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Coimbra's historic centre crowned by the Universidade de Coimbra — Portugal's oldest university (1290) and one of the public institutions that processes foreign-degree recognition.

Recognising a Foreign Academic Qualification in Portugal in 2026 — A Practical Guide to the DGES Reconhecimento Automático Track, the Equivalência Decreto-Lei 66/2018 Path, the Regulated-Profession Ordem Registo and the Fee Stack

Foreign degree-holders moving to Portugal in 2026 need one of three routes — Reconhecimento Automático, Reconhecimento de Nível or Equivalência Específica under Decreto-Lei 66/2018 — to make their qualification usable in the Portuguese job and regulated-profession market.
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Wind turbines silhouetted against a sunset sky — illustrative of the operational onshore wind capacity Acciona Energía is preparing to divest from its Portuguese portfolio.

Acciona Energía Plots a 166 MW Portuguese Wind-and-Solar Divestment — 120 MW Wind Stack and 46 MW Solar Cluster Go to Advisors as the Spanish Parent Weighs a Delisting or Buyout of Its 91% Renewables Stake

Acciona Energía has handed advisors a 166 MW Portuguese portfolio — 120 MW of operational wind and 46 MW of operational solar — as part of an Iberian asset rotation that runs alongside the Spanish parent's strategic review of its 91% stake in the listed renewables arm.
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The Palácio de São Bento in Lisbon — seat of the Assembleia da República, where the PS-Chega-AD parliamentary balance tested by the June 2026 Intercampus barometer plays out.

Intercampus Tags PS at 24.3% Ahead of Chega's 20.3% as AD Drops 3.4 Points to 19.5% — Medialivre's June Barometer Reads Carneiro at 33.8% on the Prime-Minister Preference Cut Against Montenegro's 22.3% and Ventura's 22.2%

Intercampus's June barometer for Medialivre puts PS on 24.3%, Chega on 20.3% and the PSD/CDS-anchored AD coalition on 19.5% — a 3.4-point AD drop that lifts José Luís Carneiro to 33.8% on the prime-minister preference cut, ahead of Luís Montenegro (22.3%) and André Ventura (22.2%).
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Buying a Used Car in Portugal in 2026 — A Practical Guide to the Stand vs Particular Tracks, the Documento Único Automóvel Handover, the Automóvel Online Portal, the IUC + ISV Tax Frame and the 60-Day Registo de Propriedade Window

Buying a Used Car in Portugal in 2026 — A Practical Guide to the Stand vs Particular Tracks, the Documento Único Automóvel Handover, the Automóvel Online Portal, the IUC + ISV Tax Frame and the 60-Day Registo de Propriedade Window

Practical 2026 guide to buying a used car in Portugal — the stand vs particular tracks, the Documento Único Automóvel handover, the €55.30 Automóvel Online registo de propriedade, the 60-day deadline, ISV + IUC tax frame and the IPO inspection clock.
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Banco Português de Fomento and Spain's ICO Pen a Cross-Border Habitação Social Memorandum at Castro Almeida's Madrid Stop — Affordable-Rental, SME-Guarantee and Internationalisation Stack Extends the 6 March Cimeira Iberian Declaration

Banco Português de Fomento and Spain's ICO Pen a Cross-Border Habitação Social Memorandum at Castro Almeida's Madrid Stop — Affordable-Rental, SME-Guarantee and Internationalisation Stack Extends the 6 March Cimeira Iberian Declaration

Banco Português de Fomento and Spain's ICO sign a four-pillar memorandum in Madrid on 18 June 2026 — habitação social, affordable rental, credit-risk model harmonisation, SME guarantees and internationalisation — under the 6 March Cimeira Luso-Espanhola declaration.
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