Lisbon, May 7, 2026 (Lusa) – The headlines focus on Portugal’s draft labour bill negotiations between the government, employers and unions, police involvement in migrant assaults, record household debt, and falling oil prices as peace nears between the US and Iran.

Visão:

- "First Republic. The chaos that paved the way for the dictatorship. The 15 years and seven months in which Portugal had 45 governments and eight presidents. What can we learn a century later?"

- "Cuba. Between the regime crisis and the Trump threat"

- "Science. Portugal's astronomers looking for new worlds"

- "Francesco Farioli. The philosopher champion's secrets"

Correio da Manhã:

- "Singer Nininho's brother among the Public Security Police officers involved in assault. He is included in the 1st Division patrol in Lisbon"

- "Number of taxpayers declaring over €250,000 a year rises 25%"

- "Virus launches panic on cruise. Probable human contagion"

- "Credit. Household loans hit record"

- "Friburgo - Sp. Braga. Braga ready to fight for the Europa league final"

- "Benfica. Mourinho imposes 10 conditions on Real Madrid"

- "Vatican publishes homosexual testimonies"

- "Seixal. Café window explodes and injures six"

- "Justice. 'Deal' with Tancos thief falls through"

- "Middle East. US and Iran one step from peace"

- "Bonnie Tyler hospitalised in the Algarve"

Público:

- "In four years, 129 PSP and GNR (National Republican Guard) officers have been dismissed"

- "Labour laws. Employers make concessions, UGT Union responds Thursday if there is agreement"

- "Mariano Rajoy: 'Spain must be where it has always been: with the democracies'"

- "Executives Special. Artificial intelligence in manager training"

- "Presidency. Left political parties disillusioned with Portuguese president Seguro on the Nationality Law"

- "Champions League. PSG (Paris Saint-Germain) joins Arsenal in unprecedented Champions final"

- "Lisbon. Courts validate airport arrests"

Jornal de Notícias:

- "PSP chiefs suspected of participating in immigrant assaults"

- "Full throttle. Portuguese Rally starts Thursday. Rain threatens to throw a spanner in the works. Sébastien Ogier seeks eighth victory"

- "Young people aren’t swapping the countryside for the city. European report contradicts idea of exodus. Maria Seixas has found peace in Bragança"

- "Europa League. 'Braga's team will give everything. We must respond at a high level'. Carlos Vicens calls for resilience against the Germans on the road to the Istanbul final"

- "Work. Last-minute employer concessions on the decisive day for the draft labour bill"

- "Alto Minho. Road network will link to Braga, Vila Verde, Esposende and Barcelos"

- "Local Power. Government wants to use cooperatives in the housing crisis"

- "European Union. One in four children is at risk of poverty"

Diário de Notícias:

- "New decree-law restricts locums in accident and emergency departments and defines incompatibilities"

- "Housing. Foreigners bought 1,392 houses in Lisbon last year. Fewer only in 2017"

- "INEM ambulance service inquiries. Public prosecution archived cases of suspicious deaths due to lack of assistance"

- "Draft labour law. PS (Socialist Party) passes ball to the government and Chega wants to remove life expectancy from retirement age calculation"

- "Court. Rato police station.  Senior officers are new focus of investigations"

- "United Kingdom. Will Keir Starmer manage to resist the Labour electoral disaster?"

- "Decision. Government approves regulations for nicotine pouches and bans sale to minors"

- "Divergence. US military exit from Germany is the least of European defence problems"

- "Hantavirus. 'If it were in Portugal, Madeira and Azores would have facilities for the ship to dock"

- "Thriller. Netflix small screen adventures"

- "Romania. Rock 'n' roll sounds on Romanian radio"

- "Canada. Iranian stories with a Canadian twist"

- "Europa League. Sporting de Braga plays Friburgo in Germany for access to European history"

Negócios:

- "Chinese investors to recoup all investment in EDP electricity utility by 2027"

- "Miguel Stilwell, EDP CEO: A windfall profit tax 'makes no sense for our sector'"

- "Foreigners take over €1 billion in dividends from Lisbon"

- "Where has the controversial labour reform reached so far?"

"BCP bank has 'capacity to attract investors' if Fosun leaves"

- "Oil sinks with end of war in sight"

- "Prolonged conflict could stall GDP (Gross Domestic Product) at 1.7%"

O Jornal Económico:

- "CIP (Confederation of Portuguese Business) agrees to yield, UGT wants everything in writing"

- "BCP bucks trend with profits rising 25%"

- "EDP expects to be exempt from windfall profits tax"

- "Quarter. EDP net profit falls 9%, EDPR (EDP Renováveis, renewable energy producer) rises 36%"

- "'With TAP, we will be in an ideal position in South America'. Reprivatisation. Lufthansa reacted to competition from Air France/KLM. German company's CEO says interest is solid"

- "European Court of Auditors says bazooka is opaque"

- "Jerónimo Martins sales rise but profits fall"

- "US leads fuel price rise"

- "Portuguese ceramics industry calls for rules on a par with Spain and Italy"

- "UMinho (University of Minho) leader training headed by Caldeira Cabral"

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