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Council of Ministers Reworks the IVA Liquidation Regime on Combustíveis to Choke Out Fuel-Sector Fraud — Leitão Amaro Backs the CIVA Adjustment as the Same 11 June Vote Wraps an SME Capital-Markets Simplification Package

Council of Ministers Reworks the IVA Liquidation Regime on Combustíveis to Choke Out Fuel-Sector Fraud — Leitão Amaro Backs the CIVA Adjustment as the Same 11 June Vote Wraps an SME Capital-Markets Simplification Package

The Council of Ministers approved a CIVA rework on 11 June 2026 that shifts the VAT liquidation moment on combustíveis upstream to the entrepôt aduaneiro entry gateway — closing the missing-trader gap, alongside a paired SME capital-markets simplification package.
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Lisbon Calls For an EU Spending-Safeguard Carve-Out on Power-Bill Support — Miranda Sarmento Pitches the Energy-Crisis Exception to the Eurogroup as Portugal Ranks Fifth on the Energy-Support Share-of-GDP Tape

Lisbon Calls For an EU Spending-Safeguard Carve-Out on Power-Bill Support — Miranda Sarmento Pitches the Energy-Crisis Exception to the Eurogroup as Portugal Ranks Fifth on the Energy-Support Share-of-GDP Tape

Joaquim Miranda Sarmento told the 11 June Eurogroup in Luxembourg that the European Commission must create an energy-crisis escape clause modelled on the defense-spending carve-out — Portugal ranks fifth in the EU on energy-support share of GDP and is asking for the same fiscal-rules treatment.
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Fundo Ambiental Reignites the Incentivo Veículos Elétricos with a €10 Million Envelope — €4,000 Per Household BEV, €5,000 for IPSS, 278 Charging-Station Awards and 1,375 Target Subsidies Through 27 July

Fundo Ambiental Reignites the Incentivo Veículos Elétricos with a €10 Million Envelope — €4,000 Per Household BEV, €5,000 for IPSS, 278 Charging-Station Awards and 1,375 Target Subsidies Through 27 July

Portugal's Fundo Ambiental reopened the 2026 Incentivo Aquisição Veículos Elétricos on 11 June 16:30 with a €10 million envelope: €4,000 per household BEV (≤€38,500), €5,000 for IPSS, 278 charging-station awards and 1,375 target subsidies through 27 July under Aviso 06/2025.
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Continental Mabor Adds 215 Operationals at Famalicão to Hit a 3,200-Worker Record — Lousado Tyre Plant Marks 80 Years of Production and 36 Years Inside Continental as a FORAVE Skills Memorandum Lands

Continental Mabor Adds 215 Operationals at Famalicão to Hit a 3,200-Worker Record — Lousado Tyre Plant Marks 80 Years of Production and 36 Years Inside Continental as a FORAVE Skills Memorandum Lands

Continental Mabor confirmed 215 new Lousado hires in the first half of 2026 — workforce climbs to 3,200, an all-time Famalicão record — as Pedro Carreira marks 80 years of tyre production and 36 years inside Continental AG and signs a FORAVE skills memorandum with the Câmara Municipal.
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ECB Delivers First Rate Hike Since 2023, Lifts Deposit Facility 25bp to 2.25% on Unanimous Vote — European Stability Mechanism Flags Portugal's Energy-Import Exposure, PRR Slippage and Storm Damage Same Day

ECB Delivers First Rate Hike Since 2023, Lifts Deposit Facility 25bp to 2.25% on Unanimous Vote — European Stability Mechanism Flags Portugal's Energy-Import Exposure, PRR Slippage and Storm Damage Same Day

ECB ends its 33-month pause with a 25bp lift to a 2.25% deposit facility, framed by Lagarde as a 'warning signal' against re-accelerating inflation, while the ESM's same-day annual report flags Portuguese energy dependence, PRR slippage and storm damage as 2026 risk triggers.
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