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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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President Seguro Promulgates the Habitação Fiscal Package on Tuesday 12 May — 10% IRS Cap on Rents Up to €2,300, 6% IVA on Moderate-Price Construction and a First-Buyer IMT Exemption Hold Through 31 December 2029

President Seguro Promulgates the Habitação Fiscal Package on Tuesday 12 May — 10% IRS Cap on Rents Up to €2,300, 6% IVA on Moderate-Price Construction and a First-Buyer IMT Exemption Hold Through 31 December 2029

President António José Seguro promulgated the Government's housing fiscal package on Tuesday 12 May 2026, completing the legislative cycle that began with Law 9-A/2026 — the parliamentary authorisation passed on 6 March — and the Council of...
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Caminha Wraps the €150,000 Emergency Moledo Seawall Job Before the Bathing Season — Montenegro Inspects the Paredão on Monday 18 May Ahead of a €4.5 Million October Phase-Two Coastal Defence

Caminha Wraps the €150,000 Emergency Moledo Seawall Job Before the Bathing Season — Montenegro Inspects the Paredão on Monday 18 May Ahead of a €4.5 Million October Phase-Two Coastal Defence

APA closed the €150,000 emergency stabilisation of the Praia de Moledo seawall ahead of the bathing season after winter storms tore stones off the paredão. PM Montenegro tours on 18 May; a €4.5 million phase-two coastal defence for Moledo and Vila Praia de Âncora starts in October.
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Justice Minister Rita Alarcão Júdice Pledges 'Tolerância Zero' on Prison Deaths After Families Hand In a 15 May Letter — DGRSP Logged 64 In-Custody Deaths Across 2025 With 14 Suicides as Sobrelotação Returns at 12,981 Reclusos

Justice Minister Rita Alarcão Júdice Pledges 'Tolerância Zero' on Prison Deaths After Families Hand In a 15 May Letter — DGRSP Logged 64 In-Custody Deaths Across 2025 With 14 Suicides as Sobrelotação Returns at 12,981 Reclusos

On Friday 15 May, families of prisoners who died in custody handed Rita Alarcão Júdice a five-demand letter. The minister pledged 'tolerância zero' for deaths unrelated to illness. DGRSP logged 64 in-custody deaths in 2025 with 14 suicides as overcrowding returned at 12,981 reclusos.
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