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Festas de Lisboa 2026 Run From 29 May to 28 June Under the 'Somos Lisboa, Somos Europa' Banner — Forty-Plus Initiatives, the Grand March on the Night of 12 June and the Sixteen Casamentos de Santo António Frame the Programme

The Câmara Municipal de Lisboa opens the 2026 edition of Festas de Lisboa on Thursday 29 May with a free public concert, kicking off a month-long programme that runs through Sunday 28 June and slots together more than 40 initiatives across the city....

Finance

José Azevedo Pereira Steps Into the Banco Montepio CEO Seat on Friday 22 May After Pedro Leitão's Six-Year Run — Mutualista Pushes the Opening Mandate Toward Higher Dividend Payouts

José Azevedo Pereira took office as the new chief executive of Banco Montepio on Friday 22 May 2026, succeeding Pedro Leitão after a six-year run that returned the institution to dividend distribution — and with the mutualista shareholder pressing for higher payouts from the next cycle onwards.