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News for November 2026

• 9 November 2026, 21:02One in six homes for rent in Setúbal district is let in under a day. In Lisbon and Porto, 4–⁠6%rentingJornal Económico · Notícias ao Minuto
• 9 November 2026, 21:02Paid flu vaccine runs out in pharmacies: 50,000 doses against 300,000 last season; more expected from late NovemberhealthNotícias ao Minuto · Observador
• 9 November 2026, 16:32Storm Charles: gusts of up to 120 km/h in Lisbon and the south on Wednesday. Orange warnings in nine districts and MadeiraweatherIPMA · Notícias ao Minuto
• 9 November 2026, 16:32Students to march on parliament against tuition fee rises on 18 November, the day budget voting beginseducationNotícias ao Minuto
• 9 November 2026, 12:02Over ten years, house prices in Portugal rose 60.8% relative to incomes, the most in the EU. The EU average was 6.8%housingEurostat · Jornal Económico
• 9 November 2026, 07:32For 2026, 209 of 308 councils will return at least part of their IRS share to residents. Lisbon gives back all 5%, Porto halftaxesObservador (press review, Jornal de Notícias) · Portal das Finanças
• 9 November 2026, 07:32INEM crews delivered 245 babies outside hospitals from January to October. The year could end with about 300, a recordchildbirthDiário de Notícias · Observador · SAPO / Diário do Distrito
• 9 November 2026, 03:02Buyers lose the IMT Jovem relief if they move more than 100 km for a new employer within six years of buying a hometaxesJornal de Negócios · Portal das Finanças
• 9 November 2026, 03:02Rain across Portugal until Friday 13 November, heaviest from Monday evening into Tuesday and on Wednesday afternoonweatherIPMA · Observador
• 8 November 2026, 22:34Landlords can also move existing leases into the affordable renting scheme and pay no tax on rent from 1 SeptemberrentingDiário da República · Jornal Económico · Jornal de Negócios
• 8 November 2026, 16:32In April the government promised compulsory home insurance against storms and earthquakes. Insurers say it cannot waitinsuranceECO · TSF
• 8 November 2026, 16:32Fire brigades will run 581 ambulances this winter, 111 more than a year ago. The most serious cases still wait too longhealthObservador
• 8 November 2026, 11:31Immigrants take out loans to pay six months' rent as a deposit. By law, a deposit is capped at two months' rentrentingCódigo Civil · Jornal Económico · Observador
• 8 November 2026, 07:01Storm Bruna reaches the mainland: overnight rain, thunderstorms and 75 km/h gusts in Lisbon and the south from 8 NovemberweatherIPMA · Notícias ao Minuto
• 7 November 2026, 19:31State to pay about 80% of an electric car's price for low-income families, up to €15,000. Used cars qualify toocarsECO · Jornal de Negócios · Observador
• 7 November 2026, 15:03Under-35s mortgage guarantee should also cover building your own home, ruling parties propose. It now covers only purchasesmortgagesDinheiro Vivo · ECO
• 7 November 2026, 15:03Two patients die in Portimão hospital A&E before seeing a doctor. The hospital and the IGAS inspectorate are investigatinghealthDinheiro Vivo · Observador
• 7 November 2026, 15:03Madeira airport: 24 flights cancelled on 7 November due to heavy rain and wind. Disruption possible in the coming daysweatherNotícias ao Minuto · Observador
• 7 November 2026, 10:31The EU is preparing a law to fine shops that refuse cash. In Portugal, refusing it currently carries no penaltymoneyECO · EUR-Lex
• 7 November 2026, 06:02Councils offered 477 empty state buildings, mainly for affordable housing. They must choose by 31 DecemberhousingECO · Jornal Económico
• 7 November 2026, 06:02Amadora keeps IMI property tax at the minimum 0.3%, and residents will get back 1.75% of their IRS instead of 1.5%taxesObservador
• 7 November 2026, 06:02Minimum wage will rise only to €970 in 2027: the labour minister has refused to revisit the agreementwagesNotícias ao Minuto
• 7 November 2026, 01:32Lisbon's mayor orders the tent camp off Rossio to make way for the Christmas market. Protesters are fighting it in courtprotestsNotícias ao Minuto · Observador
• 7 November 2026, 01:32Hoax bomb threats reach Portugal: a Ryanair flight from Lisbon to Rome and two TAP flights were checked on 6 NovemberairportDinheiro Vivo · ECO · Observador
• 7 November 2026, 01:32A record 2,847 amendments to the 2027 budget. Chega opposes a higher pension age, IL wants lower tax on rentbudgetECO · Jornal Económico · Jornal de Negócios · Observador
• 6 November 2026, 21:02ISP fuel tax discount shrinks on 9 November: prices will fall 2.2 cents less for diesel and 3.1 cents less for petrolfuelDiário da República · ECO
• 6 November 2026, 21:02Three A&E departments at Lisbon's Santa Maria hospital switch to a new computer system on 7 November. All will stay openhospitalsNotícias ao Minuto · Observador
• 6 November 2026, 16:32Portugal is second in the EU for Schengen return alerts relative to population and economy. 68,000 have temporary protectionimmigrationDinheiro Vivo · Notícias ao Minuto
• 6 November 2026, 16:32Pensions of up to €1,074 to rise by 3.3% in January 2027, government estimates. Exact figure due in mid-DecemberpensionsECO · Observador
• 6 November 2026, 16:32Child benefit to rise only in line with inflation in 2027. The government is studying changes to the benefit itselfbenefitsNotícias ao Minuto · Observador
• 6 November 2026, 12:03PSD and CDS propose no early repayment fee on variable-rate mortgages until the end of 2027. Banks now charge up to 0.5%mortgagesJornal Económico
• 6 November 2026, 12:03From Monday 9 November, diesel should fall by about 11 cents and petrol by 12.5 cents. Petrol is set to drop below €2fuelDinheiro Vivo · ECO · Notícias ao Minuto
• 6 November 2026, 12:03In 2025, 155,000 more people moved to Portugal than left: 1.4% of the population, joint highest in the EU with CyprusimmigrationECO
• 6 November 2026, 07:33CGD has used 89% of its state mortgage guarantee quota for under-35s. The guarantee covers contracts signed by 31 DecembermortgagesJornal Económico · Notícias ao Minuto
• 6 November 2026, 07:33Rossio protest camp refuses to make way for the Christmas market. The city council had offered to let one tent stayhousingNotícias ao Minuto · Observador
• 6 November 2026, 07:33782,000 people left Portugal in five years, INE's new count shows. In 2025 more than half of those who left were foreignersimmigrationECO · Jornal de Negócios · Observador
• 6 November 2026, 03:02Your family can apply for accompanying visas alongside yours and move with you. Reunification usually means a two-year waitvisasDN Brasil
• 6 November 2026, 03:02Lisbon Metro now has a WhatsApp channel: strikes, engineering works and line disruptions straight to your phonetransportDinheiro Vivo · Jornal Económico
• 5 November 2026, 22:33PS: government ready to discuss IRS exemption on second-home sales up to €300,000. Rental bill stayshousingECO · Jornal Económico · Jornal de Negócios
• 5 November 2026, 22:33Storm Bruna arrives on Sunday: rain until 13 November, waves up to 5 metres. Rain warning in eight districts on FridayweatherDiário de Notícias · IPMA
• 5 November 2026, 22:33Bachelor's graduates without a teaching master's will be able to teach years 1–⁠4 where schools are short of teachersschoolNotícias ao Minuto · Observador
• 5 November 2026, 18:03Last IMI instalment of the year is due by 30 November. It must be paid by those whose annual property tax is over €100taxesNotícias ao Minuto · gov.pt
• 5 November 2026, 18:03Haulage and bus companies can recoup up to 70% of extra fuel costs for October to December. Fare rises will be deductedfuelDiário da República · Notícias ao Minuto
• 5 November 2026, 18:03Court overturns order to let FlixBus into Sete Rios coach station immediately. Its 23 daily departures remaintransportECO · Notícias ao Minuto
• 5 November 2026, 13:33Madeira's 2026 IRS rates are again 30% below the mainland's. In November, only half the usual IRS will be withheldtaxesDiário da República · Funchal Notícias
• 5 November 2026, 13:33Cristiano Ronaldo leaves the Portugal national team after 23 years, 234 matches and 146 goalsronaldoJornal de Negócios · Observador
• 5 November 2026, 13:33A Chave Móvel Digital text is genuine only if you asked for the code yourself. ARTE and CGD warn of fake messagesscamsARTE · Notícias ao Minuto
• 5 November 2026, 09:03Chega wants IRS relief on mortgage interest back, PS wants rent deposits kept capped. Both meet the prime minister todayhousingECO · Jornal de Negócios
• 5 November 2026, 09:03SNS nurses to join public sector strike on 20 November. Planned operations and procedures may be postponedhealthNotícias ao Minuto · SEP
• 5 November 2026, 09:03Government proposes linking public university undergraduate fees to inflation from 2027/2028. Now capped at €697 a yeareducationNotícias ao Minuto
• 5 November 2026, 04:32Free online English course from Santander and the British Council: apply by 19 November, take the tests by the 20theducationJornal Económico · Santander Open Academy
• 5 November 2026, 00:01Maths to be compulsory from 10th to 12th grade on every course. The new rules will apply from the 2028/2029 school yearschoolDN · Jornal Económico · Notícias ao Minuto
• 4 November 2026, 19:32AIMA's online form now accepts permanent residence applications. Existing cards are still replaced via the renewals portalresidence permitsDN Brasil · Lei n.º 23/2007, artigo 80.º
• 4 November 2026, 19:32ECB warns of fraudsters using its name to invite people to invest in a digital euro "pilot project"fraudJornal Económico · Notícias ao Minuto · Observador
• 4 November 2026, 19:32A basket of 63 basic foods rose by €2.40 in a week to €255.95. Cod and tomatoes are up 35% on a year agopricesJornal Económico
• 4 November 2026, 15:02AIMA staff union calls warning that foreigners at protests could lose residence permits "irresponsible and dangerous"residence permitsNotícias ao Minuto · Observador
• 4 November 2026, 15:02Applications to build 61,000 new flats and houses filed in the first nine months of 2026. Keys in four years at the earliesthousingDinheiro Vivo
• 4 November 2026, 15:02Unemployment in Portugal rises to 5.5% in the third quarter. Among under-25s it is 19.9%workECO · Jornal de Negócios · Notícias ao Minuto
• 4 November 2026, 10:32Segurança Social app shows this month's benefits on one screen: child, parental, unemployment and sicknessbenefitsNotícias ao Minuto · Segurança Social
• 4 November 2026, 10:32Heirs can claim Certificados de Aforro more than 10 years after the holder's death, Lisbon court rulesinheritanceECO · IGCP · Jornal de Negócios
• 4 November 2026, 06:02Housing protests in Portugal and six other European countries on 20–⁠22 November. About 60 tents back on RossiohousingJornal de Negócios · Observador
• 4 November 2026, 06:02Taxis in 2027: €2.05 pick-up, €0.60 a kilometre, €0.37 a minute in the daytime. Meters must be updated by 21 JanuarytaxisDiário da República · ECO
• 4 November 2026, 06:02Nationwide earthquake drill on 5 November at 11:05. One minute: drop, cover, hold onsafetyA Terra Treme (ANEPC) · Mais Ribatejo · Notícias ao Minuto
• 4 November 2026, 01:32Foreigners who disturb public order at housing protests could lose their residence permit and have 20 days to leaveresidence permitsECO · Notícias ao Minuto · Observador
• 4 November 2026, 01:32Income cap for the state mortgage guarantee for under-35s to rise to €89,995 in 2027, if the guarantee is extendedmortgagesDECO Proteste · Jornal de Negócios
• 4 November 2026, 01:32Parish councils open as usual on 4 November: plan to close them in protest at the budget droppeddocumentsECO · Observador
• 3 November 2026, 21:02Montenegro invites the Socialist and Chega leaders to housing talks on Thursday but announces no new measureshousingJornal Económico · Notícias ao Minuto · RTP
• 3 November 2026, 21:02AIMA's budget to rise from €97 million to €146 million in 2027; government says immigrants' fees will cover it allaimaECO · Jornal Económico · Jornal de Negócios
• 3 November 2026, 16:31Bus, metro and train tickets and passes may rise by no more than 2.66% from 1 January 2027transportAMT · Jornal de Negócios
• 3 November 2026, 16:31One-off pension supplement of €100 to €200 to be paid on 7 December. CGA pensioners will get it on 18 DecemberpensionsJornal Económico · Notícias ao Minuto
• 3 November 2026, 16:31No trains between Marco de Canaveses and Régua until 24 March inclusive: CP is running replacement busestrainsNotícias de Vila Real · Observador
• 3 November 2026, 12:02AIMA won't refuse a residence permit for a vocational course just because it has ended. Some appointments are in Q2 2027residence permitsDN Brasil
• 3 November 2026, 12:02Advertised rents fell 6% in October to €17.2 per square metre. Lisbon is at €23.8, Porto at €18.3rentingJornal Económico · idealista
• 3 November 2026, 12:02SNS lab technicians, radiographers and physiotherapists to strike on 19 and 20 November. Tests and scans may be postponedstrikesNotícias ao Minuto · Renascença
• 3 November 2026, 07:31The heat is over: Lisbon to reach 19 °C on Thursday, inland north as low as −2 °C at night. Rain from FridayweatherIPMA · Notícias ao Minuto · Observador
• 3 November 2026, 02:02Housing protest camp refuses to leave Rossio for the Christmas market. Tents go up again in Lisbon and PortohousingDN · Notícias ao Minuto · Observador
• 3 November 2026, 02:02Nationwide drink-driving checks until 9 November. Fines from €250, criminal charges from 1.2 g/lcarsDiário da República · Notícias ao Minuto · Observador
• 3 November 2026, 02:02BPI to launch a current account with no maintenance fee in November, including a debit card and instant transfersbanksECO · Jornal Económico
• 2 November 2026, 21:32PPR pension plan fees eat up most of the tax advantage. With costs of 2% a year there is no gain at alltaxesCompara PPR · Jornal Económico
• 2 November 2026, 21:322 November public sector strike joined by 80% in health and 60% in education. Next: 20 and 30 November, 2 DecemberstrikesNotícias ao Minuto · Observador
• 2 November 2026, 21:3228,000 families approved for Vale Eficiência vouchers for windows and heating will receive them at the end of NovemberhousingJornal Económico · Notícias ao Minuto
• 2 November 2026, 17:02Joint public transport pass for Lisbon and Porto to start in March 2027. Navegante or Andante holders will pay €10 extratransportECO
• 2 November 2026, 17:02Nearly 60% of patients awaiting a first SNS specialist appointment are past the time limit. Six months ago it was 44%healthNotícias ao Minuto · Observador
• 2 November 2026, 17:02Trains between Torres Vedras and Caldas da Rainha resume on 15 November. Part of the journey to Lisbon is still by bustrainsECO · Notícias ao Minuto
• 2 November 2026, 12:32Asking prices for homes up 7.5% in a year to €3,249 per square metre. Vila Real saw the biggest rise, 20%housingJornal Económico · Notícias ao Minuto
• 2 November 2026, 12:32Court allows Rossio tent protest until 24 November, day and night. Police may step in only for breaches or real dangerprotestsECO · Notícias ao Minuto
• 2 November 2026, 12:32Rate on new mortgages rises for sixth month running, to 3.06%. Deposit rates see their biggest rise since 2023mortgagesECO
• 2 November 2026, 12:32Banks must refund money stolen by fraudsters from a card or account at once, even if they blame the client, EU court rulesbanksECO
• 2 November 2026, 08:03Citizenship cannot be refused automatically over a conviction, Constitutional Court rules: each case must be weighedcitizenshipDiário da República · ECO · Tribunal Constitucional
• 2 November 2026, 08:03Thirteen detained at housing protests face a judge today; Council of State meets this afternoon at the president's palacehousingNotícias ao Minuto · Observador · RTP
• 1 November 2026, 23:32Police fined drivers who honked in support of the Rossio protest. Using the horn without good reason costs €60 to €300housingDiário da República · ECO · Notícias ao Minuto · Observador
• 1 November 2026, 23:32In 2027, five of Portugal's 13 mandatory public holidays fall at weekends. Six days' leave in December gives 12 days offworkDiário da República · Observador
• 1 November 2026, 19:32Porto's mayor invites protesters to 3 November talks on temporary tent camps. Socialists call interior minister to parliamenthousingJornal Económico · Notícias ao Minuto · Observador
• 1 November 2026, 19:3280% help to buy an electric car for those on the social electricity tariff or earning under €11,572 a year. Car up to €15,000carCorreio da Manhã · ECO · Jornal de Negócios · Razão Automóvel
• 1 November 2026, 15:32Rossio protest today at 5pm against police violence and for housing after overnight clearance; detainees face court MondayhousingDinheiro Vivo · Jornal de Negócios · Notícias ao Minuto · Observador
• 1 November 2026, 08:31Police break up housing protest camps in Lisbon and Porto overnight with batons. Organisers report 44 injuredhousingNotícias ao Minuto