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Lusa - Business News - Portugal: Top news magazine, newspaper headlines on Thursday, February 20

Lisbon, Feb. 20, 2025 (Lusa) - Trump and Zelenski exchange accusations, the prime minister’s family real estate business, Sporting bid farewell in the Champions League after 0-0 draw against Dortmund, the pope’s state of health and tonight’s decisive test for FC Porto against Roma in the Europa League are the most frequent headlines this Thursday morning.  

 

 

Visão:

- ‘Anxiety. How false perceptions increase uncertainty and fear’

- ‘Isaltino, the influencer on the street with a knife and fork’

- ‘Ukraine. Playing roulette with the bombs’

- ‘Ex-economy minister, António Costa Silva. ‘Trump can create tariffs on everything, but not on our tourism’’

- ‘Young Social Democrat Party activists, JSD. The machine for forming ‘orange’ armies’

- ‘Art. Joana Vasconcelos enchants in Madrid’

 

Correio da Manhã:

- ‘Invoices €718,000 and pays €92,000 in salaries. Real estate company linked to prime minister's family, Spinumviva has €340,000 deposited"

- ‘Accounts of Montenegro's family business reveal that labour costs account for 13% of revenues’

- ‘Public prosecutor wants to increase sentence for gay sex murder’

- ‘Poor health. Portugal prays for Pope Francis’

- ‘War in Ukraine. Breakdown. Trump attacks Zelensky’

- ‘B. Dortmund 0 Sporting 0. Farewell with honour’

- ‘Roma-FC Porto. Decisive test for the dragon at the Olimpico in Rome’

- ‘In the Champions League. Benfica chasing a financial record’

- ‘Politics. Right wing Chega MP threatens activist: ‘You're going to get your arse kicked’’

- ‘Débora Peralta. Doctors investigated over young woman's death’

- ‘Caldas da Rainha. Teacher denounced for harassing student’

 

Público:

- ‘1,300 doctors need to be transferred to balance access to the national health service’

- ‘Ukraine: “Dictator” and “uninformed”: Trump and Zelensky exchange accusations’

- ‘Training. Brazil accounts for a third of the diplomas recognised in Portugal’

- ‘Interview. Filipa Calvão: ‘There is no culture of corruption, but of slackness’"

- ‘Parliamentary hearing. Former Belem culture centre, CCB, president downplays accusations of bad management practices’

- ‘Trade. Transport and chemicals more vulnerable to tax hikes’

- ‘Health. There are 39 entities able to open new private health centres’

- ‘Single declaration. Transparency only scrutinises politicians using public data’

- ‘Tourism. Revenues rise by 8.8% and reach a record figure in 2024"

 

Jornal de Notícias:

- ‘Property companies break record with sales to foreigners’

- ‘Trump calls Zelensky a dictator’

- ‘Pope Francis is “slightly better”’

- ‘Europa League. Coach Anselmi's FC Porto full of confidence in Rome"

- ‘B. Dortmund 0-0 Sporting. Champions League. The Lion says goodbye with a draw and three more injured players’

- ‘Meghan Markle. Duchess accused of copying the coat of arms of a Spanish municipality’

- ‘Air Force. Ovar base orders 162 kilos of suckling pig’

- ‘Viana do Castelo. Free time activity centre owner tried for pornography and child abuse’

- ‘Greater Lisbon. 62 small earthquakes recorded in 20 years’

- ‘Matosinhos. Rua de Brito Capelo six months under construction’

 

Diário de Notícias:

- ‘Portugal and Brazil postpone agreement on exchange of criminal records’

- ‘The political thought of Liberal Initiative Party parliamentary group leader, Mariana Leitão. In defence of liberal ideas against the frightening tomorrows’

- ‘War. Trump's barbs at Zelensky give Moscow its second victory in 24 hours’

- ‘CDS Party funding. César do Paço to sue Left Bloc MP Joana Mortágua for defamation’

- ‘Labour. There have never been so many people earning more than €3,000 net monthly in Portugal"

- ‘Insecurity. Wave of thefts in São Domingos de Benfica. ‘It's been every week’’

- ‘Pneumonia. Pope Francis' analyses show a “slight improvement”’

- ‘Champions League. Sporting draw 0-0 in Germany in an expected farewell to the Champions League, in a game that saw the injury list grow’

- ‘Cinema. To be or not to be a hero, that is the question. Tragedy, animation and a biography premiere’

 

Negócios:

- ‘Tourism protects southern European economies from tariffs’

- ‘US risk makes European debt more attractive’

- ‘Supermarkets. Jerónimo Martins arrives in Slovakia in March’

- ‘Transport. Brisa creates payment company for Via Verde’

- ‘Fewer women in top state jobs'

- ‘Family business puts prime minister Luis Montenegro under pressure’

- ‘How much do 6,400 desalinated water pools cost?’

 

Jornal Económico:

- ‘Europe must spend 800 billion to reach defence target of 3% of GDP’

- ‘Weakness in the Eurozone is proving “more persistent than anticipated” [Fabio Panetta, Italian governor and member of the ECB]"

- ‘Bureaucracy and regulation create strong barriers to business'. Rui Lopes Ferreira. CEO of Super Bock’

- ‘Chega pushes back vote on land law until after motion of censure’

- ‘Owner of Tiffosi and Trofa Saúde is 27th richest on the Forbes Portugal list’

- ‘Movement questions how 9% of GDP is in the hands of the 10 richest’

- ‘China pays €200 to encourage young people to marry’

- ‘Jerónimo Martins enters Slovakia with Biedronka at the beginning of March’

- ‘European Parliament calls for Portugal not to lose cohesion funds’

- ‘The Agency for Integration, Migration and Asylum, AIMA has already assisted 233,000 immigrants’

 

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