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ANM-TVDE Proposes Public-Service-Transport Recognition Inside the Lei 45/2018 Revision — Association Wants Equal-Dignity Clause With Taxis as PSD Counters With Taxis Operating Through TVDE Platforms

ANM-TVDE Proposes Public-Service-Transport Recognition Inside the Lei 45/2018 Revision — Association Wants Equal-Dignity Clause With Taxis as PSD Counters With Taxis Operating Through TVDE Platforms

ANM-TVDE asked every parliamentary party on Friday 6 June 2026 for a public-service-transport status clause inside the Lei 45/2018 revision — equal dignity with taxis, 39,615 active drivers, €808M 2025 revenue, with the PSD already counter-proposing taxis operating via TVDE platforms.
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Claiming the Pensão Antecipada (Early Retirement Pension) at Segurança Social in 2026 — A Practical Guide to the Flexibilidade, Carreiras Contributivas Longas and Desemprego de Longa Duração Tracks and the 0.5% Monthly Penalty Stack

Claiming the Pensão Antecipada (Early Retirement Pension) at Segurança Social in 2026 — A Practical Guide to the Flexibilidade, Carreiras Contributivas Longas and Desemprego de Longa Duração Tracks and the 0.5% Monthly Penalty Stack

The Pensão Antecipada (Early Retirement Pension) is the fourth pillar of the Decreto-Lei n.º 187/2007 contributory pension architecture, sitting alongside the Pensão de Velhice (old-age pension, idade normal 66 anos e 9 meses in 2026), the Pensão de...
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Saturday's Público Investigation Reads Portugal's Suplementos Alimentares Pipeline as a 47% Adult-Use Wave, a +80%-in-Ten-Years Notification Surge and a DGAV Backlog Tracked in 'Tens of Thousands of Avulso Emails'

Saturday's Público Investigation Reads Portugal's Suplementos Alimentares Pipeline as a 47% Adult-Use Wave, a +80%-in-Ten-Years Notification Surge and a DGAV Backlog Tracked in 'Tens of Thousands of Avulso Emails'

Público's Saturday 6 June 2026 multi-part investigation by João Pinhal and Tiago Ramalho lands the Portuguese food-supplement (suplementos alimentares) market in a regulatory frame that the country's own Direção-Geral de Alimentação e Veterinária...
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