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Câmara Municipal de Lisboa Locks 13 June Traffic Plan for Procissão de Santo António — Alfama, Sé and Castelo Streets Close 16:30 to 19:00 as the 20-Largo Loop Carries the Patron Saint's Image Back to the Igreja de Santo António

Câmara Municipal de Lisboa Locks 13 June Traffic Plan for Procissão de Santo António — Alfama, Sé and Castelo Streets Close 16:30 to 19:00 as the 20-Largo Loop Carries the Patron Saint's Image Back to the Igreja de Santo António

Câmara Municipal de Lisboa (CML, Lisbon City Council) has published the street-by-street traffic plan for the Procissão de Santo António (Saint Anthony's Procession) on Saturday, 13 June 2026 — the religious cortejo that anchors the city's Festas de...
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Banco de Portugal Governor Álvaro Santos Pereira Pushes Mortgage Taxa de Esforço Cap From 50% to 45% and Extends the Under-35 Maturity Ladder to 40 Years — Macroprudential Recommendations Head Toward Binding-Rule Status

Banco de Portugal Governor Álvaro Santos Pereira Pushes Mortgage Taxa de Esforço Cap From 50% to 45% and Extends the Under-35 Maturity Ladder to 40 Years — Macroprudential Recommendations Head Toward Binding-Rule Status

Governor Álvaro Santos Pereira wants the mortgage taxa de esforço cap lowered from 50% to 45%, the bank-level exception envelope cut from 15% to 10%, and the maximum maturity stretched to 40 years for borrowers under 35. He also asked parliament to make the rules binding.
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Assembleia da República Tables 14:00 Vote on Three New Lei dos Estrangeiros Restrictions — PSD-CDS Pin Passage on Chega for the Student-Visa Gate, the Parents-of-Minors Clause and the Tacit-Approval Cut

Assembleia da República Tables 14:00 Vote on Three New Lei dos Estrangeiros Restrictions — PSD-CDS Pin Passage on Chega for the Student-Visa Gate, the Parents-of-Minors Clause and the Tacit-Approval Cut

Parliament votes at 14:00 on three additional restrictions to the Lei dos Estrangeiros (Foreigners Law) tabled by PM Luís Montenegro. The PSD-CDS minority counts on Chega votes for the student-visa requirement, the parents-of-minors clause and the elimination of tacit residence approval.
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