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Jamor Hosts the First-Ever Women's Clássico on Sunday 17:15 — Hexacampeãs Benfica Meet Newcomer FC Porto in the Taça de Portugal Feminina Final, Teresa Oliveira at the Whistle and RTP1 Carrying the Live Tape

Jamor Hosts the First-Ever Women's Clássico on Sunday 17:15 — Hexacampeãs Benfica Meet Newcomer FC Porto in the Taça de Portugal Feminina Final, Teresa Oliveira at the Whistle and RTP1 Carrying the Live Tape

First-ever women's Benfica-FC Porto clássico at Jamor 17:15 Sunday 17 May. Hexacampeãs Benfica chase the dobradinha against a FC Porto women's project launched in 2024/25 and just promoted to Liga BPI. Teresa Oliveira referees. Live on RTP1 and RTP Play.

Portugal's High-Speed-Vessel Crackdown Takes Effect on Sunday 17 May After 90-Day Vacatio Legis — 1-to-4-Year Prison for Flagless EAVs, €100,000 Corporate Fines and the 'Narcopirataria' Regime Inherits the October Guadiana GNR Fatality

Portugal's High-Speed-Vessel Crackdown Takes Effect on Sunday 17 May After 90-Day Vacatio Legis — 1-to-4-Year Prison for Flagless EAVs, €100,000 Corporate Fines and the 'Narcopirataria' Regime Inherits the October Guadiana GNR Fatality

Portugal's new high-speed-vessel regime enters force on Sunday 17 May after a 90-day vacatio legis. Flagless EAVs draw 1-4 years in prison; €25k individual / €100k corporate fines; DGRM licensing and AT customs become non-optional. PJ has seized 200+ narcolanchas in six years.

Humberto Delgado Departures Border-Control Wait Swells Past One Hour on Saturday 16 May After IT Failure — Schengen-Exit Passengers Hit Worst Six Weeks Into the EU EES 100% Rollout and Eight Days After Ryanair's September Demand

Humberto Delgado Departures Border-Control Wait Swells Past One Hour on Saturday 16 May After IT Failure — Schengen-Exit Passengers Hit Worst Six Weeks Into the EU EES 100% Rollout and Eight Days After Ryanair's September Demand

Lisbon's Humberto Delgado departures border-control wait swelled past 60 minutes on Saturday 16 May after a PSP-confirmed IT failure. ANA advised non-Schengen passengers to arrive earlier. Six weeks into the EU EES 100% rollout, eight days after Ryanair demanded September suspension.

Miranda Sarmento Reopens the Restaurant-VAT File at COFAP on Tuesday 13 May by Calling the 2016 Cut a €1 Billion 'Erro Crasso' — Carneiro Asks Montenegro on Saturday 16 May to Square the Finance-Minister Position Inside the Government

Miranda Sarmento Reopens the Restaurant-VAT File at COFAP on Tuesday 13 May by Calling the 2016 Cut a €1 Billion 'Erro Crasso' — Carneiro Asks Montenegro on Saturday 16 May to Square the Finance-Minister Position Inside the Government

Miranda Sarmento told COFAP on Tuesday 13 May the 2016 cut of restaurant VAT from 23% to 13% was an 'erro crasso' costing €1 billion a year. AHRESP cites 50,000 sector jobs and €153M of dynamic revenue. Carneiro pressed Montenegro Saturday 16 May to clarify the Cabinet position.

CIVISA Raises Faial-Pico Channel Volcanic Alert to V1 at 12:06 on Saturday 16 May as Seismicity Climbs Along the Madalena-Lagido Submarine Line — Cachorro System Under Eight-Day Watch

CIVISA Raises Faial-Pico Channel Volcanic Alert to V1 at 12:06 on Saturday 16 May as Seismicity Climbs Along the Madalena-Lagido Submarine Line — Cachorro System Under Eight-Day Watch

CIVISA raised the Faial-Pico channel volcanic alert from V0 to V1 at 12:06 on Saturday 16 May 2026 as low-magnitude seismicity returned to the Madalena-Lagido submarine line. The watch holds for eight days; the Cachorro Submarine Volcanic System is the structure under observation.

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.