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Semapa Books €513.3 Million Q1 2026 Net Profit on the Secil Sale, More Than Ten Times the Year-Earlier Print — €482 Million Provisional Mais-Valia Flips Consolidated Net Debt Negative at –€36.7 Million

Semapa Books €513.3 Million Q1 2026 Net Profit on the Secil Sale, More Than Ten Times the Year-Earlier Print — €482 Million Provisional Mais-Valia Flips Consolidated Net Debt Negative at –€36.7 Million

The Semapa group reported a Q1 2026 net profit attributable to shareholders of €513.3 million on Thursday evening 15 May 2026, more than ten times the €39.6 million print for the same quarter a year earlier. The headline number is driven by a single...
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Registering as an EU Citizen Resident in Portugal in 2026 (CRUE) — A Guide to the Lei 37/2006 Three-Month Threshold, the Câmara Municipal Procedure, the Documents the Council Asks For, the €15 Fee and the Five-Year Permanent-Residence Step

Registering as an EU Citizen Resident in Portugal in 2026 (CRUE) — A Guide to the Lei 37/2006 Three-Month Threshold, the Câmara Municipal Procedure, the Documents the Council Asks For, the €15 Fee and the Five-Year Permanent-Residence Step

EU/EEA/Swiss citizens resident in Portugal for more than three months must register at their Câmara Municipal under Lei n.º 37/2006. The Certificado de Registo (CRUE) is issued on the same day for a €7-€15 fee. After five years it converts to permanent residence.
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Pump Prices Reverse Higher From Monday 18 May — Gasolina 95 Lands at €2.016 per Litre (+4 Cêntimos) and Gasóleo at €1.970 per Litre (+1 Cêntimo) on ANAREC's DGEG-Anchored Friday Forecast as Brent Punches Past $107

Pump Prices Reverse Higher From Monday 18 May — Gasolina 95 Lands at €2.016 per Litre (+4 Cêntimos) and Gasóleo at €1.970 per Litre (+1 Cêntimo) on ANAREC's DGEG-Anchored Friday Forecast as Brent Punches Past $107

ANAREC tells Lusa on Friday 15 May that gasolina simples 95 will average €2.016/L from Monday 18 May (+4 cêntimos) and gasóleo simples €1.970/L (+1 cêntimo). The reversal lands as Brent closes Thursday at $105.72 and pushes past $107 Friday on Hormuz pressure, two weeks after the $99.55 low.
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Brisa Posts €173.4M Net Profit for 2025, 44% Below the €309.5M 2024 Print Despite an EBITDA Lift to €860.9M and 13% Operating-Revenue Growth — €96.2M Financial-Results Swing and 35.8% Operating-Cost Jump Carry the Hit

Brisa Posts €173.4M Net Profit for 2025, 44% Below the €309.5M 2024 Print Despite an EBITDA Lift to €860.9M and 13% Operating-Revenue Growth — €96.2M Financial-Results Swing and 35.8% Operating-Cost Jump Carry the Hit

Brisa closes 2025 at €173.4M net profit, 44% below the €309.5M 2024 print, even as operating revenue lifts 13% to €1,231.6M, EBITDA gains 5.3% to €860.9M and the network handles 267.7M transactions (+3.5%) with Via Verde at 85.1%. €96.2M financial swing and €370.7M costs carry the hit.
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