Former Prime Minister António Costa was elected as President of the European Council by the 27 EU member state leaders

Korean Air has launched flights between Lisbon and Seoul Incheon, becoming the second direct connection from Eastern Asia to Portugal; first route, linking Hangzhou to Lisbon via Beijing, was opened in 2017

A new warehouse for highly radioactive waste storage at the Spanish Almaraz Nuclear Power Plant, 100 kilometres from the border with Portugal, is under public consultation from Portuguese Environment Agency

Tokio Gas will buy a 21,2% stake in the floating wind farm in Viana do Castelo; the project by Windfloat Atlantic currently belongs to the French-Spanish join venture Ocean Winds

Lisbon properties are registering a 25% increase more than in Madrid, thus becoming the most expensive city to buy a house in the Iberian Peninsula, Idealista source reports