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Lusa - Business News - Portugal: Top newspaper headlines on Wednesday, 17 December

Lisbon, Dec. 17, 2025 (Lusa) - The return of Formula 1 to the Algarve, the shooting of a Portuguese scientist from MIT and the EU plan for affordable housing are on the front pages of the Portuguese press on Wednesday.

 

Sábado:

- "Family saga. The incredible stories of the Roquete family"

- "Luis Marques Mendes. Cases and affairs, wiretaps and €700,000 unexplained"

- "Alexandre Guerreiro. The former Portuguese spy who works for Putin"

- "Lux changes hands. Irishman takes over iconic venue and there's a party on Christmas Day"

- "Health. The small miracle of early diabetes screening"

 

Correio da Manhã:

- "Paulo Abreu dos Santos, former deputy minister of justice. Suspected of abusing children in religious cult"

- "Mourinho responds to criticism from Sporting president. I congratulate Varandas"

- "Sporting. Rúben Amorim wants to take Maxi Araújo"

- "FC Porto. Farioli with best start ever"

- "Couple kills elderly man and drags daughter to bury the body"

- "Entroncamento. Teacher dies in classroom"

- "Nuno Loureiro. Portuguese scientist shot dead in America"

- "Controversy. Minister says poor people ruin university residences"

- "Shares soar. BCP is the stock market champion, increasing in value sevenfold in five years"

- "In the Algarve. F1's return to Portugal will cost 60 million"

- "Albufeira. Two-month-old baby loses his life in a hit-and-run"

 

Público:

- "Brussels backtracks: combustion engines to continue after 2035"

- "European Union. Commission prepares measures to tackle housing crisis"

- "Poll. AD leads despite drop in government approval ratings"

- "Programming for 2026. Frank Gehry, Jenny Holzer, Alice Neel, Filipa César and Maguy Marin in Serralves"

- "Education. Minister wanted more diverse residences, but was accused of being prejudiced”

- "Cabinet. New patronage scheme allows support for projects"

- "Atlantic Route. José Veiga accused of corruption after ten years"

 

Jornal de Notícias:

- "High-speed train boosts public works, but there are fears of a shortage of workers"

- "How to keep the kids busy during the Christmas holidays?"

- "Justice. State pays €20,000 to ambassador who called Sérgio Conceição a slob"

- "Formula 1. Speed returns to Portugal with an impact of 280 million"

- "Shipwrecks. Seven Indonesian fishermen disappeared at sea in three days"

- "Cabeceiras. Cavez mourns the death of two children in France"

- "Higher Education. PS calls for the minister's head for something he didn't say"

- "United States. Portuguese MIT researcher shot dead"

 

Diário de Notícias:

- "European Commission says pension funds are exacerbating the housing crisis in Portugal"

- "Ukraine. Europe creates commission for war victims, but with no guarantees to ensure compensation will be provided"

- "Nationality. Portugal to join group of most restrictive countries in Europe"

- "APIGRAF's right of reply. In defence of the press, warning to democracy"

- "Nouvelle Vague. Godard, here and now"

- "Formula 1. FIA to inspect the Algarve Autodrome on the 22nd"

- "DN/Aximage barometer. Portuguese point to tax cuts as a priority in an economy that is not on the right track"

- "Consumption. Families tighten their belts at Christmas and reduce average spending to €258"

- "Residences. PS demands retraction from minister who says he was taken out of context"

- "Terrorism. Defeated but not extinct, Islamic State resurfaces from Syria to Australia"

- "Venezuela. Lukashenko offers Maduro refuge amid tensions with the US"

 

Negócios:

- "Brussels wants to support countries with housing problems"

- "Formula 1 in Portimão promises to generate triple the investment"

- "New and used cars to have energy labels"

- "Mota-Engil negotiates purchase of mining project in Brazil"

- "Raw materials. Russian threat could push oil to $30"

- "Labour law. Government approves minimum wage and awaits proposals"

- "Rita Nabeiro, CEO of Adega Mayor. Immigration? “Wouldn't use the term that we've gone too far?”

 

O Jornal Económico:

- "Weak enforcement at national ports opens the door to smuggling in the EU"

- "Brussels launches £150 billion plan for affordable housing"

- "Will Formula 1 bring in the revenue expected by the government?"

- "Government shows UGT “total willingness” to negotiate"

- "€1,600 minimum wage? “If all goes well”, only by 2039. Says João Leão"

- "Oil falls below $60"

- "Musk reaches $600 billion fortune"

- "Brussels confirms: it will postpone ban on polluting cars"

- "Average price of smartphones expected to rise 7% in 2026"

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