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Neoclassical pediment and Ionic columns of a grand government building — AdC on 19 June 2026 endorsed the Liga Portugal + FPF centralised TV-rights model for 2028/29.

Autoridade da Concorrência Endorses the Liga Portugal and FPF Centralised TV-Rights Model for the 2028/29 Season — €250 Million Pot Splits 57.5% Sporting Merit, 20% Equal Shares, 17.5% Audience-and-Attendance and 5% Facilities

AdC on 19 June endorsed the Liga Portugal + FPF centralised TV-rights model for the 2028/29 season — an ~€250M annual pot split 57.5% sporting merit, 20% equal shares, 17.5% audience-and-attendance, 5% facilities. The clearance comes subject to multi-operator lot structures.
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Reader holding a Business newspaper with markets, currencies and commodities tape — CGD settles a €1.25 billion dividend to the State on 26 June 2026.

Paulo Macedo's CGD Delivers a €1.25 Billion Dividend to the Portuguese State on 26 June — €952.2 Million From the €1.98 Billion 2025 Profit, €297.8 Million From Reserves and a Capital Lift From €4.525 Billion to €6 Billion

CGD pays the Portuguese State €1.25 billion on 26 June 2026 — €952.2M from the €1.98B 2025 net profit and €297.8M from reserves — the largest single-bank distribution in Portuguese history. The 29 May AGM also lifted social capital from €4.525B to €6B via reserves incorporation.
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Palácio de São Bento, seat of the Assembleia da República in Lisbon, where Maria do Rosário Palma Ramalho defended the Prestação Social Única reform before the parliamentary Labour Committee.

Maria do Rosário Palma Ramalho Pulls the Código das Prestações Sociais From the PRR Reform Track — €5.193 Billion Final Tranche Now Pivots on the 13-Benefit Prestação Social Única Alone

The Ministry of Labour has dropped the Código das Prestações Sociais from the PRR's Social Security milestone, leaving the Prestação Social Única as the sole gate to the €5.193 billion final tranche — Palma Ramalho cited a 63-month RSI duration before parliament on Friday.
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Aerial wildfire surveillance scene over a Portuguese interior landscape

Portugal Heat Wave Lifts Seven Districts to IPMA Aviso Amarelo for the 21-22 June Window — 23 Inland Concelhos Hit Perigo Máximo de Incêndio as Nuno Melo and Luís Neves Stand Up a Monte Real Operations Centre

IPMA places seven districts under aviso amarelo from 09:00 Saturday 21 June to 18:00 Sunday 22 June as inland maximums push 40°C; 23 concelhos shift to perigo máximo de incêndio and the Defence and Interior ministries stand up a Monte Real operations centre.
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