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ASF's Fundo de Acidentes de Trabalho Settles €10.4 Million to Sinistrados and Pensionistas in 2025 — €52 Million Reimbursed to Insurers on Pension Updates as 2,001 Indemnity Files Sit Inside the FAT Perimeter

ASF's Fundo de Acidentes de Trabalho Settles €10.4 Million to Sinistrados and Pensionistas in 2025 — €52 Million Reimbursed to Insurers on Pension Updates as 2,001 Indemnity Files Sit Inside the FAT Perimeter

ASF's 2025 reading of the Fundo de Acidentes de Trabalho lands direct payments to sinistrados at €10.4 million, up 1.47% YoY, with €52 million reimbursed to private seguradoras on pension updates and 2,001 indemnity files inside the FAT perimeter at year-end.
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DGO Tallies €337 Million in State Arrears Through 2025 Despite a €2.06 Billion Surplus — Health Drives €47 Million of the €42 Million Year-on-Year Step-Up, Average Pay Window Widens From 37 to 42 Days

DGO Tallies €337 Million in State Arrears Through 2025 Despite a €2.06 Billion Surplus — Health Drives €47 Million of the €42 Million Year-on-Year Step-Up, Average Pay Window Widens From 37 to 42 Days

Portugal closed 2025 with a €2.06 billion surplus, but DGO's Conta Geral release on 18 May shows state arrears climbed to €337 million — a €42 million year-on-year rise, with the health sector responsible for €47 million of the deterioration. Average pay window widens from 37 to 42 days.
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Bolieiro Cushions Açorean Farmers and Fishers With a Ten-Cent Diesel Discount Across May and June 2026 — Coloured Agricultural Fuel Sits at €1.633 per Litre, Artisanal Fishing at €1.443 After the 1 May Rebasing

Bolieiro Cushions Açorean Farmers and Fishers With a Ten-Cent Diesel Discount Across May and June 2026 — Coloured Agricultural Fuel Sits at €1.633 per Litre, Artisanal Fishing at €1.443 After the 1 May Rebasing

The Regional Government of the Azores will absorb up to ten cents per litre of the May and June diesel price increase that hit the archipelago on 1 May 2026, the regional president José Manuel Bolieiro announced at the XXII Holstein Frisian Cattle...
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