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Casa Pronta in Portugal in 2026 — A Practical Guide to the Property-Transaction One-Stop Counter, the €375 Single-Act and €700 Multi-Act Tariff, the SIGA Booking Portal and the Compra-e-Venda Route That Replaces the Notarial Escritura

Casa Pronta in Portugal in 2026 — A Practical Guide to the Property-Transaction One-Stop Counter, the €375 Single-Act and €700 Multi-Act Tariff, the SIGA Booking Portal and the Compra-e-Venda Route That Replaces the Notarial Escritura

Portugal's Casa Pronta one-stop counter folds the purchase deed, the IMT and Imposto do Selo payment, the mortgage signing and the Predial registration into a single conservatória session — €375 single act, €700 multi-act, +€50 per extra property.
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Mota-Engil Books a Record €35 Million Q1 Profit on Brazilian Backlog Push — Carteira de Encomendas Stretches to €16.9 Billion as Santos-Guarujá Tunnel Anchors the New Pipeline

Mota-Engil Books a Record €35 Million Q1 Profit on Brazilian Backlog Push — Carteira de Encomendas Stretches to €16.9 Billion as Santos-Guarujá Tunnel Anchors the New Pipeline

Mota-Engil closes Q1 2026 with €35 million of net profit, the strongest first quarter in the company's history at +31% YoY. Revenue lifts to €1,394 million, EBITDA crosses €234 million at a 17% margin and the order book stretches to €16.9 billion, equivalent to 3.6 years of activity.
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Loja do Cidadão and Espaço Cidadão in Portugal in 2026 — A Practical Guide to the 72-Site Network, the 900+ Single-Counter Outposts, the AMA Marcação Atendimento, and the 18 New Openings to June

Loja do Cidadão and Espaço Cidadão in Portugal in 2026 — A Practical Guide to the 72-Site Network, the 900+ Single-Counter Outposts, the AMA Marcação Atendimento, and the 18 New Openings to June

The Portuguese state runs one of Europe's densest public-service networks: 72 Lojas do Cidadão, more than 900 Espaços Cidadão, and an AMA appointment portal that funnels everything from CC renewals to AIMA presentations into a single Marcação Atendimento queue.
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