Lisbon, Sept. 22, 2026 (Lusa) - The government cuts fuel taxes as petrol and diesel prices hit record highs, the UN General Assembly starting today and the government announcing a €110 million fund to subsidise producers who cannot sell their grapes, are some of the widely reported stories this Tuesday morning.
Público:
- "National Health Service cannot charge foreigners for medical emergencies before they are discharged from hospital"
- "GNR. Officers from the new BT unit will rotate roles to prevent corruption"
- "Parliament. Sub-committee to oversee defence procurement rejected"
- "Fuel. Portugal cuts taxes, but fails to curb consumption"
- "Seawater. Temperatures in the Pacific reach record levels"
- «Diana. Brother's revelations rock the British monarchy»
- «Science policy. Affiliated laboratories have not received the money promised for 2026»
- «24 minutes with Zoran Kesic. Serbian comedian uses Amália's fado to criticise his new Portuguese boss»
Correio da Manhã:
- «Land use planning. 4.8 million unregistered plots of land. Free registration ends on 30 September»
- «Education. President Seguro points to a broken social ladder»
- «Diesel at record prices carries a 39% tax burden»
- "A2 motorway, Seixal. Illegal immigrant on trial for killing RTP IT specialist"
- «Death in Lisbon. Mother of murder suspects under suspicion in the crime»
- «Sporting. Club president Varandas defends coach Rui Borges»
- «FC Porto. President Villas-Boas puts star players up for sale»
- «Poll. Portuguese people put their faith in Jorge Jesus as the national team coach"
- «24 million days a year invested in savings certificates»
- «Lisbon city centre. Break-up of relationship led to shooting that injured a tourist»
- «Portimão. Drunk driver fined after running over police officers»
Jornal de Notícias:
- «More than half of Portuguese people take at least one holiday trip a year»
- «Filling up a tank with petrol or diesel now costs over €35»
- «Two police officers dragged by a drunk driver near a police station in Portimão»
- «F.C. Porto. In Europe, only Barcelona has the dragon's flame"
- »Classic. Benfica points to eight refereeing errors in match against FC Porto»
- »Trofa. Forest fire injures firefighters and forces the evacuation of pupils from a school»
- »Justice. Consumer courts lack the resources to cope with such high demand»
- »Montalegre. Boiling coffee splashes a baby at a family gathering»
- «World. Growing Russian threat puts NATO countries on high alert»
Diário de Notícias:
- «Short-term rental accommodation in Lisbon has fallen by 40% in three years, but rents have not dropped»
- «Negotiations. Lisbon mayor Moedas wants to cut costs to keep the Web Summit after 2028»
- «Savings. Families invested €753 million in savings certificates in August"
- «General Assembly. World leaders gather at the UN to discuss wars, climate and artificial intelligence»
- «DN/Aximage Barometer. President Seguro receives a positive rating from less than half of young people»
- «Interview. Arturo Pérez-Reverto. ‘The great geopolitical mistake was that Felipe II did not move the court to Lisbon"
- «Medical Association proposes a working group to resolve problems in Greater Lisbon hospital accident and emergency departments»
- «Primeira Liga. A five-point lead over direct rivals by the 7th matchday has always secured the title for FC Porto»
- «Book. Marlen Haushofer. The Writing of Hidden Thoughts»
Negócios:
- «Sustainability 20|30. Leonor Beleza. Interview. ‘The country needed, and still needs, difficult measures'»
- «On-line purchases from outside the EU to face a new tax in November»
- «Poll. Majority believe PM Montenegro's government will complete its parliamentary term»
- «Markets. Government returns to the New York stock market 10 years on"
- «Azores Airlines. Sale finalised in 2027, but regional premier Bolieiro avoids going to Brussels just yet»
- «Fuels. Diesel at record high. The problem is refining»
O Jornal Económico:
- «Boticas lithium project seeks €26 million in funding»
- «Government backs ISP [fuel tax] to curb price rises and criticises ‘tax dumping'»
- «US and China negotiate meeting between Trump and Xi Jinping»
- «‘The illegal market is not a marginal problem, it is central.' Tiago Simões, country manager at on-line gambling firm Betclic»
- «Stock market. Volkswagen leaves the Euro Stoxx 50 index after 15 years»
- «Portuguese productivity has fallen over the last 25 years compared with the European Union»
- «Wine producers. Government sets up a 110 million fund for payments and debt restructuring»
- «Property. Portugal chosen as a guest at southern Europe's biggest event»
- «Higher education. First school of health management has branches in São Paulo and Luanda»
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