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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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Notaries in Portugal in 2026 — A Practical Guide to the Notário, the Cartório, the Procuração, the Apostila and the Documento Particular Autenticado That Saves Foreign Residents Time and Money

Notaries in Portugal in 2026 — A Practical Guide to the Notário, the Cartório, the Procuração, the Apostila and the Documento Particular Autenticado That Saves Foreign Residents Time and Money

Almost every paper transaction a foreign resident signs in Portugal — buying property, granting a power of attorney, drafting a will, validating a foreign document — passes through a notário. This is the field guide to the cartório, the procuração, the apostila and the DPA alternative.
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Justice Minister Rita Alarcão Júdice Pledges 'Tolerância Zero' on Prison Deaths After Families Hand In a 15 May Letter — DGRSP Logged 64 In-Custody Deaths Across 2025 With 14 Suicides as Sobrelotação Returns at 12,981 Reclusos

Justice Minister Rita Alarcão Júdice Pledges 'Tolerância Zero' on Prison Deaths After Families Hand In a 15 May Letter — DGRSP Logged 64 In-Custody Deaths Across 2025 With 14 Suicides as Sobrelotação Returns at 12,981 Reclusos

On Friday 15 May, families of prisoners who died in custody handed Rita Alarcão Júdice a five-demand letter. The minister pledged 'tolerância zero' for deaths unrelated to illness. DGRSP logged 64 in-custody deaths in 2025 with 14 suicides as overcrowding returned at 12,981 reclusos.
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