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Lusa - Business News - Portugal: Top newspaper headlines on Tuesday, 17 June

Lisbon, June 17, 2025 (Lusa) - The situation in the Middle East with Iran apparently willing to negotiate while the bombs keep falling, Parliament is to debate the new government programme, which includes many opposition measures on Tuesday and Wednesday, the sale of Novobanco to French buyers and Benfica draw 2-2 against Boca Juniors in the football Club World Cup dominate the headlines this Tuesday morning.

 

 Diário de Notícias:

- “Government moves forward with partial privatisation of TAP. Chega and PS block sale of 100%”

- “Pedro Proença and his team received €346,000 from the football league for unused holidays”

- “War. Iran wants an end to hostilities but says it is preparing the ‘biggest missile attack’ ever on Israel”

- “Footwear. Luís Onofre is replacing the Avós store with a future El Corte Inglés in Porto”

- “Football. The American dream of Francisco Marcos, a Sporting fanatic and pioneer of ‘soccer’”

- “Emmanuel Razavi, French-Iranian journalist. ‘Two-thirds of the Iranian people oppose the regime and will never support Khamenei’”

 

 

Correio da Manhã:

- “Case of the covid-19 ‘deniers’. Gouveia e Melo misses trial. Court unable to notify him”

- “Tax authorities crack down on property tax on properties valued in 2024”

- “Government programme. Police officers will no longer be desk-bound”

- “Over 40 degrees. Health authorities warn of heat risk”

- “Paulo Rangel at the Now conference. ‘Tariffs are bad for everyone’”

- “Club World Cup. Boca Juniors 2 Benfica 2. The American dream is alive”

- “In the younger ranks. Benfica did not want Nuno Mendes”

- “Sporting. England calls for lion Diomande”

- “Israel-Iran war. America moves into the Middle East”

- “Consumption. Banks lend 3 billion for consumption”

- “USA. Donald Trump expands raids against illegal immigrants”

- “Praia da Oura. Man stabbed in nightclub in the Algarve”

 

 

Público:

- “Since 2007, there have been 33 convictions for abortion in Portuguese courts”

- “Report. Lisbon São José Hospital takes ‘giant step’ in accident and emergency department management, with results already visible”

- “Government wants to change local government electoral law and have executives with at least a majority from the winning party”

- “Civil service. Young people being hired will have ‘rapid progression’”

- “Middle East. Willing to negotiate, Iran calls for pressure from the Americans”

- “Changes. Regulators to be selected through competition, with at least one foreigner”

- “Spain. Pedro Sánchez rejects early elections”

- “Documentary. Sally Ride is not just the first American astronaut. It’s a story about freedom”

- “Lisbon. Registration and dedicated parking spaces. Metropolitan area wants order in private ride hailing taxis (TVDE)”

 

 

i:

- “unimaginable”

- “The Reborn baby fever”

- “Israel-Iran war. The fight for regional supremacy”

 

 

Jornal de Notícias:

- “Profession behind 90% of police divorces”

- “Boca Juniors 2-2 Benfica. Verbal clash. Otamendi decisive in the Eagles’ draw: he suffered a penalty and scored a goal. Intense game saw three red cards”

- “Government programme. Montenegro welcomes Chega measures, even on immigration”

- “Feira. Housewife punished with five years in prison for mistreatment”

- “Porto. Former temple of the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God returns to being a cinema-theatre thanks to Tivoli”

- “Viana do Castelo. Investment of 150 million in factory on hold for three years”

- “Sporting Braga. Carlos Vicens distances himself from Guardiola and wants maximum commitment”

- “FC Porto. Gabri Veiga’s debut fills Martín Anselmi’s boots”

- “Humour. Joana Marques and Anjos in court over €1 million joke”

 

 

Negócios:

- “Government opens door to reduction in tax rates”

- “Banks surprised by sale price of Novo Banco”

- “Report. IPOs that didn’t happen teach lessons to stock market candidates”

- “Public finances. Almost half of the appropriations have already been released”

- “Africa Radar. BFA regains top spot among Angolan banks”

 

 

Jornal Económico:

- “Bankers satisfied with sale of Novobanco to French buyers”

- “Government has ‘good intentions’ for health, but they have to get off the ground”

- “EDPR maintains plan, even with risk”

- “Gavin Newsom. Who is the California governor standing up to Trump?”

- “Oceans must be treated at the same level as other dimensions of climate change.” Ruben Eiras [secretary-general of the Ocean Forum]”

- “Portugal ahead of Spain and Italy, but falls in the rankings”

- “PSD/CDS majority approves budget without opposition votes”

- “Iran willing to negotiate, but attacks continue”

- “National exams start today with more than 160,000 students enrolled”

 

 

 

 

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