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European Commission Drafts 'Uma Viagem, Um Bilhete' Cross-Operator Rail Rule on Tuesday 13 May 2026 — €7.78 Billion Passenger Savings by 2050, 2027 Operator Deadline, Five-Month Advance-Sale Window and Single-Refund Pipeline

European Commission Drafts 'Uma Viagem, Um Bilhete' Cross-Operator Rail Rule on Tuesday 13 May 2026 — €7.78 Billion Passenger Savings by 2050, 2027 Operator Deadline, Five-Month Advance-Sale Window and Single-Refund Pipeline

The European Commission tabled on Tuesday 13 May 2026 a draft regulation that builds a single cross-operator booking-and-refund framework for rail travel inside the European Union, branded 'Uma Viagem, Um Bilhete, Direitos Garantidos' in the...
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Apostille and Consular Legalisation in Portugal in 2026 — A Practical Guide to the Hague Convention Service Run by the Procuradoria-Geral da República, the €10.20 Tariff and the Non-Hague Consular Chain

Apostille and Consular Legalisation in Portugal in 2026 — A Practical Guide to the Hague Convention Service Run by the Procuradoria-Geral da República, the €10.20 Tariff and the Non-Hague Consular Chain

Apostille and consular legalisation in Portugal — the Hague Convention service the Procuradoria-Geral da República runs out of seven counters, the €10.20 per-act tariff, the Decreto-Lei 86/2009 framework, the documents that need prior authentication, and the consular chain for non-Hague countries.
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EY-Parthenon Report Lands the Private-Health-Coverage Saving for the SNS at €1.945 Billion in 2023 — 9 Million Procedures Channelled, Surgeries Carry €846 Million and APHP-APS Press for Inter-System Fiscal Parity

EY-Parthenon Report Lands the Private-Health-Coverage Saving for the SNS at €1.945 Billion in 2023 — 9 Million Procedures Channelled, Surgeries Carry €846 Million and APHP-APS Press for Inter-System Fiscal Parity

EY-Parthenon report commissioned by APHP and APS reads private-health second-coverage savings to the SNS at €1.945 billion in 2023, with 9 million procedures channelled — €846m on surgeries, €688m on consultations. Galamba de Oliveira and Hermano Rodrigues press for inter-system fiscal parity.
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