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Lusa - Business News - Portugal: Top newspaper headlines on Tuesday, 21 July

Lisbon, July 21, 2026 (Lusa) - The national exam correction chaos, the situation in the US-Iran war, Portugal is to buy three frigates from Italy and the UK's new prime minister promising a 10-year recovery plan dominate the headlines this Tuesday morning.

 

Diário de Notícias:

- "Government turns to consumer watchdog, Deco, to address the lack of resources for rent support"

- «New British Prime Minister: Andy Burnham. ‘Our challenge is to make politics work'»

- «Julian Perelman. ‘Access to healthcare is a serious problem. The health service (SNS) is discriminating against the poorest'‘

- «Research. Graphene: the Portuguese technology that makes jets and drones ‘invisible'»

- «Bank of Portugal. 570,000 Portuguese people have to walk more than 5 km to reach an ATM»

- «Education. Minister introduces ‘special exam period' to make up for exam delays»

- «Crisis. Houthis join forces with Iran in naval blockade of Saudi Arabia»

- «Government. Internal affairs minster, Luís Neves, remains silent and hopes Montenegro will turn a deaf ear to pressure»

- «Cinema. Discover the films that Manoel de Oliveira (did not) direct"

- «Football. De la Fuente, the champion of meritocracy»

 

Correio da Manhã:

- «Crime at Carqueja's ‘castle'. Justice denies bail to ‘King Ghob'»

- «Sporting 7–0 Strasbourg. New signings prove their worth»

- «Confirmed. Durán joins Benfica for €5.1 million»

- «Vouzela. Man writes letter after killing his wife»

- «Chaos in education. Special exam period in September»

- «Jacques Rodrigues's right of reply»

- «Drama. Elderly woman taken from care home and left outside her son's house»

- «Poll. Portuguese call for budget to be approved»

- «Defence. New frigates cost a fortune»

- «Justice. Ex-BES bank boss, Ricardo Salgado, acquitted in corruption case»

- «‘Not a single drop'. Iran turns off the oil tap in the Strait of Hormuz»

 

Público:

- «Minister speaks of residual errors, but thousands have had their tax assessments recalculated»

- «Internal affairs minister. Experts question secrecy surrounding contracts between the PJ police and contractor»

- «Defence. Portugal to buy three new frigates from Italy»

- «Banking. Competition authority wants to make it easier to switch banks»

- «United Kingdom. Burnham promises a ‘new economic model'»

- «New men's national football team coach, Jorge Jesus. ‘The players give us every reason to believe we can win the World Cup'»

- «Festival in Sines. From the Sahara Desert to Slovakia, a blues extravaganza to open Músicas do Mundo»

- «Housing. Families in Telheiras negotiate with Lisbon city council for full ownership of 1,600 EPUL flats‘

 

Jornal de Notícias:

- «Tax authorities have ten billion euros in debts they cannot collect»

- «Special exam session in September»

- «Guimarães. Two years' imprisonment for hacker arrested in London»

- «Fuel. Regulator says cost is lower than it should be»

- «Vila Real. Electric buses and a new route to the hospital»

- «Inland regions. No ATM cash machine within 15 kilometres in 67 parishes»

- «Sporting 7–0 Strasbourg. New signings lead the way in the Lions' rout"

- «FC Porto. South Korean international Inbeom Hwang signs contract until 2029»

- «2026 World Cup. Champions welcomed in triumph after an ‘earthquake' of joy»

- «Porto. Batalha director highlights the ‘vitality' of cinema»

 

Negócios:

- «Road toll operator, Brisa claims 1.1 billion in compensation from the State»

- «Tenants who cause damage are not entitled to emergency fund»

- «Inside Inditex's ‘brain', where the world's future fashions are tested»

- «Competition Authority wants to scrap tax on mortgage repayments»

- «Barometer. Majority want to see the state budget approved. They are indifferent as to who makes it happen»

- «Debt. Portugal faces a 9 billion debt wall today»

 

O Jornal Económico:

- «60 per cent of Europeans fear a lack of money in retirement»

- «Burnham promises a 10-year recovery plan»

- «Portugal to buy three Italian frigates for 3.9 billion»

- «[São Tomé and Príncipe] Carlos Vila Nova re-elected President with 55% of the vote»

- «Competition. 17 measures recommended to make it easier to switch banks"

- «Energy. EU and private funds sought to connect with Morocco»

- «95% of the population has an ATM within five kilometres»

- «Social media. Benfica, Porto and Sporting account for 88% of the audience»

- «Higher education. What you need to know about places, grades and the academic calendar»

 

 

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