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Lusa - Business News - Portugal: Top newspaper and news magazine headlines on Wednesday, 15 July

Lisbon, July 15, 2026 (Lusa) - The problem with the marking of the national exams and missed deadlines, along with the World Cup and the chaos surrounding the Strait of Hormuz, with Donald Trump's flip-flop decisions.

 

 Sábado:

- “The new chic and wild Alentejo”

- “National exams. How the minister of education took charge of managing the crisis alone”

- “TV programme. Registration of the name ‘Amália’ leads to a dispute with the artist’s foundation”

 

Correio da Manhã:

- “Portugal’s minister for internal affairs builds a swimming pool without consulting the local council. Odemira Council was not informed"

- “Law requires prior notification to the local authority before construction”

- “Former manager wins battle against TAP over multi-million compensation”

- “Ends today. Deadline for marking exams postponed”

- “Sporting 4 Celtic 1. The Lions show signs of hope with new faces”

- “France 0 Spain 2. Spain knock France out and reach the final”

- “FC Porto. Hwang a safe bet at the Dragão”

- “Benfica. Ibrahima Ba to replace António Silva”

- “Quad bike crash tears family apart”

- “To informants. Police officers in prison for payments involving drugs”

- “State of healthcare. Shortage of doctors and chaos in A&E"

- “Per month. Average water bill stands at 34.65 euros nationwide”

 

Público:

- “Government misses deadline for marking exams and gives teachers another day”

- “World Cup. Spain dismantle France and will fight for their second title”

- “Oil. Refining margin has tripled since the attack on Iran”

- “’Our Bloc is over’: Mário Tomé and 59 others leave the party”

- “Luís Neves. Transparency International criticises business dealings with a contractor friend”

- “Middle East. Trump swaps 20% ‘toll’ on the Strait of Hormuz for Arab investment in the US”

- “Higher education. Ministry drops minimum numeracy and English requirements for course entry”

 

Jornal de Notícias:

- “Students checking exam results forces teachers to enter data by hand”

- “Afternoon with friends ends in tragedy. 17-year-old from Matosinhos dies after jumping into the River Douro in Porto. Two friends managed to save themselves"

- “2026 World Cup. Spain beat France (2–0) and secure their place in the final”

- “Sporting 4–1 Celtic. Friendly. The Lions win with two goals from Daniel Bragança”

- “Odemira. The council investigates building work on Luís Neves’s house”

- “Castro Daire. Child fights for life after parents’ death in quad bike accident”

- “Justice. Police officers arrested for paying informants with seized drugs”

- “Heatwave threatens Douro wine”

 

Diário de Notícias:

- “Pickpocketing in Lisbon up 10% until June”

- “Education. Government extends deadline for marking exams”

- “Markets. Oil prices soar 12% in two days, setting off alarm bells”

- “Negotiations. European Union experiences historic ‘Super Tuesday’ for enlargement”

- “Politics. Internal discussion leads 60 activists to leave the Left Bloc”

- “Parliament. State of the Nation address likely to influence debate on national exams”

- “Interview. Ana Catarina Mendes. ‘Leitão Amaro instilled fear and the idea that the borders were not secure’”

- “Dismissal. Former French CEO of TAP wins first legal battle against the company”

- “Cinema. Christopher Nolan’s new adventures”

- “England v Argentina. One of football’s greatest rivalries is at stake, thanks to Maradona and the Falklands”

- “Literature. Fernando Aramburu. ‘There is no contradiction. I am Basque, and being Basque is my way of being Spanish’”

 

Negócios:

- “Trump puts pressure on fuel prices once again”

- “Labour. Government returns today to tripartite negotiations with the minimum wage still under discussion”

- “Audit. Court of Auditors has blocked 159 million in expenditure that lacked prior approval”

- “Sustainability 20|30. Andrea Lima, president and founder of the Health Forum. ‘No healthcare system can be sustainable with such a heavy disease burden’”

- “State. Fees to be subject to a new adjustment formula”

- “Payments. Caixa, BCP and Unicre are testing the digital euro”

 

Jornal Económico:

- “Court of Auditors approved 98.9% of the expenditure it audited”

- “Hovione expands factory by 25% and finalises a 40-million project”

- “Bank of Portugal, CGD, BCP and Unicre join digital euro pilot”

- “Government moves forward with scheme to regulate fees in the public sector”

- “Investment and energy discussed in Lisbon”

- “‘Portugal can establish itself as the link between Europe and Africa’. António Calçada de Sá"

- “Donald Trump backs down on tolls in the Strait of Hormuz”

- “Ericsson’s profit falls 43% in the first half to 446 million”

- “7.1 million passengers passed through airports in May”

- “The 25 cheapest municipalities to buy a home”

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