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Caixa Capital Anchors a €1 Million Portugal Prize as the Startup World Cup 2026 Lands at Unicorn Factory Lisboa Across 17-18 June — 50 Finalists, a 10-Slot Pitch Cut and a $1 Million October San Francisco Run Frame the Pegasus Tech Ventures Track

Portugal's Startup World Cup 2026 opens 17-18 June at Unicorn Factory Lisboa with 50 startups chasing a €1M Caixa Capital cheque and a $1M Pegasus Tech Ventures ticket to the October San Francisco final — Carlos Moedas headlines, Brisa, Galp and Microsoft anchor the speaker bench.

Palácio de São Bento, the Portuguese Parliament, Lisbon

Luís Neves Rebuffs Super-Esquadra Model at Wednesday's Parliamentary Debate — PSP Reorganisation Frees Roughly 500 Agents for Street Patrol and 360 Airport Reinforcements Hit the Tarmac From 3 July as Rato Torture Probe Accelerates Closure Roadmap

Interior Minister Luís Neves told Parliament on 17 June the PSP reorganisation under review in Lisbon, Porto and Setúbal redeploys ~500 agents to street patrol — no super-esquadras — and 360 extra officers reinforce airports from 3 July as the Rato torture probe accelerates the closure roadmap.

Câmara Municipal de Lisboa Tables Withdrawal of the 50% School-Meal Discount for Non-ASE Pupils — Moedas Re-focuses the Subsidy Onto Acção Social Tiers as PS and Bloco Line Up Against the Roll-Back

Câmara Municipal de Lisboa Tables Withdrawal of the 50% School-Meal Discount for Non-ASE Pupils — Moedas Re-focuses the Subsidy Onto Acção Social Tiers as PS and Bloco Line Up Against the Roll-Back

The Câmara Municipal de Lisboa (Lisbon City Council) is preparing to withdraw the universal 50% discount on school meals it extended in 2024 to pupils outside the Acção Social Escolar (School Social Action, ASE) scheme — a roll-back the...

Subscribing to the Passe Navegante in Lisbon in 2026 — A Practical Guide to the €40 Metropolitano Tarifa, the €30 Municipal Tier, the Carris/Metro/CP/Fertagus/Transtejo/SOFLUSA Network and the Navegante Sub-23, +65 and Família Tracks

Subscribing to the Passe Navegante in Lisbon in 2026 — A Practical Guide to the €40 Metropolitano Tarifa, the €30 Municipal Tier, the Carris/Metro/CP/Fertagus/Transtejo/SOFLUSA Network and the Navegante Sub-23, +65 and Família Tracks

Subscribing to the Passe Navegante (Navegante Pass) in Lisbon in 2026 follows the Transportes Metropolitanos de Lisboa (TML) tarifário — €40/month for the Metropolitano region pass, €30 for a single municipality, plus the Sub-23, Navegante +65 and Família discount tracks.