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Presidência Officialises the Papa Leão XIV Invitation for 2027 — Fátima Centenary-Plus-Ten, Nunciatura Quincentenary, and Francisco-Jacinta Decennial Anchor the Bid

Presidência Officialises the Papa Leão XIV Invitation for 2027 — Fátima Centenary-Plus-Ten, Nunciatura Quincentenary, and Francisco-Jacinta Decennial Anchor the Bid

President of the Republic António José Seguro formalised the standing invitation to Papa Leão XIV for a state visit to Portugal in the calendar year 2027 , the Belém presidency office confirmed on its website on Tuesday 19 May 2026. The formal note...

The Portugal Brief 20 May 2026

Fundo Ambiental Bankrolls a 1 December Electrical-Waste Discount Scheme — €25 Off Fridges, €35 Off AC Units, €20 Off Televisions on a Trade-In Basis

Fundo Ambiental Bankrolls a 1 December Electrical-Waste Discount Scheme — €25 Off Fridges, €35 Off AC Units, €20 Off Televisions on a Trade-In Basis

The Fundo Ambiental will underwrite a country-wide aparelho-velho-por-desconto scheme for large electrical and electronic equipment from 1 December 2026 , channelling fixed-amount discounts at the till of any participating retailer when a customer...

The Portugal Brief 20 May 2026

Caixa Geral de Depósitos Chief Paulo Macedo Pitches a National Catastrophe Fund in Coimbra — Mandatory Insurance to Widen, State to Subsidise the Uninsurable

Caixa Geral de Depósitos Chief Paulo Macedo Pitches a National Catastrophe Fund in Coimbra — Mandatory Insurance to Widen, State to Subsidise the Uninsurable

Paulo Macedo , the long-running president of Caixa Geral de Depósitos , used a podium at the 'Entre a Ruína e a Reconstrução: Direito, Sociedade e Esperança após a Calamidade' conference in Coimbra on Tuesday 19 May 2026 to call for a fundo nacional...

The Portugal Brief 20 May 2026

Vila Nova de Gaia Commercial Court Clears the Estádio do Bessa Auction at €31 Million — Boavista Heads Toward Liquidation With €150 Million Owed and Sacyr the Lead Creditor

Vila Nova de Gaia Commercial Court Clears the Estádio do Bessa Auction at €31 Million — Boavista Heads Toward Liquidation With €150 Million Owed and Sacyr the Lead Creditor

The Juízo do Comércio de Vila Nova de Gaia rejected Boavista FC's last-minute petition to halt the court-ordered auction of the Estádio do Bessa and its surrounding sporting complex on Monday 18 May 2026, clearing the way for the online auction...

The Portugal Brief 20 May 2026

Government Sends a Labour Code Overhaul to the Assembleia on 19 May — Fixed-Term Contracts Stretch to Five Years and Work-Hour Bank Bonus Caps at 25%

Government Sends a Labour Code Overhaul to the Assembleia on 19 May — Fixed-Term Contracts Stretch to Five Years and Work-Hour Bank Bonus Caps at 25%

Minister of Labour Maria do Rosário Palma Ramalho dropped the executive's long-trailed proposta de lei to revise the Código do Trabalho at the secretariat of the Assembleia da República on Tuesday 19 May 2026, ECO confirmed after seeing the...

The Portugal Brief 20 May 2026

Casa Pronta in Portugal in 2026 — A Practical Guide to the Property-Transaction One-Stop Counter, the €375 Single-Act and €700 Multi-Act Tariff, the SIGA Booking Portal and the Compra-e-Venda Route That Replaces the Notarial Escritura

Casa Pronta in Portugal in 2026 — A Practical Guide to the Property-Transaction One-Stop Counter, the €375 Single-Act and €700 Multi-Act Tariff, the SIGA Booking Portal and the Compra-e-Venda Route That Replaces the Notarial Escritura

Portugal's Casa Pronta one-stop counter folds the purchase deed, the IMT and Imposto do Selo payment, the mortgage signing and the Predial registration into a single conservatória session — €375 single act, €700 multi-act, +€50 per extra property.

The Portugal Brief 20 May 2026

IFRRU 2030 Lines Up a €480 Million BEI-and-CEB Loan to Build and Rehab Moderate-Rent Housing in Lisbon and Porto — Isabel Barroso de Sousa Reads the Negotiation as 'In Advanced Phase'

IFRRU 2030 Lines Up a €480 Million BEI-and-CEB Loan to Build and Rehab Moderate-Rent Housing in Lisbon and Porto — Isabel Barroso de Sousa Reads the Negotiation as 'In Advanced Phase'

IFRRU 2030 president Isabel Barroso de Sousa tells ECO on 19 May that a €480 million bilateral loan from the BEI and the Council of Europe Bank is in advanced negotiation, with disbursement contracts pencilled for early 2027 to fund moderate-rent housing in Lisbon and Porto.

The Portugal Brief 20 May 2026

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