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European Commission Pushes Lisbon to Update Imóveis Patrimonial Values Across the IMI Base — Brussels' Country-Specific Recommendation Frames a Recurrent-Tax Pivot Against the IMT Transaction Stack to Unlock Vacant Stock

European Commission Pushes Lisbon to Update Imóveis Patrimonial Values Across the IMI Base — Brussels' Country-Specific Recommendation Frames a Recurrent-Tax Pivot Against the IMT Transaction Stack to Unlock Vacant Stock

The European Commission's 3 June 2026 Country-Specific Recommendation asks Portugal to update the IMI patrimonial values and pivot from IMT transaction tax to recurrent IMI — explicitly to push vacant stock onto the market and ease residential mobility.
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ACI Europe Pegs Schengen EES Border Waits at Up to 3.5 Hours Across a 45-Airport Survey Released Wednesday 27 May — Henna Virkkunen Offers Brussels Support to Portugal as DECO Mounts a Passenger-Compensation Push

ACI Europe Pegs Schengen EES Border Waits at Up to 3.5 Hours Across a 45-Airport Survey Released Wednesday 27 May — Henna Virkkunen Offers Brussels Support to Portugal as DECO Mounts a Passenger-Compensation Push

ACI Europe's Wednesday 27 May statement pegs Schengen EES border waits at up to 3.5 hours across 45 surveyed European airports — a 70% processing-time lift naming Portugal alongside France, Germany, Italy, Greece and Spain. Henna Virkkunen offers Commission support; DECO opens a compensation push.
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European Commission Drafts 'Uma Viagem, Um Bilhete' Cross-Operator Rail Rule on Tuesday 13 May 2026 — €7.78 Billion Passenger Savings by 2050, 2027 Operator Deadline, Five-Month Advance-Sale Window and Single-Refund Pipeline

European Commission Drafts 'Uma Viagem, Um Bilhete' Cross-Operator Rail Rule on Tuesday 13 May 2026 — €7.78 Billion Passenger Savings by 2050, 2027 Operator Deadline, Five-Month Advance-Sale Window and Single-Refund Pipeline

The European Commission tabled on Tuesday 13 May 2026 a draft regulation that builds a single cross-operator booking-and-refund framework for rail travel inside the European Union, branded 'Uma Viagem, Um Bilhete, Direitos Garantidos' in the...
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