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Housing

Empathia's Vitalícia Usufruct-Sale Model Tallies Roughly Forty Contracts and €4 Million of Reintroduced Capital in Its First Portuguese Year — 79.2-Year Average Seller Age and a 31% Headline Discount Sketch the Nua-Propriedade Debut

Empathia wraps its first Portuguese year on the vitalícia usufruct-sale model with ~40 closed contracts, €4M+ reintroduced into the household economy, an average seller age of 79.2 and a 31% discount anchor — set against tightening pension aid and a structurally aging owner-occupier base.

Business

UGT Bank Unions Mais, SBN and SBC Rebuff the Sector's 2% 2026 Wage Offer as 'Insensibilidade e Ganância' Against a Big-Five €1.279 Billion Q1 Profit Tape — Twenty Signatories Sit at the Negotiating Table, CGD and BCP Outside

UGT bank unions Mais, SBN and SBC rejected the sector's 2% 2026 wage offer on 23 May as 'insensibilidade e ganância' set against the big-five banks' €1.279 billion Q1 profit tape and 3.3% April inflation — leaving the ~20 ACT signatories without a deal and CGD and BCP outside the agreement.

Defence

Nuno Melo Stakes the €5.8 Billion SAFE Defence Envelope on a Mission Task Force, Court of Auditors Loop and Independent Commission From the Setúbal Navy Day Podium — Twelve New Frigates by 2030 Define the Atlantic Pivot

Defence Minister Nuno Melo used Navy Day in Setúbal on 23 May to layer a task force, independent commission, Tribunal de Contas loop and parliamentary scrutiny over the €5.8 billion SAFE envelope — with twelve Marinha frigates by 2030 and a €50M-plus Arsenal do Alfeite envelope anchoring the pivot.