LUSA 07/04/2026

Lusa - Business News - Portugal: Top newspaper headlines on Friday, 3 July

Lisbon, July 3, 2026 (Lusa) - Portugal's win over Croatia in the men's World Cup is on all the front pages, along with the current extreme heat and accompanying wildfires and the story of how the Portuguese search-and-rescue team in Venezuela managed to save a man who had been trapped under the rubble of a car park for eight days.

 

Público:

- “2026 World Cup. Now it’s Spain’s turn”

- “Portugal come from behind to beat Croatia and set up an Iberian clash”

- “The State begins to recoup the money lent to save BES”

- “Extreme heat prompts hospitals to raise their contingency levels”

- “Four experts conceal links to the former company of Portugal’s National Medical Emergency Institute (INEM) chief”

- “Catia La Mar, the paradise that became a graveyard in Venezuela”

 

Correio da manhã:

- “New certificates interest rates are 2.71%”

- “Government launches new issue with fixed and rising interest rates over ten years”

- “Off to Spain. Portugal beat Croatia and face ‘La Roja’ in the last 16"

- “Earthquakes. Rescue operation in Venezuela with Portuguese involvement”

- “Scam involving 182 pensioners cost 18.5 million”

- “Thousands of exams still to be marked as deadline looms”

- “Fire hell returns with heatwave”

 

Expresso:

- “Number of immigrants leaving the social security system soars”

- “PS MP on Public Prosecutor’s Office investigation”

- “Lisbon to get new mega-venue for shows”

- “Lídia Jorge wins the Camões Prize”

- “Montenegro and Soares in Toronto”

- “WHO declares end to hantavirus outbreak”

- “How young people monitor each other in relationships and see this as normal”

- “How much do the country’s most expensive penthouses cost?”

- “US threatens to halt environmental works at Lajes Air Base”

- “Some teachers still lack access to exam papers”

- “How Venezuela cares for its dead”

- “America celebrates 250 years in a struggle for history”

- “José Avilez. What Portugal stands to gain from addressing the restaurant crisis”

 

Diário de Notícias:

- “Government seeks technological alliance to manufacture armoured vehicles”

- “Air conditioning. Schools, courts and health centres are unprepared for heatwaves”

- “Russian moral offensive prompts Zelensky to insist that Kyiv needs air defences”

- “Contributions from foreigners surge by 161 million euros from January to April”

- “Tobias Adrian, IMF: ‘My concern is that tech companies’ results may disappoint’”

- “4 July. US celebrates 250 years of independence, but the nation is divided"

 

Nascer do Sol:

- “The River Tagus faces water shortages again”

- “Uncontrolled spending sets alarm bells ringing”

- “Enough is enough. Bruno Nunes challenges André Ventura”

- “Schism. Vatican excommunicates Lefebvre’s followers”

- “SUCH. Correia de Campos smashes the crockery”

- “Charities. New foundation aims to manage healthcare PPPs”

- “Earthquakes. Scientific community calls for urgent action”

- “For IDL and CIP. Nobel laureate and Nuno Palma conduct study on the Portuguese economy”

- “IL. Mariana Leitão under fire”

- “João Rodrigues. ‘Scooters present additional challenges’”

- “Camila Sosa Villada. ‘There’s one thing I know: I’m not afraid’”

- “Edgar Clara. ‘Islam cannot coexist with diversity’”

- “Housing. Paulo Franco criticises the new legislation”

 

Jornal de Notícias:

- “Palm Friday. Hard-fought victory over Croatia sets up clash with Spain in the last 16”

- “Sixty children and young people have drowned in five years”

- “Venezuela. Portuguese rescue man buried for eight days”

- “Temperatures. Country on alert due to extreme heat and fire risk”

- “Matosinhos. Shooters hit several people in the street with air-gun pellets"

 

Negócios:

- “Tax debts. Enforced collection rose by 10% to 1.4 billion euros”

- “Brisa interested in the Tagus crossings concession”

- “Electric car sales hit record highs amid high fuel prices”

- “Getting a mortgage to buy a home will be more challenging next month”

- “New Treasury certificates will yield an average interest rate of 2.71 per cent a year”

- “From avocados to mangoes: an increasingly tropical country”

- “Luís Eloy Azevedo: ‘Justice is sometimes even less unpleasant than it ought to be’”

 

O Jornal Económico:

- “Government acknowledges considering capitalising pensions”

- “Cabo Verde faces a battle between T-shirt suppliers”

- “Portugal among the five countries with the biggest surge in immigration”

- “Government states it will secure the Sines refinery in Portugal”

- “Lagarde and Warsh united in the fight against inflation”

- “Portuguese AI model to receive seven million euros”

- “Hearings cause new Court of Auditors bill to stall”

- “New tax: what changes for purchases on Shein and Temu”

- “Innovative city in Matosinhos could create 100,000 jobs and have a 65 billion impact on GDP”

ADB // ADB.

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