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Lusa - Business News - Portugal: Top newspaper headlines on Tuesday, 25 August

Lisbon, Aug. 25, 2026 (Lusa) - The allies step up military and financial support for Ukraine, the US is threatening sanctions on countries trading with Iran and the cost of student accommodation are some of the most prominent headlines this Tuesday morning.

 

Público:

- «Portugal loses 88,000 students in ten years, but private universities gain ground»

- «Ukraine. Europe steps up military aid on the 35th anniversary of independence»

- «Douro and Beiras. Luxury train to run with 11 carriages»

- «Eduardo Cabrita: Luís Neves is repeating ‘the Spinumviva pattern'»

- «Sport. FIFA president Gianni Infantino is losing his way»

- «80 years since the Iron Curtain. Report from Point Alpha, ‘the hottest spot of the Cold War'»

- «Housing. Room prices are the first test for new university students»

- «Middle East. US threatens sanctions against countries that aid Iran»

 

Correio da Manhã:

- «Former minister draws both salary and pension. Politicians' incomes»

- «Correia de Campos earns €8,524 from two sources of income»

- «Benfica seals deal. Palhinha bolsters the Eagles»

- «Sporting. Kaique Pereira steps up to put pressure on Rui Silva»

- «FC Porto. Fofana agrees to take a pay cut»

- «Student rooms reach €550 in Lisbon»

- «Almada. Over 100 people affected by travel scam»

- «In September. Savings certificates reach 2.5%»

- «Temperature. Sea water at record levels»

 

Jornal de Notícias:

- «Donor associations warn of critical blood stock levels»

- «Pupils with top marks. Pupils of excellence. Leonor Lopes entered medical school at the age of 15»

- «Bad weather. Heavy rain and strong winds cause damage»

- «Housing. Project to convert 300 buildings into housing in the Bonfim area of Setubal"

- «Retirement. PSP police chief acquitted in court was suspended for embezzlement»

- «Supermarkets. Continente under pressure from Pingo Doce and rivals»

- «Ukraine. Allies step up military and financial support for Kyiv»

- «FC Porto. Fofana takes a pay cut to return to the Dragão»

- «Travel. Mariana Monteiro enchanted by Slovenia's treasures»

 

Diário de Notícias:

- «Companies want to hire AI specialists who are almost non-existent»

- «Manuel de Lemos: ‘The elderly have nowhere to go and families cannot afford care homes' Interview with the president of the Union of Portuguese Charities"

- «Challenges. Braga sees the metropolitan area as an opportunity to boost mobility and tourism in the region»

- «Literature. A novel that smells of roses»

- «Mediterranean Games. Portugal wins three more medals: two in swimming and one in cycling»

- «War. Europe steps up support for Kyiv on the day Ukraine celebrates its independence»

- «Government. Ministers of finance and labour join the list of MPs' targets»

- «Initiative. After ‘Epic Fury' and ‘Project Freedom', Trump launches ‘Economic Pariah' operation»

 

Negócios:

- «10 million subsidy for electric cars still awaiting the green light»

- «Situation ‘more than critical' wipes 600 million off Volkswagen's stock market value»

- «VW's Autoeuropa car plant in the Palmela region immune to wave of redundancies across the group»

- «Middle East. Washington threatens allies who do not isolate Iran»

- «Radar Africa. Angola back in Galp's strategy»

- «Europe. Israeli debt to retail investors may lose its licence»

- «European Union. Lisbon joins EU Council president Antonio Costa's plan to secure the budget»

 

O Jornal Económico:

- «Insurance. Storms have increased payouts by 35%"

- «Wars, droughts and heatwaves will drive up food prices»

- «US launches operation to try to completely isolate Iran's economy»

- «‘A consistent focus on the healthcare sector has given it resilience' [CEO of Health Cluster Portugal]»

- «Pensions. Assets under management rose by 3.2% to 20.5 billion"

- «CEO warns: Volkswagen faces a ‘more than critical' situation»

- «Investment: Africa invests 700 million in space programmes»

- «Oil companies: Portugal demands a further 5% on extraordinary profits»

- «Cimangola wound up to streamline the business sector»

 

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