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Brussels Evaluates Portugal's Request for EU Solidarity Fund Aid After EUR 5.3 Billion in Storm Damage

Brussels Evaluates Portugal's Request for EU Solidarity Fund Aid After EUR 5.3 Billion in Storm Damage

The European Commission is reviewing Portugal's application to the EU Solidarity Fund after seven consecutive storms between January and February caused more than EUR 5.3 billion in damage to homes, hospitals, schools, ports, and power networks.

Freight Companies Get Three-Month Social Security Holiday and Direct Cash Injection as Diesel Bills Soar

Prime Minister Luís Montenegro announced a EUR 40 million emergency package for the transport sector on Wednesday, alongside a three-month deferral of social security contributions for freight companies, as the knock-on effects of the Hormuz Strait...

Government Creates CIPO — Portugal's New Unified Command to Prevent a Repeat of Last Summer's Wildfire Catastrophe

Portugal's government has created a new unified command structure to coordinate wildfire prevention across multiple ministries and agencies, in what officials describe as an extraordinary response to an extraordinary threat. The Comando Integrado de...

AIMA's Online Systems Keep Crashing Days Before April 15 Deadline — Thousands of Immigrants Left in Limbo

AIMA's online portal has been failing repeatedly just days before the April 15 deadline when extended residence permits lose validity. Thousands of immigrants cannot submit documents, schedule appointments, or reach the agency — and no formal deadline extension has been announced.