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Economy

Banco Português de Fomento Routes a €1 Billion BEI-Funded Post-Tempestade Line — €500M SME Tranche to 12 Years, €250M via Commercial Banks, €250M for 30-Year Infrastructure Loans as Guarantee Applications Pass €1.9 Billion

BPF president Gonçalo Regalado opens a €1B post-tempestade credit envelope on 1 June — €500M direct SME loans to 12 years, €250M via commercial banks, €250M for 30-year infrastructure loans. Existing storm guarantees total €1.9B applications, €1.5B+ approved.

Fisheries

DGRM Activates the 1 June Live-Bivalve Movement-Record Regime Across Continental Portugal — Estabelecimento Conexo Pass-Through Routes the Tejo Amêijoa-Japonesa Trail and Hooks the Six DGAV Criteria

From 1 June 2026, every harvester of live bivalves must record movement on a DGRM paper document, with mandatory pass-through at a DGAV-licensed estabelecimento conexo. The regime extends the Tejo amêijoa-japonesa response to all continental bivalves under six DGAV criteria.

Energy

Ambiente Folds a 'Superior Interesse Público' Mechanism Into the Pending Sistema Eléctrico Nacional Diploma — Renewables-Acceleration Tool Sits Against a 30 GVA Grid-Connection Backlog and a 22 July RED III Stand-Still Cutoff

Maria da Graça Carvalho told Friday's ECO conference the pending SEN diploma carries a 'superior interesse público' mechanism for renewables. The 750 MVA battery leilão lands 29 June; 30 GVA of grid-connection requests sit pending; RED III targets diploma stand-still ends 22 July.