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Portaria 225/2026 Pulls the Email and Postal Lanes for Pensioner Proof-of-Life Abroad From 1 May — Canada Joins Switzerland, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Belgium, Cabo Verde and the UK as Segurança Social Direta Becomes the Single Submission Channel

Portaria 225/2026 Pulls the Email and Postal Lanes for Pensioner Proof-of-Life Abroad From 1 May — Canada Joins Switzerland, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Belgium, Cabo Verde and the UK as Segurança Social Direta Becomes the Single Submission Channel

Portaria 225/2026 (DR, 19 May) pulls the email and postal lanes for proof-of-life submissions by emigrant pensioners from 1 May 2026. Canada joins Switzerland, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Belgium, Cabo Verde and the UK; Segurança Social Direta is now the single channel.
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IMF Article IV Mission Pushes Lisbon to Reverse the IRS Jovem and the IVA Reduzido on Restaurants — Mission Chief Jean-François Dauphin Flags €693 Million in Lost 2026 Revenue and a 4.2% Inflation Path if the Iran War Drags Into 2027

IMF Article IV Mission Pushes Lisbon to Reverse the IRS Jovem and the IVA Reduzido on Restaurants — Mission Chief Jean-François Dauphin Flags €693 Million in Lost 2026 Revenue and a 4.2% Inflation Path if the Iran War Drags Into 2027

The IMF's 2026 Article IV concluding statement — released Tuesday in Lisbon — recommends Portugal reverse the IRS Jovem and the IVA reduzido on restaurants, replace the fuel-excise cut with targeted support, and link early retirement to the statutory age.
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PCP to Table a €50 Permanent Monthly Pension Increase From July 1 — Communist Bench Pushes a Structural Raise Over the Government's Preferred One-Off Bonus, Montenegro Says 'É cedo' to Decide on Another Supplement

PCP to Table a €50 Permanent Monthly Pension Increase From July 1 — Communist Bench Pushes a Structural Raise Over the Government's Preferred One-Off Bonus, Montenegro Says 'É cedo' to Decide on Another Supplement

PCP to table a €50 permanent monthly pension increase from 1 July, structured as a base-line uplift rather than a one-off bonus. Montenegro says 'é cedo'. Annualised cost around €2.5-2.6 billion against a Programa de Estabilidade just revised down to a null surplus.
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