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ModA Digital National Tests Begin on Wednesday 27 May with Grade-4 Educação Artística as the Pilot Subject on the Fully On-Screen Format

ModA Digital National Tests Begin on Wednesday 27 May with Grade-4 Educação Artística as the Pilot Subject on the Fully On-Screen Format

Portugal's fully digital ModA national tests open across the country on Wednesday 27 May 2026, with Grade-4 Educação Artística as the first paper to sit. The Provas de Aferição have been retired; the new monitoring format runs through 9 June and does not weigh on student grades.

The Portugal Brief 27 May 2026

João Galamba and Nelson Lage Surface as the Two Candidates for the APREN Presidency After Pedro Amaral Jorge Departs for the OMIE Helm

João Galamba and Nelson Lage Surface as the Two Candidates for the APREN Presidency After Pedro Amaral Jorge Departs for the OMIE Helm

Former Energy Secretary João Galamba and former ADENE chief Nelson Lage have emerged as the two names in line to take over the APREN presidency from Pedro Amaral Jorge, who is moving to the OMIE Iberian electricity market operator.

The Portugal Brief 27 May 2026

Optimize Buys Martifer Shares at €2.25 to Sabotage Visabeira's €2.057 OPA Before the 3 June Acceptance Window Closes

Optimize Buys Martifer Shares at €2.25 to Sabotage Visabeira's €2.057 OPA Before the 3 June Acceptance Window Closes

Optimize Investment Partners is buying Martifer shares at €2.25 to push the market price above Visabeira's €2.057 OPA offer and starve the bid of acceptances before the 3 June window closes. The fund holds roughly 4% and is publicly contesting the contrapartida.

The Portugal Brief 27 May 2026

Portugal's Poverty Rate Stalls at 15.4% in 2025 — 1.74 Million Stuck Below the €723 Monthly Threshold as the Two-Year Decline Reverses

Portugal's Poverty Rate Stalls at 15.4% in 2025 — 1.74 Million Stuck Below the €723 Monthly Threshold as the Two-Year Decline Reverses

Portugal's at-risk-of-poverty rate stalls at 15.4% on the 2025 EU-SILC reading, breaking the 2022–2024 downward trajectory. The €723 monthly threshold leaves more than 1.74 million Portuguese inside the perimeter; without pensions and social transfers the rate would sit at 40.7%.

The Portugal Brief 27 May 2026

Opening an Atividade Independente (Recibos Verdes) Status in Portugal in 2026 — A Practical Guide to the AT Início de Atividade, the Simplified Regime, the €15,000 IVA Threshold and the Quarterly Segurança Social Workflow

Opening an Atividade Independente (Recibos Verdes) Status in Portugal in 2026 — A Practical Guide to the AT Início de Atividade, the Simplified Regime, the €15,000 IVA Threshold and the Quarterly Segurança Social Workflow

A practical guide to opening Atividade Independente (Recibos Verdes) status in Portugal in 2026 — the AT Portal das Finanças Início de Atividade flow, the CIRS Categoria B simplified regime, the €15,000 IVA threshold and the Segurança Social 21.4% quarterly contribution workflow.

The Portugal Brief 27 May 2026

CUF Locks In a €32 Million Dividend Distribution via the Tuesday 26 May CMVM Filing — €51.2 Million 2025 Consolidated Net Profit Lifts 18.1% and €12.4 Million Employee Bonus Pool Lands Alongside

CUF Locks In a €32 Million Dividend Distribution via the Tuesday 26 May CMVM Filing — €51.2 Million 2025 Consolidated Net Profit Lifts 18.1% and €12.4 Million Employee Bonus Pool Lands Alongside

CUF disclosed a €32 million dividend distribution via a Tuesday 26 May CMVM filing — 2025 consolidated net profit reached €51.2 million (+18.1% YoY), José de Mello Capital (65.85%), Farminveste (30%) and the Fundação Amélia da Silva de Mello (4.15%) take their shares of the payout.

The Portugal Brief 27 May 2026

Geneva and Viège Tribunals Freeze Patrick Drahi's Cologny Residence, Zermatt Real Estate and Swiss-Company Credits to Cover Armando Pereira's CHF 1.2 Billion Civil Claim — Operação Picoas Crosses the Border

Geneva and Viège Tribunals Freeze Patrick Drahi's Cologny Residence, Zermatt Real Estate and Swiss-Company Credits to Cover Armando Pereira's CHF 1.2 Billion Civil Claim — Operação Picoas Crosses the Border

Geneva and Viège tribunals froze Patrick Drahi's Cologny residence, Zermatt real estate and Swiss-company credits to cover Armando Pereira's CHF 1.2 billion (€1.3 billion) civil claim — Operação Picoas crosses the border on the eve of the Altice founder's empire sale.

The Portugal Brief 27 May 2026

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