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Mota-Engil Books a Record €35 Million Q1 Profit on Brazilian Backlog Push — Carteira de Encomendas Stretches to €16.9 Billion as Santos-Guarujá Tunnel Anchors the New Pipeline

Mota-Engil Books a Record €35 Million Q1 Profit on Brazilian Backlog Push — Carteira de Encomendas Stretches to €16.9 Billion as Santos-Guarujá Tunnel Anchors the New Pipeline

Mota-Engil closes Q1 2026 with €35 million of net profit, the strongest first quarter in the company's history at +31% YoY. Revenue lifts to €1,394 million, EBITDA crosses €234 million at a 17% margin and the order book stretches to €16.9 billion, equivalent to 3.6 years of activity.
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Loja do Cidadão and Espaço Cidadão in Portugal in 2026 — A Practical Guide to the 72-Site Network, the 900+ Single-Counter Outposts, the AMA Marcação Atendimento, and the 18 New Openings to June

Loja do Cidadão and Espaço Cidadão in Portugal in 2026 — A Practical Guide to the 72-Site Network, the 900+ Single-Counter Outposts, the AMA Marcação Atendimento, and the 18 New Openings to June

The Portuguese state runs one of Europe's densest public-service networks: 72 Lojas do Cidadão, more than 900 Espaços Cidadão, and an AMA appointment portal that funnels everything from CC renewals to AIMA presentations into a single Marcação Atendimento queue.
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MENAC and CSMP File Pareceres Against the Government's Tribunal de Contas Organic-Law Overhaul on the Eve of Wednesday's Plenário Debate — Filipa Calvão Brands the €10 Million Visto Prévio Threshold 'Verdadeiramente Inconstitucional'

MENAC and CSMP File Pareceres Against the Government's Tribunal de Contas Organic-Law Overhaul on the Eve of Wednesday's Plenário Debate — Filipa Calvão Brands the €10 Million Visto Prévio Threshold 'Verdadeiramente Inconstitucional'

MENAC and CSMP filed pareceres on 19 May against the Government's overhaul of the Tribunal de Contas organic law on the eve of Wednesday's Plenário debate. TC President Filipa Calvão's 12 May parecer brands the €10M visto prévio threshold 'verdadeiramente inconstitucional'.
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