Lisbon, April 29, 2026 (Lusa) – Portugal’s Transformation, Recovery and Resilience (PTRR) announcement of €22.6 billion, the home insurance crisis, and the Influencer case wiretaps suggest, contradicting Portugal’s former prime minister’s claims, dominate the headlines this Wednesday morning.
Sábado:
- "New methods for treating pain. Three in ten people suffer from chronic pain"
- "New medicines and approaches, regenerative medicine, auditory stimulation and exercise are changing everything"
- "Café Mortágua. We went to check out the former MP’s new venue in Lisbon"
- "Wiretaps. 122 people were targeted in the Monte Branco case (tax fraud and money laundering investigations in Portugal)"
Correio da Manhã:
- "Americans value Benfica at €276M. Deal carries an 85.7% premium over the share price"
- "Rumours point to Real Madrid. Mourinho (coach) makes a mysterious trip to Milan"
- "Sporting-Tondela. Rui Borges (coach) renews contract on Labour Day"
- "Government announces multi-million euro funding package. Three months after the storms"
- "Health services. Violence against staff soars"
- "Public alarmed. F-16 Fighting Falcon causes loud roar in Figueira da Foz"
- "Psychologist on trial for 76 offences against a girl"
- "Below purchase price. TAP sells company at a loss"
- "Influencer. Costa (Portugal’s former prime minister) caught out in wiretaps"
Público:
- "Recovery. Government announces €22.6B recovery plan, brings Seguro (the president of Portugal) and the PS (Socialist Party) on board"
- "New packaging deposit scheme halves targets"
- "Justice. Prosecutors seek direct access to seized emails"
- "Energy crisis. United Arab Emirates deals blow to OPEC, putting oil under pressure"
- "Award. Eduardo Souto de Moura wins the Oscar of world architecture"
- "Environment. Europe is warming twice as fast as any other continent"
- "Higher education. Conflict at Nova Universidade de Lisboa: from the war of names to the power struggle"
Jornal de Notícias:
- "Portuguese lose millions on fixed-term savings accounts"
- "Nine years to recover from and prevent disasters"
- "Cemetery receives its first body in 25 years"
- "Sporting. Rui Borges admits that physical and mental fatigue have taken their toll on the club"
- "Benfica. US funds gain influence in the SAD (Public Limited Sports Company)"
- "Setúbal. Defrauded the state by enrolling dozens of children in a nursery"
- "Influencer. Wiretaps contradict Costa’s claims"
- "Tourism. Northern region leads domestic market, calls for greater autonomy"
- "Award. Souto de Moura receives gold medal from architects"
Diário de Notícias:
- "Notice of the INEM (A&E ambulances and air ambulances) strike was sent to the wrong secretary of state"
- "Visit. Charles III on a mission to save the special relationship"
- "Socialist Party. Álvaro Beleza praises Pedro Nuno’s (MP) loyalty in defending Carneiro’s leadership: ‘He was a gentleman, a comrade and showed solidarity’"
- "VVarandas Fernandes. Seguro appoints SNS (Portugal’s state health service) advocate as the Presidential doctor"
- "Recovery plan. After the storm, €22.6B and compulsory insurance are on the way"
- "Energy. EDP Renováveis (Portuguese energy company) promises to invest in projects more aligned with the Trump administration’s priorities"
- "Cinema. Jessica Chastain challenges romantic ideals"
- "Book. Film actresses age too"
- "Football. Afonso Taira and the title in Saudi Arabia: ‘It’s the most memorable season’"
Negócios:
- "TAP air Portugal will no longer fall under the jurisdiction of the Court of Auditors"
- "Government calls on private sector to pay a third of the PTRR (Portugal Transformation, Recovery and Resilience)"
- "EU budget sparks conflict between frugal states and MEPs"
- "‘It was a good deal for me and for Benfica’. José António dos Santos pocketed €45M from the sale of his 16.38% stake in Benfica SAD to a US fund"
- "Sustainability 20|30. António Henriques, CEO of Bison Bank. ‘Whenever the world becomes unstable, Portugal benefits’"
- "Banking. New Montepio CEO won’t get the green light until mid-May"
- "Energy poverty. Stalled window scheme leaves families without support"
O Jornal Económico:
- "Insurance to become mandatory as half of homes remain uninsured"
- "Government announces new dams it had previously announced"
- "Tight credit and rising prices increase the risk of stagflation"
- "European Parliament wants more money in the EU budget"
- "Airlines attempt to curtail travellers’ rights"
- "Fierce competition in China wipes out 50% of BYD’s profits"
- "Business confidence suffers its biggest drop in four years"
- "War within OPEC. United Arab Emirates enters into open conflict with Saudi Arabia"
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