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Sindicato dos Técnicos de Migração Calls a Four-Day AIMA Strike for 1, 2, 3 and 5 June — Migration Technicians Cite Outsourcing, Career-Path Gap and Persistent Resource Shortages as the Regularisation Backlog Drags

Sindicato dos Técnicos de Migração Calls a Four-Day AIMA Strike for 1, 2, 3 and 5 June — Migration Technicians Cite Outsourcing, Career-Path Gap and Persistent Resource Shortages as the Regularisation Backlog Drags

The Sindicato dos Técnicos de Migração announced on Wednesday 27 May a four-day AIMA strike for 1, 2, 3 and 5 June, citing outsourcing of technical functions, a missing career path and persistent resource shortages. The action dovetails with the 3 June CGTP general-strike day.
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INE Bank-Housing Appraisal Median Carries to a Record €2,174/m² in April 2026 — 16.5% Year-on-Year Lift Across 34,483 Valuations, Apartments at €2,546/m² (+21%) and Single-Family at €1,561/m² (+12.7%)

INE Bank-Housing Appraisal Median Carries to a Record €2,174/m² in April 2026 — 16.5% Year-on-Year Lift Across 34,483 Valuations, Apartments at €2,546/m² (+21%) and Single-Family at €1,561/m² (+12.7%)

INE's April 2026 housing-appraisal release on Wednesday 27 May lifts the national median to a record €2,174/m² — €23 above March (+1.1%) and 16.5% YoY across 34,483 valuations. Apartments hit €2,546/m² (+21%), single-family €1,561/m² (+12.7%); Grande Lisboa leads at €3,352/m².
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Ministério da Saúde Switches the SNS Heatwave Plano de Contingência to Nível 1 on Wednesday 27 May — INEM Call Surge and the European Cúpula de Calor Stress-Test the March 2026 Mandatory Seasonal-Risk Decree

Ministério da Saúde Switches the SNS Heatwave Plano de Contingência to Nível 1 on Wednesday 27 May — INEM Call Surge and the European Cúpula de Calor Stress-Test the March 2026 Mandatory Seasonal-Risk Decree

Minister Ana Paula Martins switched the SNS heatwave plano de contingência to Nível 1 on Wednesday after an INEM call surge, an IPMA aviso amarelo and a European heat dome pushed inland Portugal toward 40°C — the first stress-test of the four-tier framework set by the 31 March decree.
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CGTP Sounds the Wednesday 3 June Greve Geral One Week Out — CP Trains, TAP Cabin Crew, Autoeuropa Workers and Frente Comum Sign On as Rosário Palma Ramalho's 12-Proposition Labour Reform Sidelines the Confederation

CGTP Sounds the Wednesday 3 June Greve Geral One Week Out — CP Trains, TAP Cabin Crew, Autoeuropa Workers and Frente Comum Sign On as Rosário Palma Ramalho's 12-Proposition Labour Reform Sidelines the Confederation

Seven days out from the Wednesday 3 June greve geral, the CGTP's adhesion list has lengthened to CP rail, TAP cabin crew, Autoeuropa workers, AIMA mediators and Frente Comum — the most broadly subscribed labour stoppage Portugal has lined up in more than a decade.
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