Lisbon, Dec. 18, 2025 (Lusa) - The attorney general closes an investigation into prime minister, Luis Montenegro’s family business, Spinumviva, Benfica advance to the Portuguese cup quarter finals after beating Farense 0-2, Brazilian plane producer Embraer is to open a second factory in the Alentejo region and the ECB leaves interest rates on hold are the most widely reported stories this Thursday morning.

 Visão:

- ‘Special music & rock. Antiquity is a taste. In a world dominated by the ephemeral, there are musicians and singers who never go out of fashion and continue to challenge the prejudices associated with age.’

- ‘The secrets of longevity of musicians such as Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, Sérgio Godinho, Jorge Palma and many others.’

- 'Solar power stations. The green transition that is erasing fields‘

- ’Mental health. The differences between stress and anxiety‘

Correio da Manhã:

- ’Paulo Abreu dos Santos is in prison. Paedophile lawyer gives thousands to religious sect‘

- ’Farense 0 Benfica 2. Benfica in the quarter-finals, waiting for the dragon'

- ‘Santa Clara-Sporting. Rui Borges. “I want to go down in Sporting's history”’

- ‘FC Porto-Famalicão. F. Fraioli. “It's good to have more than one plan”’

- ‘Portuguese scientist's daughter sees father murdered at home in the US’

- 'Spinumviva case. Attorney General closes case on PM's family business and gives Luis Montenegro a Christmas present‘

- ’In 2026. Minimum wage will rise to €920‘

- ’1.5 million. Number of immigrants quadruples in seven years‘

- ’Lisbon. Vasco da Gama thief kills cellmate'

Público:

- ‘Spinumviva case closed with harsh criticism of the justice system from prime minister Luis Montenegro’

- ‘Migration flow. Portuguese emigration stabilised at 65,000 departures in 2024’

- ‘Brussels. Ukraine's resistance at risk if agreement between EU leaders fails’

- 'Funding. Cinema and audiovisual media have a budget of 350 million for the next four years‘

- ’Child abuse. Former deputy justice minister allegedly placed hidden cameras in bathrooms and changing rooms‘

- ’Higher education. “There were never any resources for the maintenance of student residences'

- ‘Pedro Pimpão. “Dispensing with the referendum could be a route to regionalisation”. New president of ANMP [National Association of Portuguese Local Authorities], in an interview with Público and Renascença’

- ‘Monetary policy. ECB interest rates will depend on what happens in the US in 2026’

Jornal de Notícias:

- ‘Family business case closed. Luis Montenegro denounces “totalitarian temptations”’

- ‘Since 2010, there has not been a year so deadly for fishermen’

- ‘Farense 0-2 Benfica. Eagles in the quarter-finals [of the Portuguese Cup] with their sights set on the Dragão’

- "Sexual abuse. Former minister's assistant filmed naked men with hidden camera. Lawyer Paulo Santos also indicted for child pornography

- ‘Pension. President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa loses €1,500 for giving up lifetime subsidy’

- ‘Literature. Babell wants to turn Porto into a book city’

- "NorteShopping. Hammer attack in shop “was an act of rage”‘

- ’Presidential elections. Festive traditions range from the bonfire to the “presuntaina”‘

Diário de Notícias:

- ’Spinumviva. Family business investigation closed. PM says it was like a “criminal investigation”'

- 'Payment defaults double due to late wages'

- 'Immigrant Day. Bureaucracy, xenophobia and changes in the law motivate foreigners to leave the country'

- 'Politics. From an unregulated labour market to the defence of ‘decent work’: Right wing Chega Party’s great turnaround'

- ‘Trafficking. PJ police dismantle network that shipped cocaine from Brazil in fishing boats’

- ‘Ukraine. Putin calls European leaders “piglets” on the eve of a crucial meeting for the EU’

- ‘Culture. Cultural patronage law to cover direct support for arts, fashion and press projects’

- ‘Beja. Embraer to open new plane factory’

- ‘Interview. Diane Coyle: “Stories about AI are either about the apocalypse of jobs or about psychopathic chatbots”’

- ‘Football. Pedro Proença takes up position at FIFA for the next four years’

- ‘Premieres. “Avatar”: the end of utopia?’

Negócios:

- ‘Automotive sector. National industry breathes a sigh of relief with EU retreat’

- ‘IRS-exempt meal allowance set to rise to €10.46 per day’

- ‘ECB's Christmas present only in GDP. Interest rates unchanged’

- ‘Municipal councils receive largest Recovery and Resilience Programme envelopes’

- ‘Spinumviva. Attorney General closes case and Montenegro comes out on top’

- ‘Lawsuits. Review of costs risks “justice for rich and poor”’

- ‘Emmanuel Macron. Ten years after the Paris Agreement, it's time to redouble efforts’

O Jornal Económico:

- ‘Technology has led job creation since 2019’

- ‘Continente, Galp and Nos join forces to build loyalty’

- ‘ECB ends the year without changing interest rates’

- 'European Commissioner for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union, Maria Luís Albuquerque, calls for urgent action to create capital markets‘

- ’PM Luis Montenegro. Attorney General closes investigation into family business‘

- ’Amazon prepares £10 billion investment in OpenAI'

- ‘The Portuguese Securities Market Commission (CMVM) warns of manipulation through WhatsApp groups’

- ‘Brussels prepares code of conduct for AI-generated content’

- ‘Portugal moves forward with another Embraer plane factory in Beja’

- ‘Lufthansa invests €300 million in Aveiro’

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