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Lusa - Business News - Portugal: Top newspaper headlines on Friday, 10 April

Lisbon, April 10, 2026 (Lusa) – The headlines focus on the ongoing labour reform negotiations involving the government and UGT (General Workers’ Union) and the escalating diplomatic and economic consequences of the Middle East conflict on house prices and tourism:

 

Expresso:

- "Government increases fines for drink-driving, speeding and dangerous manoeuvres"

- "Hugo Soares, PSD parliamentary leader. ‘Since 2019 only nonsense was done in transparency’"

- "Hungary decides future of Orbán’s autocracy"

- "Who is Péter Magyar, the man who wants to dethrone his master"

- "Abuse victims criticise Church cuts"

- "Amadora-Sintra hospital lost 50% of emergency doctors"

- "Coimbra council wants more construction in flood zone"

- "UGT says ‘no’ to labour reform, Chega (far-right party) seeks negotiations"

- "Two people arrested daily for domestic violence during Easter"

- "New life for Azores whalers"

- "Israel seeks Lebanon negotiations"

- "Home sales fall at end of year"

- "President prepares report. Portugal’s president spent a week in the central region hit by storms, blaming government for support delays"

- "Portugal has only one referee at World Cup"

- "Conflict makes reservations in Portuguese hotels soar"

- "How war changed Middle East"

- "Fuel price drops remain uncertain"

 

Público:

- "12 SNS (National Health Service) units lack funds for February expenses"

- "Labour package. UGT rejects proposal and president promises consistency"

- "Council of State. PS (Socialist Party) leader José Carneiro rejects list with Chega to unite party"

- "Richard Nephew. Iran ‘maintains the same nuclear options’"

- "Hungarian elections. Opposition withdraws in favour of Magyar, favours regime change"

- "Vera Iaconelli. Conversation about love, family and mental health"

- "Biomedicine. CAR-T therapy leads to remission of three autoimmune diseases in woman"

- "Show. Is it opera? Ballet? Musical? No, Rosalía dictates pop rules"

 

Diário de Notícias:

- "IMF says end of Iran war will not stop hunger and rising living costs"

- "Yellow fever. Nuno Faria. Portuguese researcher says disease risk returns to Europe"

- "War. Israel accepts peace talks with Lebanon after attacks threatening US-Iran dialogue"

- "History. Rediscovering António Ferro. Diário de Notícias podcast debut"

- "Labour. UGT breaks deal but government keeps door open"

- "Interview. Witold Szablowski. ‘Brejnev had plenty of caviar at Kremlin, but preferred baked potatoes like those his mother made as child’"

- "Concert. ‘Extremely grateful to you, Lisbon’. Rosalía delivers night of synergy, catharsis on return to Portugal"

 

Jornal de Notícias:

- " Alcohol responsible for most crimes committed by drivers"

- "Interview. ‘The interior cannot continue to fight alone’. Vila Real mayor Alexandre Favaios"

- "Evasions. Wine tourism route from Minho to Algarve"

- "F.C. Porto 1-1 Not. Forest. Having hard time"

- "Recycling. Returned plastic bottles worth 10 cents"

- "Subscribers. Marco Galinha’s company suspends distribution of Jornal de Notícias and ‘O Jogo’"

- "Supreme Court adds up abuses, sentences paedophile to 12 years"

- "Maria Pia Bridge awaits future for decade"

- "War. Trump claims victory, but critics doubt feat"

- "Festival. Vilar de Mouros festival expands lineup, reinforces diversity"

 

Nascer do Sol:

- "Minister opposed child vaccination in pandemic"

- "‘They allowed her father to abuse her all this time.’ Mother of five-year-old victim of sexual abuse by father, Chega candidate in local elections in preventive detention, complaining justice never heard her"

- "Azores government and opposition polarise positions"

- "José Manuel Bolieiro (PSD). ‘The serious state of Azores economy is legacy left by PS’"

- "Francisco César (PS). ‘The cancellation of Ryanair flights was only the final blow’"

- "Carneiro tries to attract progressive Catholics from CDS (Social Democratic Centre)"

- "Local authorities. No control over illegal appointments"

- "Constitutional Court. ‘I do not want to contribute to controversies’ [Constitutional Court President José João Abrantes]"

- "Fernando Pestana. Marxism destroying Portuguese language"

- "Rui Santos. ‘Sofa-Benfica is being deceived’"

- "Positive country. Pre-fabrication and modular construction/ 145 years of first nursing course/ scientific research"

- "Chelas. The T zone"

- "Pêpê Rapazote. Lisbon Noir protagonist"

- "Gouveia e Melo’s creation. Portuguese drone carrier in water"

 

Correio da Manhã

- "Justice officials investigate doctor for selling pension schemes for €1,000 in Benavente municipality"

- "FC Porto draws in Europe"

- "Rui Costa clashes with José Mourinho"

- "Diomande and Gonçalo Inácio ‘saved’ for derby match"

- "President defends veterans"

- "UGT rejects government labour package"

- "Former Chega official sentenced for child prostitution"

 

Negócios:

- "Public contracts below €10 million exempt from prior audit"

- "‘I never felt a vocation for business.’ Interview with Luís Portela"

- "TAP increases hedging to stop jet fuel price hike"

- "Labour law returns to social concertation after UGT refusal"

- "War in Iran. Novo Banco owner most exposed in EU (European Union)"

- "12 questions and answers about new packaging deposit system"

 

O Jornal Económico:

- "TAP only earns 25 cents per passenger"

- "Mário Mourão takes proposal to vote without points agreed"

- "Companies will have €300 million more for innovation via RRP (Recovery and Resilience Plan)"

- "House prices rose more than double wages since 2019"

- "EDP turns 50: what changed and how it illuminated a Portugal in the dark"

- "Retailers say war caused ‘irreparable damage’"

- "€100 million available to reactivate Fisipe factory pending approval"

- "Living language. Virgínia Fonseca has 52 million followers on social media, her father is Portuguese, she debuted on YouTube in Portugal after being convinced by her cousin, and now makes millions online"

LYT // ADB.

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