Lisbon, April 17, 2026 (Lusa) - The breakthrough ceasefire in Lebanon, the shifting political tide between the Socialist Party and the Democratic Alliance in Portuguese politics, and negotiations on the government's draft labour drag on feature heavily on most front pages.

Expresso:

- "Government halts 25 April Museum project"

- "Private care homes cost three times the average pension"

- "Insurance pressure for a labour law deal upsets the PS (Socialist Party) and UGT union"

- "Aircraft fuel only lasts until June. Portugal has no reserves"

- "US demands Portugal ensure security of undersea cables"

- "Cosmetic treatments with hundreds of complaints"

- "Who is still willing to die for a cause?"

- "MB Way (internet payment by mobile phone) extended to 13 countries"

- "Border controls causing delays at airports"

- "José Luís Tinoco has died"

Correio da Manhã:

- "Elderly woman endures two years of terror and dies of starvation. Maria Nazareth, aged 98, victim in Setúbal"

- "Convicted son sentenced to 22 years in prison and daughter-in-law to 20"

- "Intercampus/CM poll. Socialist leader Jose Luis Carneiro overtakes Luis Montenegro in the race for Prime Minister"

- "Nottingham 1 FC Porto 0. The Dragon bids farewell to Europe"

- "Betis 2 Sp. Braga 4. Epic warriors in Seville"

- "Sporting. Hjulmand rouses the Lions ahead of the derby"

- "Benfica. Mourinho torn between Rafa and Ríos"

- "Cars stolen. Police officers attacked by drug dealers receive no compensation"

- "Lourinhã. 16-year-old student rapes classmates on school trip"

- "Dermatologist. Doctor forced to return €700,000  to health service"

- "Council of State. President Jose Seguro appoints former PS ministers and academics"

- "Cristina Ferreira risks criminal complaint"

Público:

- "PS refers loss of nationality case to the Constitutional Court"

- "David Uclês. Phenomenal writer in Spain: 'Saramago is my greatest influence'"

- "Undivided estates. Spouses of heirs may force property sales"

- "Labour laws. Agreement reached on continuous working hours and time off in lieu"

- "Government proposal. Limit on direct contract awards to increase fivefold"

- "Agreement with Israel. Trump announces ten-day ceasefire in Lebanon"

- "Europa League. FC Porto disappoints but Sp. Braga was brilliant"

Diário de Notícias:

- "PS leads PSD (Social Democratic Party) and Chega (far-right) in the polls"

- "Report. A silence in which fado will be heard"

- "Classics. New memories of Japanese cinema"

- "Debate with Ventura. 'If it were today, I would do it again,' says Pacheco Pereira"

- "Education. Demonstration organised by the CGTP union and strikes threaten to close schools"

- "Initiative. Ceasefire paves the way for dialogue between Israel and Lebanon"

- "David Uclés: 'Franco took advantage of the left’s weakness and was a good strategist. But he was very lucky'"

- "Book launch. Book portrays Mário Soares as 'mature and calm' in DN (Diário de Notícias)"

Jornal de Notícias:

- "The wealthiest see their fortunes rise, whilst the middle class lose strength"

- "Europa League. Nottingham Forest 1–0 FC Porto. English ghost gets in the way again"

- "Betis 2-4 Braga. Olé, Braga, olé"

- "Interview. 'We have a real urban revolution in Santa Maria da Feira'. Amadeu Albergaria, mayor"

- "Overtime fraud at security firm"

- "Middle East. Israel and Lebanon agree to a ten-day ceasefire"

- "Caminha. Ferry to be scrapped and new boat to arrive by summer"

- "US. Former Brazilian model is shaking up the Trump family"

- "Justice. Teenager suspected of raping two classmates on a school trip"

Nascer do Sol:

- "Artificial intelligence speeds up fines and penalties"

- "Interview. Carlos Carreiras: 'All parties are playing for the short term, without prioritising the national interest'"

- "Tomás Moreira: 'Even Sá Carneiro and Mário Soares were labelled fascists'"

- "Covid-19. Filipe Froes and Miguel Guimarães: 'Time has confirmed the usefulness, safety and importance of vaccination'"

- "Parking permits for disabled people are six months behind schedule"

- "Diesel in Spain. Filling up costs almost €20 less”

- "Court of Auditors. End of prior approval divides Carneiro’s PS"

- "Transgender people. DGS (national health authority) and CIG (Commission for Citizenship and Gender Equality) fail to produce study on conversion therapies"

- "Ribeiro-Bidaoui in Brasília. ‘The time has come for Portugal and Brazil to take each other seriously'"

- "History still reignites passions and divisions between the right and the left"

- "A historic journey. The importance of space"

- "Ombudsman. Tiago Antunes goes down with a bang"

- "Plastics and cans. So, how will the new refundable deposit scheme for recycling (Volta) actually work?"

- "Diogo Ramada Curto. Likely successor kicked out from the wake"

Negócios:

- "When the US offered Portugal a nuclear power station"

- "Navigator hopes to recover €4.3M in tariffs from Trump"

- "Poll: PS overtakes the ruling AD (Democratic Alliance) government coalition for the first time since the elections"

- "Draft labour law: Unions, employers and the government disagree on the outcome of negotiations"

- "Ceiling for direct contract awards in public procurement rises to €150,000"

- "War in the Middle East. Competition authorities oppose setting maximum prices for food baskets"

- "Jet fuel shortage forcing airlines to cancel flights"

- "Ceasefire in Lebanon opens the door to talks between Iran and the US"

O Jornal Económico:

- "Galp and experts say the country’s oil potential must be assessed"

- "The new Caixa [Geral de Depósitos] (Portugal's state-owned bank)"

- "Chinese sell former BESI (Espírito Santo Investment Bank) – Haitong Bank – to fellow Chinese"

- "The Azores lose 160M with Ryanair’s departure. Economy set to grow less"

- "Inflation accelerates; farmers and retailers say it is inevitable"

- "Five bidders in the running to buy Indaqua in a billion-euro deal"

- "Government, employers and UGT union meet today to discuss the union’s new proposal"

- "Steel and carbon safeguards could drive companies out of the country"

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