LUSA 09/09/2026

Lusa - Business News - Portugal: Top newspaper headlines on Tuesday, 8 September

Lisbon, Sept. 8, 2026 (Lusa) - Today's no-confidence motion against the government in parliament, the AfD victory in the Saxony-Anhalt election, rising fuel prices and Portugal's GDP growth outstripping the EU average are some of the widely reported stories this Tuesday morning.

 

Público:

- «After the markets, Portugal overtakes Spain in credit ratings too»

- «Parliament. No-confidence motion causes tension, but does not disrupt dialogue between the Government and Chega»

- «Health. Ambulance service (INEM) proposal not enough to call off the strike»

- «Far right. ‘A clear signal': Germany in the wake of the AfD's victory in Saxony-Anhalt»

- «Trafaria. Supermarket trolleys have become homes for seahorses»

- «Education. ‘Short courses' are a bridge to obtaining degrees»

- «Cars. Jaguar Land Rover cuts 4,000 jobs»

 

Correio da Manhã:

- «Customer spends €22,000 in one night at Elefante Branco. Three women swindled money from a businessman"

- «FC Porto-Manchester City. Farioli confident ahead of Champions League debut»

- «Sporting. Zalazar harbours European ambitions»

- «Benfica. Sporting precedent allows Palhinha to play tomorrow»

- «Education. Portugal slips 20 years back in Pisa results»

- «Today in parliament. Marathon with internal affairs minister, Luis Neves, in the hot seat»

- «Fuel. Motorists protest against sharp price rises»

- «Amadora. Man rapes niece as his wife's sick leave ends»

- «Seixal. Man shot four times at the end of a funk dance party»

- «Porto. Nuno Cardoso dies aged 64»

 

Jornal de Notícias:

- «Gang robbed banks at gunpoint and sent nearly a million to Brazil»

- «Nuno Cardoso (1961–2026). A mayor who left his mark on Porto»

- «Champions League. The ball starts rolling in pursuit of the old goose that lays the golden eggs»

- «Cycling. ‘A child's dream is to race on the big stages'. Pedro Silva, winner of the first TSF-JN Grand Prix, also has his sights set on the Volta a Portugal»

- «Rising fuel prices spark debate over the State's profits"

- «Alto Minho. Mayors demand a new bridge linking Caminha to Galicia»

- «Espinho. Works to remove two level crossings»

- «Matosinhos. Royal wedding re-enacted at the Medieval Fair»

- «Portugal's president Seguro. Six months in government with ‘fewer vetoes and more clock-watching'»

 

Diário de Notícias:

- «Farmers step up criticism of the Government over lack of support»

- «Germany. AfD prepares to govern Saxony-Anhalt. Merz ‘shaken to the core'»

- «Ruling. Access to abortion. Health Inspectorate launches investigation into Garcia de Orta Hospital»

- «Justice. Return from judicial recess marked by the same problems. Ministry steps up resources»

- «Motion of no confidence. Pre-match preview: Ventura knows that a fourth time won't be successful»

- «UN. Last General Assembly of the Guterres era gets under way with no successor in sight»

- «Economy. GDP grows by 2.5%, outpacing Europe's growth rate»

- «Artistic swimming. The art of winning underwater»

- «Theatre. Victor Hugo Pontes: ‘I'm keen to engage with younger audiences so they get into the habit of coming to the theatre'»

 

Negócios:

- «The new destinations for Portuguese wine»

- «Married non-residents can avoid the fixed 7.5% property transfer tax»

- «The far right stirs up Germany and the markets wait and see»

- «Isabel Ucha: revising stock market rules is only ‘part of the solution'»

- «Angolan dividends come to an end, but amount to nothing for BPI»

- «Government denies profiting from fuel price rises»

 

O Jornal Económico:

- «Lisbon now outstrips Madrid in luxury house prices»

- «Government ‘should seriously consider' capping margins. Agostinho Pereira de Miranda, an energy expert, criticises the ERSE regulator's report on fuel price formation»

- «Minister for the environment: Refining prices are ‘higher than ever' and oil prices are ‘above normal'»

- «Support for agricultural diesel returns»

- «Mota-Engil strengthens its presence in Mozambique»

- «Social Security reform ‘will require a cross-party agreement'. The minister of labour once again rules out structural reform»

- «Jaguar Land Rover to cut 4,000 jobs»

- «FC Porto returns to the Champions League and already has 43 million in the coffers»

- «There are more qualified teachers, but they are not yet replacing those who are retiring»

- «The government and The European Investment Bank approve a new 1.5 billion credit line for 50,000 homes»

- «Portugal's GDP grows faster than the European Union's»

 

 

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