Lisbon, June 18, 2026 (Lusa) - The national team comes in for resounding criticism after their 1-1 draw with DR Congo in their World Cup opening match and the government is open to negotiating the draft labour bill with the right-wing opposition Chega party, dominate the headlines this Thursday morning.
Visão:
- ‘“We came from monkeys and it seems we’re going back to monkeys'. An interview with Valter Hugo Mãe"
- "2026 World Cup. The strength of the smaller nations"
- "Tozé Brito and Inês Meneses: “All songs are love songs”’
- "AD-Chega agreements. The PS caught between a rock and a hard place"
- “Se7e. Porto. The great book festival”
Correio da Manhã:
- “Portugal 1 DR Congo 1. Houston, we have several problems. National team fails to get off the ground”
- “Public official receives a salary of €12,951 alongside a pension. Chairman of the Insurance and Pension Funds Authority"
- "Braga. ‘Manu’s’ mother shows no forgiveness for the killer"
- "Aid to minister. Predator filmed and abused a 10-year-old boy"
- "Over 40°C. Early summer sees a sharp rise in temperatures"
- "Faces St. Gallen. Benfica drawn against Swiss side in Europa League draw"
- "Arruda dos Vinhos. Firefighters wait 58 minutes for a response from the ambulance service"
- "Politics. Government open to negotiating labour bill with Chega"
- "Payments. Parish councils replace ATM cash machines and hand out cash‘
- "Lousada. Daughter of patient recounts horror in illegal care home"
Público:
- “Portugal v Congo. Poor result, dreadful performance”
- “Court overturns appointment of 80 chief inspectors of the Judicial Police”
- “Moral harassment. Bank of Portugal ordered to pay 30,000”
- “Gender identity. The Portuguese Medical Association slams right-wing proposals"
- "Portuguese exam features a question identical to one in a practice book"
- "United Kingdom. Makerfield, the place where Starmer’s future will be decided"
Jornal de Notícias:
- "Portugal 1–1 DR Congo. Grinding of teeth in Texas"
- "Investigation into deaths in Lousada care homes was stalled for a year in Lisbon"
- "End of the European ‘bazooka’ puts 2,000 public sector jobs at risk"
- "Transport. Costs weigh too heavily on local authorities’ budgets"
- "Porto. University students offer free tuition to pupils in need"
- "Press. Councils fund newspaper distribution"
- "Cinema. Woody, Buzz and Jessie are back. ‘Toy Story 5’ opens today"
Diário de Notícias:
- "Exchange of foreign driving licences for Portuguese ones rose by 26.3%"
- "Portugal v DR Congo. A draw that feels like a defeat"
- "Study. Online hate is increasingly spread through code and insinuations"
- "Odair’s death. Court ignored the law regulating the use of firearms by police"
- "Parliament. PM Montenegro reserves judgement on the labour bill until after the vote"
- “Measure. Union advises doctors ‘not to accept’ incentives for overtime”
- “Borders. EasyJet calls for intervention at airports. ‘There are passengers who are not returning’”
- “War. Trump defends deal with Iran: ‘It’s a bulwark against nuclear weapons’”
Negócios:
- "Appeals against redundancies have risen for three consecutive years"
- "BCP bank shares are now worth one euro, but maintaining the rise will be more difficult"
- "Retail. Sumol Compal targets sales of 500 million in 2028"
- "Middle East. Travel agencies hope cancelled routes may resume"
- “Rescuing democracy from the market”
- “AI. Portugal caught between a ‘complete revolution’ and the ‘small-scale syndrome’”
O Jornal Económico:
- “Stability in house prices is still a long way off”
- “Montenegro leaves the door ajar for André Ventura”
- “Kevin Warsh makes his Fed debut by keeping rates unchanged”
- “Stellantis, Wayve and Uber join forces to create driverless taxis”
- “BCP worth more than €1 per share, 11 years on”
- “Wakabayashi: ‘Confidence must be the benchmark indicator for companies’”
- "Government identifies 664,000 hectares for renewables"
- "Big Tech issued US$100 billion in debt"
- "Government aims to boost agri-food exports"
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