
- Jul 1
Portugal sets red lines for Sines refinery deal and probes slow fuel price decline
Environment Minister Maria da Graça Carvalho laid out non-negotiable conditions for the Galp–Moeve merger and ordered an investigation into why pump prices have not followed the sharp drop in crude.

- Jun 21
Montenegro dismisses crisis talk as PSD congress rallies around leader after labour reform defeat
Portugal's prime minister and PSD leader Luís Montenegro ruled out a snap election on Saturday, telling his party's congress that it would be "absurd" to talk of a political crisis after the opposition PS and Chega combined to block the government’s labour law overhaul.
