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Lusa - Business News - Portugal: Top newspaper headlines on Monday, 10 August

Lisbon, Aug. 10, 2026 (Lusa) - Yesterday's first round league football results, the president criticises the government over failings in wildfire prevention and the scandal over the internal affairs minister dominate the headlines this Monday morning.

 

Correio da Manhã:

- «Judge convicts driver for crimes committed by someone else».

- «‘It is clear that the legal reasoning was copied,' acknowledges the Court of Appeal»

- «Benfica 2, AC Viseu 2. A stumble behind closed doors»

- «FC Porto 2, Alverca 0. André Silva already making his mark at the Dragão»

- «Sporting. Criticism of Quaresma causes uproar in the dressing room"

- «Construbarcelos. Construction firm owned by a friend of internal affairs minister makes a loss»

- «Grandfather, former PM, Passos Coelho takes grandson to the beach»

- «Owner of Wildberries. Ukraine attacks the empire of Russia's richest woman»

- «Fire at Serra de Estrela. President does not see the millions announced by the government»

- «Portuguese speedboats involved in trafficking ring»

- «RTP audit. Audit committee cost €400,000»

 

Público:

- «FBI links Portuguese company to network selling helicopters to Iran»

- «US oil exploration has set foot in Greenland without authorisation»

- «Miguel Guedes de Sousa: ‘There is a lot of prejudice regarding wealth in this country'»

- «Artificial intelligence. When a medical diagnosis made with the help of AI is wrong, who is responsible?»

- «Relics on display. Roman bridges, Nazi ships and mammoth bones emerge as the River Danube recedes»

- «High speed rail. French and Spanish firms in the running to supply train operator CP»

- «Parliament. Economy and Education: the ministers most frequently called before the National Assembly»

- «Vaccination coverage. Algarve districts are at the bottom of the vaccination league table»

 

Jornal de Notícias:

- «Tax authorities with more senior staff but workforce at an all-time low»

- «FC Porto 2–0 Alverca. A happy homecoming. André Silva scored the first goal of the title defence. A slip-up by their main rivals puts the Dragons in the lead»

- «Drone shows secure the future of pyrotechnics companies»

- «Employment. Net salaries have soared to €3,000‘

- «Milei insults Lula and triggers a diplomatic crisis»

- «Prison. A ‘crypto' expert was kidnapped to recover millions»

- «Benfica 2 – Académico Viseu 2. The Eagles' flight derailed in their opening match»

- «Junqueira Market is up for sale in Vila do Conde»

 

Diário de Notícias:

- «Chega and the PS accuse the Government of a lack of transparency in a 3.9 billion deal»

- «Fires. President Seguro criticises failings in fire prevention»

- «Anabela Veloso. The Portuguese Solicitors' Association wants a greater role in revising its statutes and to increase its staff»

- «Anabela: ‘I want to continue looking to the future with this album'»

- «Cycling. Anicolor has two cards to play today to win the Volta a Portugal»

- «Swiss Confederation. The self-proclaimed ‘King of Switzerland' who is trying to build an ‘empire' thanks to a loophole in the law»

- «Internal affairs minister case. Diogo Feio: ‘There is no evidence to call into question Luís Neves' continued role in the Government'»

- «Fuel. Prices fall back below €2 per litre, but uncertainty remains»

- «Middle East. Israel snubs Trump with elections just around the corner and continues to attack Hamas»

- «Elections in Brazil. Lula's son is the biggest electoral triumph for Bolsonaro's son"

- «Astronomy ‘The privilege of witnessing a unique phenomenon': Bragança prepares for the total solar eclipse»

 

Negócios:

- «Reimbursement from the Resolution Fund to the state and banks is at risk»

- «Growing population explains record levels of savings deposits and certificates»

- «Road toll operator, Brisa claims 276 million in court over Covid»

- «Foreign tourists are increasing in number, but are spending less and less»

- «Trade deficit in goods hits highest figure since the start of the century»

- «# The Most Powerful 2026 #30 Direct entry onto this list; she is the first woman to lead one of the major banks in the national financial system.»

- «#29 She took advantage of the government guarantee to increase her bank's market share in the mortgage lending segment»

 

O Jornal Económico:

- «Five ideas to drive Portuguese growth»

- «Rethinking tourism. Seven wonders of international luxury to keep us on our toes‘"

- «Algarve square metre price exceeds €10,000»

- «2026 World Cup. Ronaldo generated €85 million on social media»

- «Morocco is increasingly linked to the EU, despite the Ceuta crisis»

- «Government guarantees that those already receiving benefits will not lose out. New recipients may lose out"

- «Portuguese SpotGov is already preparing for international expansion»

- «Inflation falls below 10% for the first time since 2015»

- «Magnificent Six increased 1.2 billion in two weeks»

 

 

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