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• Portugal’s average salary trails Southern European neighbors as wage gap with Northern Europe widens

  Published: Apr 11, 2026

  Section: Europe

  Portugal’s average gross annual full-time salary of 24,818 euros remains significantly lower than those in Spain, Italy, and the United Kingdom, placing the nation 22nd in European...

• Orbán Faces Economic Litmus Test as Hungary Heads to Polls Amid National Capitalism Debates

  Published: Apr 10, 2026

  Section: Europe

  Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s sixteen-year economic legacy takes center stage as Hungary prepares for a critical Sunday election. The vote serves as a referendum on his "national c...

• Luxembourg and Nordic Nations Lead Europe in Highest Net Hourly Wages as Regional Pay Gap Persists

  Published: Apr 3, 2026

  Section: Europe

  New Eurostat data reveals that Luxembourg offers the highest average net wage in Europe at €49.7 per hour, followed closely by Iceland and Norway. While Western and Northern Europe...

• Portuguese Prime Minister Luís Montenegro Cancels Premium Sports Television Contract to Signal Fiscal Discipline

  Published: Feb 18, 2026

  Section: Politics

  Prime Minister Luís Montenegro has ordered the immediate cancellation of a twenty thousand euro subscription to a premium sports television network. The move is intended to signal...