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Portugal Marks 40 Years in the European Union on Saturday 9 May 2026 — Dia da Europa Cerimónia Oficial Lands at the Paços do Concelho do Porto, with Maria Luís Albuquerque, Inês Domingos and Carlos Coelho Leading the 11:00 Sessão Solene

Portugal Marks 40 Years in the European Union on Saturday 9 May 2026 — Dia da Europa Cerimónia Oficial Lands at the Paços do Concelho do Porto, with Maria Luís Albuquerque, Inês Domingos and Carlos Coelho Leading the 11:00 Sessão Solene

The cerimónia oficial of the Dia da Europa lands at the Paços do Concelho do Porto on Saturday 9 May 2026 for Portugal's 40 years in the EU. Maria Luís Albuquerque, Inês Domingos and Carlos Coelho lead the 11:00 session; the noon flag-raising and the free Aliados concert open the public day.
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Assembleia da República Ratifies the 2023 Lisbon Acordo on School Equivalence Between Portugal and Brazil — Ensino Fundamental and Médio Get Automatic Recognition, the Embassy Drops Its 16,000 Yearly Validations, and Higher Education Stays Outside Scope

Assembleia da República Ratifies the 2023 Lisbon Acordo on School Equivalence Between Portugal and Brazil — Ensino Fundamental and Médio Get Automatic Recognition, the Embassy Drops Its 16,000 Yearly Validations, and Higher Education Stays Outside Scope

The Assembleia da República closed the third anniversary of the Cimeira Luso-Brasileira on Friday by voting through the Acordo Complementar ao Tratado de Amizade, Cooperação e Consulta entre Portugal e Brasil, the 22 April 2023 Lisbon protocol that...
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Budget Committee Greenlights a Parpública Hearing on the State-Enterprise Profit Collapse — UTAO 6/2026 Reads 2025 Net Profits Down 98% Across 126 SEE Firms, From €480 Million to €11 Million, as PSD Blocks the Miranda Sarmento Summons

Budget Committee Greenlights a Parpública Hearing on the State-Enterprise Profit Collapse — UTAO 6/2026 Reads 2025 Net Profits Down 98% Across 126 SEE Firms, From €480 Million to €11 Million, as PSD Blocks the Miranda Sarmento Summons

Parliament's Budget and Finance Committee approved a hearing of Parpública's chairman on the 98% collapse in 2025 state-enterprise profits — €480M to €11M across 126 firms — flagged in UTAO Report 6/2026. PSD blocked the parallel motion to summon Miranda Sarmento.
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Montenegro Walks Into the Berlin Wirtschaftstag With a 12.9% Export-Growth Pitch and a Multiannual Financial Framework Ask — Castro Almeida and Inês Domingos in Tow as Merz Closes the Stage at 19:20

Montenegro Walks Into the Berlin Wirtschaftstag With a 12.9% Export-Growth Pitch and a Multiannual Financial Framework Ask — Castro Almeida and Inês Domingos in Tow as Merz Closes the Stage at 19:20

Luís Montenegro spent Tuesday afternoon in Berlin: bilateral with Friedrich Merz at the Chancellery, then the closing block of the Wirtschaftsrat's 62nd Wirtschaftstag. The trip is timed to the next MFF debate — and Lisbon brought the Portugal-Germany trade book with it.
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Porto's Assembleia Municipal Approves Free Public Transport for the City's 252,687 Residents — €20.5 Million-a-Year Cartão Porto Will Cover the Whole Andante Network From January 2027, With a Pedro Duarte Push to Pull the Start Forward to This Summer

Porto's Assembleia Municipal Approves Free Public Transport for the City's 252,687 Residents — €20.5 Million-a-Year Cartão Porto Will Cover the Whole Andante Network From January 2027, With a Pedro Duarte Push to Pull the Start Forward to This Summer

Porto's Assembleia Municipal voted Monday night to make public transport free for the city's 252,687 residents — a €20.5 million-a-year Cartão Porto scheme covering the entire Andante network. Legal start: 1 January 2027. Câmara president Pedro Duarte is pushing for a summer 2026 rollout.
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