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Fenprof Brings Thousands of Teachers Onto Lisbon's Streets on Saturday 16 May for 'Mais Respeito pela Escola Pública' March — Pay, Career-Length Backlog and Specialist Shortages Top the Demand List

Fenprof Brings Thousands of Teachers Onto Lisbon's Streets on Saturday 16 May for 'Mais Respeito pela Escola Pública' March — Pay, Career-Length Backlog and Specialist Shortages Top the Demand List

Fenprof brought thousands of teachers onto Lisbon's streets on Saturday for the 'Mais Respeito pela Escola Pública' march, demanding pay revision, the long-promised settlement of the missing six years, two months and 18 days of career time and a serious answer to specialist-teacher shortages.
The Portugal Brief
APA Eases Groundwater-Drilling Ban Across Most Algarve Water Bodies, the Moura-Ficalho Aquifer and the Left Bank of the Tejo-Sado — Faro Plain and Coastal Salt-Intrusion Zones Stay Frozen

APA Eases Groundwater-Drilling Ban Across Most Algarve Water Bodies, the Moura-Ficalho Aquifer and the Left Bank of the Tejo-Sado — Faro Plain and Coastal Salt-Intrusion Zones Stay Frozen

The Agência Portuguesa do Ambiente has partially lifted its moratorium on new groundwater drillings (furos de água) across most of the Algarve, the Moura-Ficalho aquifer and the left bank of the Tejo-Sado basin. The Faro Plain subsystem and coastal salt-intrusion prevention zones stay frozen.
The Portugal Brief
Registering an Alojamento Local in Portugal in 2026 — A Guide to the Balcão Único Comunicação Prévia, the Four Modalidades, the 60-or-90-Day Câmara Window, the Decreto-Lei 76/2024 Mais Habitação Rollback and the EU Regulation 2024/1028 May Rollout

Registering an Alojamento Local in Portugal in 2026 — A Guide to the Balcão Único Comunicação Prévia, the Four Modalidades, the 60-or-90-Day Câmara Window, the Decreto-Lei 76/2024 Mais Habitação Rollback and the EU Regulation 2024/1028 May Rollout

Registering an Alojamento Local in Portugal in 2026 — the RNAL comunicação prévia, the Balcão Único Eletrónico, the four modalidades, the 60-or-90-day câmara window, the Decreto-Lei 76/2024 reset of Mais Habitação, and the EU Regulation 2024/1028 platform data-sharing layer landing in May.
The Portugal Brief