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Enrolling Your Child in a Portuguese Public School for 2026/2027 — A Practical Guide to the Portal das Matrículas, the Pré-Escolar and 1.º Ano Window Closing 1 June, the Documentary Chain and the Equivalência de Estudos Track for Foreign Records

Enrolling Your Child in a Portuguese Public School for 2026/2027 — A Practical Guide to the Portal das Matrículas, the Pré-Escolar and 1.º Ano Window Closing 1 June, the Documentary Chain and the Equivalência de Estudos Track for Foreign Records

Practical 2026 guide to enrolling a child in Portuguese public school for 2026/2027 — Portal das Matrículas, pré-escolar/1.º ano window closing 1 June, 6.º-9.º/11.º 16-29 June, 2.º-5.º 1-13 July, 10.º/12.º 15-22 July, documentary chain, PLNM and equivalência-de-estudos for foreign records.
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Min. Agricultura Bumps the Limpeza de Terrenos Deadline to 30 June Nationwide on Thursday 28 May — José Manuel Fernandes Cites Spring Rainfall as Coimas Sit at €150-€10,000 for Singulares and Up to €25,000 for Pessoas Coletivas

Min. Agricultura Bumps the Limpeza de Terrenos Deadline to 30 June Nationwide on Thursday 28 May — José Manuel Fernandes Cites Spring Rainfall as Coimas Sit at €150-€10,000 for Singulares and Up to €25,000 for Pessoas Coletivas

The Ministério da Agricultura on Thursday 28 May 2026 extended the limpeza de terrenos deadline from 31 May to 30 June nationwide, citing spring rainfall and the 142% surge in contractor demand. Coimas for singulares run €150-€1,500 (€10,000 in specific cases); pessoas coletivas up to €25,000.
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INE Posts Portugal's 2023-2025 Esperança de Vida à Nascença at 81.75 Years — Women at 84.21, Men at 78.99 and the At-65 Reading Hits 20.19 as Falling Mortality in the 60+ Bracket Carries the Triennium Step Up

INE Posts Portugal's 2023-2025 Esperança de Vida à Nascença at 81.75 Years — Women at 84.21, Men at 78.99 and the At-65 Reading Hits 20.19 as Falling Mortality in the 60+ Bracket Carries the Triennium Step Up

INE's 28 May 2026 Tábua de Mortalidade prints Portuguese esperança de vida à nascença at 81.75 years for 2023-2025 — women at 84.21, men at 78.99, and the at-65 figure at 20.19 years (women 21.55, men 18.43), with falling mortality in the 60+ bracket driving the triennium step up.
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Aviation Veterans Trace Lisbon Airport Chaos to 'Saturação Estrutural' as Vinci's 29 May Reinforcement Lifts Border Boxes to 34 and E-Gates to 32 — A Decade of 70% Passenger Growth Has Met an Unchanged Terminal Footprint

Aviation Veterans Trace Lisbon Airport Chaos to 'Saturação Estrutural' as Vinci's 29 May Reinforcement Lifts Border Boxes to 34 and E-Gates to 32 — A Decade of 70% Passenger Growth Has Met an Unchanged Terminal Footprint

Veterans of Portuguese aviation reframed the Lisbon airport queues story on Thursday — the cause is 'saturação estrutural', a decade of 70% passenger growth absorbed by an unchanged terminal. Vinci's 29 May reinforcement lifts boxes to 34 and e-gates to 32.
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