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Portugal debates judicial reforms and 90-day deadlines

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Latest: Portugal proposes judicial reforms to reduce court backlogs

Portugal’s courts continue their summer-vacation schedule, with judges rotating weekly to handle urgent matters such as custody hearings and parole reviews while non-urgent cases are paused. Critics note that while the r

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Portugal economic confidence and growth initiatives

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Latest: Portugal Pushes Economic Growth with Business Leaders' Vision and €1M IoT Investment

A study released in early August highlighted that Portugal’s sluggish growth stems more from a lack of confidence in its institutions than from tax policy. The authors pointed to the country’s unusually long court procee

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Portugal reform debate and controversies

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Latest: Pedro Passos Coelho warns no one in Portugal is indifferent to recent controversies

On 30 July 2026 former prime minister Pedro Passos Coelho applauded the Portuguese government’s “clear reformist intention” during the launch of the study "Unlocking Portugal’s Growth" by Nobel economist James A. Robinso

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