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Castro Almeida Cuts Portugal's Industrial-Licensing Code From 600 to 200 Articles — Economy Minister Pitches 'Small Sines' Business Parks Across the Country and Revokes Multiple Decreto-Lei Diplomas to Accelerate Company Creation

Castro Almeida Cuts Portugal's Industrial-Licensing Code From 600 to 200 Articles — Economy Minister Pitches 'Small Sines' Business Parks Across the Country and Revokes Multiple Decreto-Lei Diplomas to Accelerate Company Creation

Manuel Castro Almeida walks into the week with the boldest deregulation pitch of the second Montenegro government's young life. The Minister of Economy and Territorial Cohesion told Jornal de Negócios at the weekend that he intends to cut Portugal's...
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Electric Vehicle Charging in Portugal in 2026 — A Practical Guide to the Mobi.E Network, the CEME/OPC Split, the EGME Tariff That Dropped 30.8% on 1 January, the Via Verde Eletric Super-Chargers and How EDP, Galp, Endesa and Iberdrola Price the Same kWh

Electric Vehicle Charging in Portugal in 2026 — A Practical Guide to the Mobi.E Network, the CEME/OPC Split, the EGME Tariff That Dropped 30.8% on 1 January, the Via Verde Eletric Super-Chargers and How EDP, Galp, Endesa and Iberdrola Price the Same kWh

Charging an electric vehicle in Portugal runs through the Mobi.E national network. This 2026 guide walks through the CEME/OPC split, the three-component bill, the EGME tariff drop, power classes from standard to ultra-fast, the Via Verde Eletric super-charger map, and how to switch suppliers.
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Conselho de Ministros Approves Three SNS Doctor Decree-Laws on 7 May — Tarefeiro Contracts Made 'Excecional', Urgência Bonus Reaches 80.5% Above the 250-Hour Cap, INEM Reorganised as a Special-Regime Institute

Conselho de Ministros Approves Three SNS Doctor Decree-Laws on 7 May — Tarefeiro Contracts Made 'Excecional', Urgência Bonus Reaches 80.5% Above the 250-Hour Cap, INEM Reorganised as a Special-Regime Institute

The 7 May Council of Ministers approved a three-decree-law SNS package: prestação de serviços becomes excecional, the urgência bonus reaches up to 80.5% of base pay above the 250-hour annual cap in 48-hour blocks, and INEM is reorganised as a regime-especial institute.
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Private Health Insurance (Seguro de Saúde) in Portugal in 2026 — A Practical Guide to Médis, Multicare, Allianz Care and AdvanceCare, the ASF Framework, the Períodos de Carência, the Co-Pagamentos, Pre-Existing Rules and the IRS 15% Deduction

Private Health Insurance (Seguro de Saúde) in Portugal in 2026 — A Practical Guide to Médis, Multicare, Allianz Care and AdvanceCare, the ASF Framework, the Períodos de Carência, the Co-Pagamentos, Pre-Existing Rules and the IRS 15% Deduction

Portugal's private health insurance (seguro de saúde) market — supervised by ASF — covers what the SNS queues for. The four big insurers, the carência calendar, co-pagamentos, pre-existing rules, ADSE, and the 15% IRS deduction.
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IGAS Confirms Ex-SNS Director Gandra D'Almeida Breached Accumulation Rules at INEM and DE-SNS — 200k Euros at 50€/Hour, 70-Plus Weekly Hours, Payments Through His Own Company — No Sanction Because Military Status Sits Outside the LTFP

IGAS Confirms Ex-SNS Director Gandra D'Almeida Breached Accumulation Rules at INEM and DE-SNS — 200k Euros at 50€/Hour, 70-Plus Weekly Hours, Payments Through His Own Company — No Sanction Because Military Status Sits Outside the LTFP

IGAS's 8 May report concludes ex-SNS executive director António Gandra D'Almeida breached public-function accumulation rules at INEM and at DE-SNS — 200k+ euros earned, 70+ weekly hours, payments to own company. No sanction: military status keeps him outside the LTFP.
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