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Lusa - Business News - Portugal: Top news magazine, newspaper headlines on Thursday, 23 July

Lisbon, July 23, 2026 (Lusa) - The death of musician Luís Represas, growing scandal surrounding the internal administration minister, Luis Neves, last night's football, the US-Iran war and plans for the new Lisbon airport dominate the headlines this Thursday morning.

 

 Visão:

- «The story of Novo Banco's multi-million ‘hole'. Twelve years after the collapse of BES, who gained and who lost out from the creation of the ‘good' bank?»

- «Government. All ministers under scrutiny»

- «World Cup. The triumph of the orchestra without soloists»

- «Getaway. Guided by the water. From the Alqueva reservoir to the Ria Formosa"

- «Dalai Lama. The final battle»

 

Correio da Manhã:

- «PSP police ignore murder warning. Death of a contractor at the hands of a trio from Brazil»

- «St Gallen v Benfica. Benfica cautious in European debut»

- «FC Porto 0-1 defeat to Gil Vicente. The dragon's flame lasted just 25 minutes»

- «1–0 in Serbia. Braga get off to a winning start in the Conference League»

- «Sporting. The Lions confirm the signing of Ba»

- «Failures in national exams result in pass marks for four subjects»

- «It fell below €384,000. Ex-President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa's financial assets halved»

- «They were riding a motorbike. Two Portuguese doctors die in Spain»

- «Luís Represas 1956–2026. The voice of Trovante has died»

- «For now. Prosecutor does not include the PJ police in the trailer case»

- «Ireland. Portuguese man tries to avoid life imprisonment»

- «Water shortage. Tariff angers people in Almada"

- «Iran. Donald Trump threatens to attack civilian targets»

 

Público:

- «PS opposition leader Jose Carneiro sets out two key priorities for the state budget negotiations»

- «1956–2026. Luís Represas. A star that will never fade from Portuguese music»

- «Internal administration minister, Luís Neves. Only one of the 17 contracts between the PJ police and a businessman was put out to tender»

- «Higher education. There are six times fewer pupils applying than a year ago»

- «Luís de Camões. New Lisbon airport to be 20 minutes by train from city centre»

- «US. Pentagon requests more money to fund war in Iran»

 

Jornal de Notícias:

- «Government creates new courts specialising in immigration»

- «Luís Represas. 1956–2026. ‘There's always someone we miss. Ahhh, I miss him…'»

- «Holidays. Portuguese are cutting back on travel this summer, but their destinations are further afield»

- «Lisbon. Airports managing company, ANA, to fund future airport through a concession running until 2092»

- «Exams. Minister admits he may step down if audit points to political error»

- «Porto. Woman wore a wig to show the victim's house to the killer»

- «Braga. Horta's goal secures victory in Conference League debut»

- «F.C. Porto. Gil Vicente hand the Dragons their first pre-season defeat"

- «Benfica. ‘Favouritism is proven on the pitch. Match in Switzerland to draw huge crowds of expats'»

 

Diário de Notícias:

- «Majority consider Internal administration minister, Luís Neves' explanations to be insufficient»

- «Luís Represas 1956–2026»

- «Health. Doctors call for an investigation into working conditions at the Blood Institute»

- «Aviation. Government and ANA at loggerheads over the opening date of the new airport»

- «War in the Middle East. The mutually painful stalemate between the US and Iran»

- «Patricia Villegas de Jorge. Ambassador of the Dominican Republic. ‘I am very pleased to see Portugal's policy of openness towards Latin America'»

- «Premieres. A tribute to tennis and documentary filmmaking»

- «Football. Benfica kick off their European campaign with a fragile midfield»

 

Negócios:

- «Treasury acknowledges that NATO target requires higher taxes»

- «ANA to split construction of the new airport into five lots»

- «Regulator says the 34 million fine imposed on EDP and Sonae has not yet become time-barred»

- «Health. Multicare aims to have 20 to 30 clinics and is focusing on Lisbon»

- «David Link. KPMG's ‘Global Head of Tax & Legal Services'. ‘Pressure on governments to reform tax systems will only increase'»

- «Monetary policy. ECB set to keep interest rates on hold and tighten the belt again in September»

 

O Jornal Económico:

- «Portugal is the fourth most attractive country in Europe in which to invest»

- «New Lisbon airport to open in 2035»

- «‘There is an appetite in Portugal for sustainable finance', Gilbert Ranoux, CEO of Credibom bank»

- «Trump threatens to bomb Tehran and start an all-out war»

- «European football. Revenue of 40 billion, but the market is more unequal»

- «Sines. Catalyxx invests 120 million in renewable chemicals"

- «ECB. No changes expected at this meeting, but all eyes are on September»

- «OpenAI. Two AI models escape and hack into platform»

- «Insurance. MDS Group made a profit of 10.8 million in Portugal in 2025»

 

 

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