealthNotícias ao Minuto
- 30 October 2026, 11:35From Monday, 2 November, diesel is expected to go up by about 3.5 cents and petrol to come down by 1.5 centsfuelNotícias ao Minuto
- 30 October 2026, 06:11School rankings 2025: the top 37 places go to private schools. State schools in the Lisbon and Setúbal districts fare worstschoolJornal Económico · Notícias ao Minuto · Observador
- 30 October 2026, 06:11No 11 November general strike: CGTP unions call a Lisbon march on 21 November and a rally at parliament on the 24thstrikesCGTP-IN · Jornal de Negócios · Observador
- 30 October 2026, 00:05The SNS 24 app now shows whether your SNS registration is complete. If it is not, you cannot get a family doctorhealthACSS · Jornal Económico · Observador
- 30 October 2026, 00:05Braga to give families on the social tariff up to €2,500 for windows, insulation and heating. Applications open on 1 NovemberhousingBragaHabit · Observador
- 29 October 2026, 18:31Government approves rules for the new citizenship law. Without them, the law has applied only in part since MaycitizenshipECO · Notícias ao Minuto · Público
- 29 October 2026, 14:03Two thirds of the state mortgage guarantee for buyers under 35 used up. Extension into 2027 not yet approvedmortgagesECO · Jornal de Negócios
- 29 October 2026, 14:03ECB holds deposit rate at 2.5%. Next decision on 17 December; analysts do not rule out a risemortgagesECB · Jornal Económico · Observador
- 29 October 2026, 14:03CTT and DHL launch parcel delivery to 23 European countries: up to 20 kg, from €17.49, in three working days or morepostCTT · Jornal Económico
- 29 October 2026, 09:32AIMA at three: 85,000 lawsuits from immigrants, and the only way to find out about your case is still to queueaimaDN Brasil · Notícias ao Minuto
- 29 October 2026, 09:32A record 284,000 people are waiting for planned surgery on the SNS, 87,000 of them beyond the maximum waiting timehospitalsObservador · gov.pt
- 29 October 2026, 05:02Lisbon renovation tax breaks may cover almost two-thirds of the city from 2027, including 6% IVA on building workhousingCorreio da Manhã · Observador
- 29 October 2026, 05:02Lisbon housing protesters to march from Marquês de Pombal to Rossio on 31 October and vote on whether to camp there againhousingEsquerda.net · Jornal de Negócios · Notícias ao Minuto · Observador
- 29 October 2026, 01:02Parliament passes law doubling IRS deduction for third and subsequent children from 2028, with 50% rise for 2027taxesECO · Jornal de Negócios · Observador
- 29 October 2026, 01:02Porto wants to charge ten times more IMI on empty homes in the historic centre from 2027housingECO · Observador
- 29 October 2026, 01:02Parliament passes laws to ban keeping pets permanently chained or on balconies, and selling or using collars that hurt themanimalsObservador
- 28 October 2026, 23:34Free-market households have paid more for electricity than on the regulated tariff since 2023. Regulator advises switchingelectricityERSE · Observador
- 28 October 2026, 23:34No bank strike on 30 November: unions agree a 3% rise in wages and pensions for 2026banksECO · Jornal Económico · SNQTB, SBC, SBN, Mais Sindicato
- 28 October 2026, 23:34Fewer people are looking for flats to rent: 18 enquiries per listing, 17% fewer than a year ago. In Lisbon, 32% fewerrentingJornal Económico
- 28 October 2026, 23:34Banks slightly tighten mortgage lending: since August, loan repayments capped at 45% of income. No change expected this yearmortgagesECO · Jornal Económico · Jornal de Negócios · Notícias ao Minuto
- 28 October 2026, 23:34Final IMI instalment due by 30 November for those whose annual tax exceeds €100. Late payment means interesttaxesNotícias ao Minuto · gov.pt
- 28 October 2026, 23:34Thousands protest outside parliament on 27 October, but no tents go up. Calls for a general strikehousingDiário de Notícias · Notícias ao Minuto
- 28 October 2026, 23:34‘Vote for my child’ on WhatsApp is how accounts get stolen. Never enter your SMS code on any websitescamsDECO Proteste · IOL · Notícias ao Minuto
- 28 October 2026, 22:32Only half the usual income tax will come off November pay, but next year's IRS refund will be smallertaxesJornal Económico · Notícias ao Minuto · Observador
- 28 October 2026, 22:32CP train strike planned for Friday 30 October has been called offstrikesECO
- 28 October 2026, 22:32Specialist nurses will look after low-risk pregnancies at health centres in a new pilot schemehealthObservador
- 28 October 2026, 22:32The state will pay 80% of the price of an electric car costing up to €15,000 for low-income familiescarsECO · Jornal de Negócios