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Environment

Cascais Câmara Funds EO4RO, a 12-Month Satellite-and-AI Pilot With GMV and Plymouth Marine Laboratory to Track the Pacific Brown Alga Rugulopteryx Okamurae Across the Atlantic Litoral

Cascais Câmara funds the 12-month EO4RO satellite-and-AI pilot with GMV and Plymouth Marine Laboratory to forecast Rugulopteryx okamurae blooms 48-72 hours in advance — the first municipal-led Earth-observation programme aimed at the invasive Pacific brown alga to launch outside the Algarve.

Wildfires

Nuno Melo Hands the Forças Armadas a Standing Authorisation to Move on Wildfires Without a Prior Civil-Protection Request — Monte Real Operations Centre Pulls P-3C CUP+, C-295M, Drones and a Black Hawk Onto the Heat-Wave Watch

Defence Minister Nuno Melo on 19 June hands the Forças Armadas a standing authorisation to act on wildfires without a prior civil-protection request, with a permanent Monte Real operations centre running P-3C CUP+, C-295M, drones and a Black Hawk on heat-wave watch.

Economy

Banco de Portugal Posts €42.4 Billion in Certificados de Aforro at End-May for a 20th Consecutive Monthly Climb — €750 Million Subscription Burst Marks a Three-Year High as Série F Pays Almost 2.2% and the €250,000 Cap Pulls Household Savings

Certificados de Aforro hit €42.4 billion at end-May, a 20th straight monthly climb, with €750 million in net subscriptions — the biggest single-month inflow in three years. Série F pays almost 2.2% after April's €250,000 cap lift.

Politics

Chega Sinks the Government's Trabalho XXI Labour Reform on Friday's Generalidade Vote — PSD, CDS-PP and IL Stand Alone as PS, Bloco de Esquerda, PCP, Livre, PAN and JPP Carry the No, Ventura Cites Despedimentos and Reforma-Antecipada Sticking Points

Chega joined the entire left bench to reject the Trabalho XXI labour reform in Friday's generalidade vote, defeating Prime Minister Luís Montenegro's flagship Código do Trabalho rewrite. Only PSD, CDS-PP and IL voted in favour.