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Health Ministry Clarifies 1-Year Incompatibility for SNS Specialists Who Left Before New Tarefeiro Rules — Two-Year Lock-Out Only Applies to Departures After the Diploma Enters Into Force

Health Ministry Clarifies 1-Year Incompatibility for SNS Specialists Who Left Before New Tarefeiro Rules — Two-Year Lock-Out Only Applies to Departures After the Diploma Enters Into Force

Saturday 16 May Ministry of Health note to Lusa confirms specialists who left the SNS before the new diploma enters into force serve a one-year tarefeiro lock-out, not two — saving more than 2,000 doctors from a retroactive ban as the 31 December 2026 transitional window runs.
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Zero Flags Profound Structural Fragilities in Portugal's 2030 Climate Trajectory After the 2024 Inventory Trims Emissions Just 3% to 51.5 Mt CO₂-eq — Transport Sector Carries 35.2% of the National Total and Q1 2026 Fuel Use Runs 2.5% Above Year-Earlier

Zero Flags Profound Structural Fragilities in Portugal's 2030 Climate Trajectory After the 2024 Inventory Trims Emissions Just 3% to 51.5 Mt CO₂-eq — Transport Sector Carries 35.2% of the National Total and Q1 2026 Fuel Use Runs 2.5% Above Year-Earlier

Zero warns Portugal's 2024 emissions inventory cut just 3% to 51.5 Mt CO₂-eq — well below the pace needed for the PNEC 55% target by 2030. Transport carries 35.2% of the total, fuel use ran 2.5% higher in Q1 2026, and the PNCPA 2030 is still in public consultation seven years past the EU deadline.
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