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Defence News Europe - Portugal increases its Defence Spending to 3.1% of GDP in 2026, according to an announcement by Portugal´s Prime Minister, Luís Montenegro, at the NATO Summit held in Ankara on July 7-8, 2026. Here is the list of Portugal´s Defence priorities:

Telecommunications News Europe - DSTelecom signed a 30 million euros contract with Portugal for the installation of a fiber optic network throughout the national territory, according to an announcement by the Government of Portugal dated July 6th, 2026:

Defence News Europe - Portugal`s Navy will receive a drone carrier worth 132 million euros in April 2027, that is the first European multi-platform drone carrier:

Defence News Europe - Portugal will receive heavy military equipment worth 5.8 billion euros under the EU SAFE (Security Action for Europe) fund and is also revising its Military Programming Law. Here is date and the list of heavy military equipment to be received by Portugal, as well as Portugal´s Defence capabilities deployed under NATO, and Portugal´s share of GDP allocated to Defence:

Financial News Europe - Portugal residents transferred 9.4 billion euros to Tax Havens between 2022 and 2025, that is an increase of 16.4%. Here are the Top 10 Tax Havens to which residents of Portugal transfer their money and the main sources of funds sent from Portugal to Tax Havens, according to Portugal´s Tax Authority:

News Blue Economy Europe - Portugal launched its Blue Hub Network at the EU forum ¨Blue Hub Portugal: Unlocking European Blue Innovation Partnerships¨ with an investment of over 78 million euros, on June 29. 2026. Here are the clusters as well as the companies and organisations that are part of Portugal´s Blue Hub Network:

Financial News Europe - Here are Portugal´s new rules for Cryptoassets that enter into force on July 1st, 2026, under Portugal´s Central Bank (BdP) and Securities and Exchange Commission (CMVM) as supervisors with the authority to issue fines of up to five million euros for defaulting companies. Here are also Portugal´s definition and sanctions for the illegal trade of Cryptoassets:

Tech News Europe - Portugal will invest 200 million euros in an AI Gigafactory, an amount that is expected to be matched by the EuroHPC. This investment will allow the mobilization of up to 400 million euros in joint investment for computing capacity during the first phase. Portugal´s total investment in AI Gigafactories will ultimately reach around 4 billion euros.

Immigration News Europe - Here is the percentage of foreign residents in Portugal at the end of 2025, including the trend over the past 5 years and the main source countries for people immigrating to Portugal. The data also shows Portugal´s immigration versus population decline paradox and Portugal´s aging index, according to a report by Statistics Portugal published on June 22, 2026:

Defence News Europe - The Portuguese Army is testing military drones for NATO deployment with Portuguese Defense Manufacturing company Beyond Vision. The Portuguese drones will be deployed for a NATO mission in Slovakia at the end of this month.

Tech News Europe - Portugal is launching its own LLM called Amália. Here are the specificities of Portugal´s LLM Amália and how it compares to ChatGPT:

Green News Europe - Portugal launches a 4,000 euros support for individuals to puchase an Electric Vehicle and applications for light electric passenger vehicles must be made between June 11 - July 27, 2026 until the 10 million euros fund is exhausted. Here is the list of supported EVs and the requirements to benefit from the incentives:

News Economy Portugal - Here is the OECD Economic Outlook for Portugal for 2026 and 2027, according to a publication dated June 2026:

Defence News World - Here are the countries that won seats on the UN Security Council in 2026 on June 3, 2026, as well as the countries that have non-permanent seats in 2026 and 2027:

Labor News Europe - Here are the provisions under Portugal´s new Single Social Benefit Law in 2026, that was approved by the Government on May 29th, 2026:

Immigration News Europe - Here is Portugal´s new Immigration Policy, according to a Government announcement dated May 28th, 2026:

Labor laws Europe - Here is Portugal´s new remote work law in 2026, according to a Government announcement on May 28th, 2026:

Real Estate News Portugal - Here is Portugal's new Real Estate Law in 2026, including the list of tax rebates and advantages when buying, renting and selling property.