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Health Ministry Clarifies 1-Year Incompatibility for SNS Specialists Who Left Before New Tarefeiro Rules — Two-Year Lock-Out Only Applies to Departures After the Diploma Enters Into Force

Health Ministry Clarifies 1-Year Incompatibility for SNS Specialists Who Left Before New Tarefeiro Rules — Two-Year Lock-Out Only Applies to Departures After the Diploma Enters Into Force

Saturday 16 May Ministry of Health note to Lusa confirms specialists who left the SNS before the new diploma enters into force serve a one-year tarefeiro lock-out, not two — saving more than 2,000 doctors from a retroactive ban as the 31 December 2026 transitional window runs.
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Miguel Pinto Luz Prepares a Modular Construction Acordo-Quadro for Câmaras Municipais After His Jornal de Negócios Podcast on Wednesday 13 May — Industrialised-Building Diploma Anchors the Government's Habitação Pipeline

Miguel Pinto Luz Prepares a Modular Construction Acordo-Quadro for Câmaras Municipais After His Jornal de Negócios Podcast on Wednesday 13 May — Industrialised-Building Diploma Anchors the Government's Habitação Pipeline

Infrastructure Minister Pinto Luz confirmed on a Jornal de Negócios podcast that an acordo-quadro for modular construction lands at the Conselho de Ministros within weeks. The framework opens municipal tenders to industrialised builders alongside the October 2025 design-build reform.
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Conselho de Ministros Drops the Seven-Working-Day Pre-Approval Rule for PPR and PRIIPs Advertising on Thursday 14 May — Six-Month Validity Survives the Reform as Insurers Move to a Communicate-First Notification Regime

Conselho de Ministros Drops the Seven-Working-Day Pre-Approval Rule for PPR and PRIIPs Advertising on Thursday 14 May — Six-Month Validity Survives the Reform as Insurers Move to a Communicate-First Notification Regime

Council of Ministers approved Thursday a diploma that strips the seven-working-day prior-approval gate for PPR and PRIIPs advertising. Insurers and banks move to a communicate-first notification regime; six-month message validity and supervisor ex-post powers survive.
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Filipa Calvão Hands Parliament a 'Verdadeiramente Inconstitucional' Parecer on the Tribunal de Contas Reform Bill on Thursday 14 May — Permanent Commission Says the €10 Million Visto Prévio Carve-Out Opens 'Zonas de Vazio' for Corruption

Filipa Calvão Hands Parliament a 'Verdadeiramente Inconstitucional' Parecer on the Tribunal de Contas Reform Bill on Thursday 14 May — Permanent Commission Says the €10 Million Visto Prévio Carve-Out Opens 'Zonas de Vazio' for Corruption

Thursday 14 May 2026: Tribunal de Contas Comissão Permanente parecer brands the Government's TdC reform bill 'verdadeiramente inconstitucional'; the €10 million visto-prévio carve-out halves external control from €10 bn to €5 bn and opens 'zonas de vazio' for corruption. Debate opens 20 May.
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Marcelo Signs the 12-Month Extension of the Storm-Impact Credit Moratoria Into Law on Thursday Evening 14 May — Decree Carries 7,400 Clients and €930 Million in Mortgage and Empresa Credit Through to End-April 2027

Marcelo Signs the 12-Month Extension of the Storm-Impact Credit Moratoria Into Law on Thursday Evening 14 May — Decree Carries 7,400 Clients and €930 Million in Mortgage and Empresa Credit Through to End-April 2027

Thursday evening 14 May 2026: Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa promulgates the Government decree extending the storm-impact credit moratoria by 12 months, locking the BdP-tracked 7,400 clients and €930 million in mortgage and empresa credit through to end-April 2027.
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ICNF Walks the Centro Nacional de Reprodução do Lince-Ibérico in Silves Into Direct State Management on 1 June — Maria da Graça Carvalho Reads the Switch as 'Gestão Interna' as Rodrigo Serra's 14-Person Team Warns of a Three-Week Transition Vacuum

ICNF Walks the Centro Nacional de Reprodução do Lince-Ibérico in Silves Into Direct State Management on 1 June — Maria da Graça Carvalho Reads the Switch as 'Gestão Interna' as Rodrigo Serra's 14-Person Team Warns of a Three-Week Transition Vacuum

ICNF takes over management of the Centro Nacional de Reprodução do Lince-Ibérico in Silves on 1 June, ending the operating team's near-20-year run. Minister Maria da Graça Carvalho calls it 'gestão interna'; technical coordinator Rodrigo Serra warns no formal transition plan exists three weeks out.
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Seguro Promulgates the Pacote Fiscal Habitação on Monday Evening 12 May — IVA on Moderate-Price Construction Drops to 6%, IRS on Moderate Rents Falls From 25% to 10% Through 2029, Non-Resident IMT on Habitação Locks Fixed at 7.5% Without Isenções

Seguro Promulgates the Pacote Fiscal Habitação on Monday Evening 12 May — IVA on Moderate-Price Construction Drops to 6%, IRS on Moderate Rents Falls From 25% to 10% Through 2029, Non-Resident IMT on Habitação Locks Fixed at 7.5% Without Isenções

Monday evening 12 May: President Seguro promulgates the Pacote Fiscal Habitação — IVA on moderate-price construction drops to 6%, IRS on moderate rents falls 25%→10% through 2029, non-resident IMT locks fixed at 7.5%, tenant deduction rises to €900 in 2026 and €1,000 from 2027.
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