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PAICV Reclaims Power in Cabo Verde With an Absolute Majority on 17 May — Francisco Carvalho Lands 37 Seats as Ulisses Correia e Silva Steps Down from MpD Leadership and Montenegro Wires the Felicitation from Lisbon

PAICV Reclaims Power in Cabo Verde With an Absolute Majority on 17 May — Francisco Carvalho Lands 37 Seats as Ulisses Correia e Silva Steps Down from MpD Leadership and Montenegro Wires the Felicitation from Lisbon

PAICV reclaims power in Cabo Verde with an absolute majority on 17 May 2026 — Francisco Carvalho's party lands 37 seats including diaspora returns, Ulisses Correia e Silva steps down from MpD leadership, and Montenegro wires the felicitation from Lisbon by mid-morning.
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ASF's Fundo de Acidentes de Trabalho Settles €10.4 Million to Sinistrados and Pensionistas in 2025 — €52 Million Reimbursed to Insurers on Pension Updates as 2,001 Indemnity Files Sit Inside the FAT Perimeter

ASF's Fundo de Acidentes de Trabalho Settles €10.4 Million to Sinistrados and Pensionistas in 2025 — €52 Million Reimbursed to Insurers on Pension Updates as 2,001 Indemnity Files Sit Inside the FAT Perimeter

ASF's 2025 reading of the Fundo de Acidentes de Trabalho lands direct payments to sinistrados at €10.4 million, up 1.47% YoY, with €52 million reimbursed to private seguradoras on pension updates and 2,001 indemnity files inside the FAT perimeter at year-end.
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Certified Translations in Portugal in 2026 — A Practical Guide to the No-Sworn-Translator Model, the Six Authentication Routes and the EU Regulation 2016/1191 Exemption That Cuts Paperwork

Certified Translations in Portugal in 2026 — A Practical Guide to the No-Sworn-Translator Model, the Six Authentication Routes and the EU Regulation 2016/1191 Exemption That Cuts Paperwork

Portugal has no sworn translators. Every certified translation runs through one of six authentication routes — advogado, solicitador, notário, conservatória, câmara de comércio or consulate — and the EU 2016/1191 exemption skips the requirement entirely for EU public documents.
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AIMA Activates a Dedicated Submission Track for Foreign-Born Babies and Minors Under Article 124 on Monday 18 May — Six-Month Deadline from the Assento and One Parent's Valid Residence Title Required

AIMA Activates a Dedicated Submission Track for Foreign-Born Babies and Minors Under Article 124 on Monday 18 May — Six-Month Deadline from the Assento and One Parent's Valid Residence Title Required

AIMA confirmed on Monday 18 May 2026 that a dedicated submission track for the residence-authorisation requests of babies and minors born in Portugal to foreign-resident parents is now live at contactenos.aima.gov.pt, with a six-month deadline from the assento de nascimento.
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Jerónimo Martins Shutters the 18-Store Hussel Chocolate Network by 27 April — Eight Permanent Staff Move to Pingo Doce After the 2024 Hussel GmbH Bankruptcy and the €893,000 Loss

Jerónimo Martins Shutters the 18-Store Hussel Chocolate Network by 27 April — Eight Permanent Staff Move to Pingo Doce After the 2024 Hussel GmbH Bankruptcy and the €893,000 Loss

Jerónimo Martins confirmed on 18 May that all 18 Hussel chocolate stores closed by 27 April, with 8 of 60 permanent staff moving to Pingo Doce. The wind-down follows the 2024 bankruptcy of German parent Hussel GmbH, a €893,000 net loss at the Portuguese subsidiary and the cocoa-price bull cycle.
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APA Reports Brand Beira Baixa's Sophia and Beira Mega-Solar Projects 'Permanent and Irreversible' on the Landscape — €590 Million Sophia Faces a 'Very Significant Reduction', 266 MW Beira Already Rejected, 12,693 Submissions in the Sophia File

APA Reports Brand Beira Baixa's Sophia and Beira Mega-Solar Projects 'Permanent and Irreversible' on the Landscape — €590 Million Sophia Faces a 'Very Significant Reduction', 266 MW Beira Already Rejected, 12,693 Submissions in the Sophia File

APA's 18 May assessments brand Beira Baixa's €590M Sophia and 266 MW Beira solar mega-projects 'permanent and irreversible'. Beira is rejected; Sophia faces a 'very significant reduction'. The Sophia file logged 12,693 submissions and Fundão has rejected the municipal-interest declaration.
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