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Drawing the Subsídio de Desemprego (Unemployment Benefit) in Portugal in 2026 — A Practical Guide to the 360-Day Garantia, the 65% Reference-Remuneration Formula, the IAS €537.13-€1,342.83 Band and the Subsídio Social Fallback

Drawing the Subsídio de Desemprego (Unemployment Benefit) in Portugal in 2026 — A Practical Guide to the 360-Day Garantia, the 65% Reference-Remuneration Formula, the IAS €537.13-€1,342.83 Band and the Subsídio Social Fallback

A practical 2026 guide to the Subsídio de Desemprego (Unemployment Benefit) for foreign residents in Portugal — 360-day garantia, 65% reference remuneration, IAS €537.13-€1,342.83 band, age-and-contribution duration map and the Subsídio Social fallback.
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Paying the Imposto Único de Circulação (IUC) in Portugal in 2026 — A Practical Guide to the Six Categorias, the Cilindrada/CO₂ Brackets, the Adicional for Diesel, EV and Disability Exemptions and the Birth-Month Window Before the 2027 April Switch

Paying the Imposto Único de Circulação (IUC) in Portugal in 2026 — A Practical Guide to the Six Categorias, the Cilindrada/CO₂ Brackets, the Adicional for Diesel, EV and Disability Exemptions and the Birth-Month Window Before the 2027 April Switch

A practical guide to the Imposto Único de Circulação (IUC) for 2026: the six categorias, the cilindrada and CO₂ brackets, the Adicional de IUC for diesel cars, the EV and disability exemptions, the birth-month payment window, the Portal das Finanças payment flow and the April 2027 switch.
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Twenty-Seven Portuguese Startups Touch Down at Web Summit Rio Through 11 June — €20 Million in Backing, 269 Employees and an AI / Health-Tech / Defence Stack Span Lisboa, Funchal, Aveiro and Mirandela

Twenty-Seven Portuguese Startups Touch Down at Web Summit Rio Through 11 June — €20 Million in Backing, 269 Employees and an AI / Health-Tech / Defence Stack Span Lisboa, Funchal, Aveiro and Mirandela

Twenty-seven Portuguese startups landed at Web Summit Rio on Monday for the 8–11 June run, with €20 million in cumulative backing and 269 employees spread across Lisboa, Funchal, Aveiro and Mirandela — Startup Portugal and Unicorn Factory Lisboa anchor the fourth-consecutive Brazil push.
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Diário da República Publishes Decreto-Lei 113/2026 on 8 June — Autonomous Driving Tests on Portuguese Roads Open From 8 July at a 0.2 g/l Operator Alcohol Cap, 20 km/h Speed Discount and Quadruple Liability Cover

Diário da República Publishes Decreto-Lei 113/2026 on 8 June — Autonomous Driving Tests on Portuguese Roads Open From 8 July at a 0.2 g/l Operator Alcohol Cap, 20 km/h Speed Discount and Quadruple Liability Cover

Decreto-Lei 113/2026, published in Diário da República on 8 June, opens Portuguese public roads to autonomous-driving tests from 8 July under a six-year operator licence floor, a 0.2 g/l alcohol cap, a 20 km/h speed cut and quadruple insurance cover.
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