Lisbon, July 1, 2026 (Lusa) - The increase in millionaires in Portugal, often driven by house valuations, the back-to-back earthquakes in Venezuela, the political blame game, and the heatwave settling over Portugal are among the top stories in the papers this Wednesday.

Correio da manhã:

- “Mortgage rates rise in July”

- “Rising Euribor challenges families”

- “Benfica and Sporting unveil new signings”

- “Tragedy in Venezuela. Rescue teams bring relief to victims”

- “Gang cleaned out the vaults of 12 banks in 10 months”

- “Portugal gains 6,000 more millionaires. That brings the total to 181,000”

- “High temperatures. Heatwave warning”

- “Portimão. Care worker films abuse of 7- and 8-year-old brothers”

- “Setúbal. GNR cracks down on illegal motorway racing”

- “In Switzerland. Missing sisters are in prison for human trafficking”

Público:

- “Hospitals that close A&E departments will face funding cuts”

- “Middle East deal fails to halt rise in interest rates”

- “Return law. PSD insists on rules that may violate the Constitution”

- “Report from La Guaira. ‘They abandoned us, and many people died’”

- “Government requires each Local Health Unit (ULS) to provide one air-conditioned shelter per municipality”

- “CACE-Centro. Director of the State Art Collection sees new space as ‘open and flexible’”

- “Where to put your parasol? Beaches in the Algarve and Alentejo will have maps at the entrance”

Jornal de Notícias:

- “Property sector has boosted the number of millionaires over the last five years”

- “GNR officer who fired his weapon at a ceremony attended by a minister was banned from carrying a gun”

- “Weather. Heatwave may cause power cuts in some parts of the country”

- “2026 World Cup. Portugal fares better against European teams"

- “Venezuela. Maria da Conceição lives on the streets, fearing earthquakes”

- “Food shortages and disease are prompting authorities to take action”

- “Matosinhos. The train manufacturing industry in Guifões is set to create a thousand jobs”

- “Braga. Navarra will have a river beach as early as next summer”

- “Vizela. Illegal factory was filling gas cylinders next to homes"

- “Marco Galinha’s right of reply regarding Notícias Direct”

Diário de Notícias:

- “Complaints against health insurance have risen over the last three years”

- “Schism. Apostolic Nuncio in Portugal. ‘It makes no sense for a small group to claim to hold a monopoly on the truth’”

- “Investment. Companies that adapt to the challenges of sustainability will thrive”

- “Education. The second phase of national exams is at risk”

- “Poll. More than half of Europeans are pessimistic about the world, but optimistic about the EU”

- “Earthquakes. The political game amid the rubble of Venezuela”

- “Sintra. ECB Forum debates the risks of AI: if it isn’t a bubble, it could be a debt problem”

- “DN/Aximage Barometer. Seguro strengthens his positive rating but slips among PS voters”

- “2026 World Cup. How the FPF is organising support for the national team by riding on the coattails of supporters and Ronaldo’s fans”

- “Bruce Springsteen’s World revisited through cinema"

Sábado:

- “The secret ‘sniper’ of the Colonial War”

- “The powerful Ramalho clan. The minister, the banker and the daughter of the PSD leader”

- “Society. The secrets and quirks of upper-class weddings”

Negócios:

- “AI. What’s next. Interview. Brian Klaas. ‘The tech sector’s oligarchs have become too big to regulate’”

- “Manuel Melo Ramos. ‘Enough of toll abolitions, or we’ll ruin the system’”

- “IAPMEI claims 1.3 million from the RRP from the bankrupt Unbabel”

- “European shares put the Middle East behind them and enjoy their best quarter since 2020”

- “ECB governors adopt a ‘wait-and-see’ approach before adjusting interest rates”

- “Budget options may become more expensive from today. What’s changing for online shopping via Shein and Temu”

O Jornal Económico:

- “6% VAT comes into force, but clarification is awaited”

- “Central banks reaffirm commitment to fighting inflation”

- “TAP prepares to buy aircraft after completing restructuring”

- “Purchases of up to 150 euros from outside the EU become more expensive today”

- “There are 6,000 more millionaires, and wealth continues to concentrate”

- “Sánchez has a 500-million plan to integrate immigrants”

- “Half-year review of the stock markets. Asia leads. The PSI is the third-best performer in Europe”

- “Portugal earns 10 times more and sets an example on Swappie”

- “Portugal returns to train manufacturing 25 years on, with Alstom”

- “Roubini warns Europe that it is nearing the end”

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