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Seguro Promulgates the 5 June Electricity Decree-Law — DL 15/2022 Amendment Transposes EU Directive 2024/1711, Carves Out ZAER Renewable Zones, Exempts 800 W Self-Consumption and Mandates Fixed-Price Tariffs Above 200,000 Customers

Seguro Promulgates the 5 June Electricity Decree-Law — DL 15/2022 Amendment Transposes EU Directive 2024/1711, Carves Out ZAER Renewable Zones, Exempts 800 W Self-Consumption and Mandates Fixed-Price Tariffs Above 200,000 Customers

President Seguro signed the Government's decree-law amending DL 15/2022 — transposes EU Directive 2024/1711, launches ZAER renewable-acceleration zones, exempts 800 W self-consumption and forces fixed-price tariffs from retailers above 200K customers.
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Tribunal da Relação de Lisboa Voids the Juízo Local Criminal's July 2025 Acquittal in the PAN Email-Blackout Case and Sends Cristina Rodrigues Back to First Instance With a Fundamentação Order on the Evidence Nullity Question

Tribunal da Relação de Lisboa Voids the Juízo Local Criminal's July 2025 Acquittal in the PAN Email-Blackout Case and Sends Cristina Rodrigues Back to First Instance With a Fundamentação Order on the Evidence Nullity Question

Tribunal da Relação de Lisboa annulled the July 2025 acquittal of Cristina Rodrigues — now Chega, ex-PAN — over the 2020 PAN email-deletion case. The 4 June 2026 acórdão ruled the first-instance judgment insufficiently reasoned and ordered a retrial alongside co-defendant Sara Fernandes.
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Kaja Kallas Sends Sofia Moreira de Sousa to Tirana and Francisco André to Brasília in the EEAS's 33-Ambassador Rotation — Two Portuguese Names Anchor the South-East Europe and Brazil Files

Kaja Kallas Sends Sofia Moreira de Sousa to Tirana and Francisco André to Brasília in the EEAS's 33-Ambassador Rotation — Two Portuguese Names Anchor the South-East Europe and Brazil Files

EU High Representative Kaja Kallas names Sofia Moreira de Sousa as EU Ambassador to Albania and Francisco André as EU Ambassador to Brazil in a 33-post EEAS rotation announced on 4 June 2026 — Moreira de Sousa moves from the Commission's Lisbon Representation, André transfers from Mexico City.
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