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Surgical team in scrubs and masks viewed from below an operating-room light — 2026 guide to the Cartão Europeu de Seguro de Doença (EHIC) from Segurança Social.

Requesting the Cartão Europeu de Seguro de Doença (European Health Insurance Card) in Portugal in 2026 — A Practical Guide to the Segurança Social Issuance, the Three-Year Validity and Reciprocal SNS Cover Across the EU/EEA/Switzerland

Practical 2026 guide to the Cartão Europeu de Seguro de Doença — the free 3-year card the Segurança Social issues for medically necessary public-sector care across the EU, EEA, Switzerland and the UK. The Segurança Social Direta online flow, the CPS backstop and what the card does not cover.
The Portugal Brief
Chega Pins the Reforma-65 Demand on a Written Compromisso From Montenegro Across the Concertação Social Calendar — Calendarised Pension-Age Reduction or 40-Year Carreira Contributiva as the Non-Negotiable Threshold

Chega Pins the Reforma-65 Demand on a Written Compromisso From Montenegro Across the Concertação Social Calendar — Calendarised Pension-Age Reduction or 40-Year Carreira Contributiva as the Non-Negotiable Threshold

Chega leader André Ventura will demand a written compromisso from PM Luís Montenegro fixing a calendar for lowering the Idade Normal de Acesso à Pensão de Velhice (Normal Retirement Age) to 65 or, alternatively, after a 40-year carreira contributiva (contribution career).
The Portugal Brief
Claiming Subsídio Parental (Parental Leave Pay) in Portugal in 2026 — A Practical Guide to the 120/150/180-Day Initial Subsidy, the 28-Day Father's Exclusive Leave, the 80/100/83% Reference-Remuneration Bands and the Decreto-Lei 91/2009 Eligibility Frame

Claiming Subsídio Parental (Parental Leave Pay) in Portugal in 2026 — A Practical Guide to the 120/150/180-Day Initial Subsidy, the 28-Day Father's Exclusive Leave, the 80/100/83% Reference-Remuneration Bands and the Decreto-Lei 91/2009 Eligibility Frame

A practical guide to Portugal's subsídio parental in 2026 — the 120/150/180-day initial modalities, the 28-day father's exclusive leave, the 100/80/83% reference-remuneration bands, the 6-month prazo de garantia, the alargado top-up at 25% and the Segurança Social Direta filing flow.
The Portugal Brief
Claiming Subsídio de Doença (Sick Pay) in Portugal in 2026 — A Practical Guide to the CIT Digital Certificate, the 6-Month Prazo de Garantia, the 55-60-70-75% Reference-Remuneration Bands and the €5.37 IAS Floor

Claiming Subsídio de Doença (Sick Pay) in Portugal in 2026 — A Practical Guide to the CIT Digital Certificate, the 6-Month Prazo de Garantia, the 55-60-70-75% Reference-Remuneration Bands and the €5.37 IAS Floor

Subsídio de Doença — the cash benefit paid by Segurança Social when a registered worker is medically unable to work — is one of the load-bearing social-protection payments in the Portuguese system. The 2026 régime sits on the Decreto-Lei 28/2004...
The Portugal Brief
Hiring a Domestic Worker (Empregado/a Doméstico/a) in Portugal in 2026 — A Practical Guide to the Decreto-Lei 235/92 Contract Regime, the Segurança Social Doméstico Code, the IRS Categoria A Reporting Path and the Multiple-Employer Acumulação Mechanics

Hiring a Domestic Worker (Empregado/a Doméstico/a) in Portugal in 2026 — A Practical Guide to the Decreto-Lei 235/92 Contract Regime, the Segurança Social Doméstico Code, the IRS Categoria A Reporting Path and the Multiple-Employer Acumulação Mechanics

A practical guide to hiring a domestic worker in Portugal in 2026 — the Decreto-Lei 235/92 contract regime, the Segurança Social doméstico code, the IRS Categoria A reporting path, the multiple-employer acumulação mechanics and the IAS-indexed base reference values.
The Portugal Brief
CFP Flags the Pension Update Formula as Working in Only 10 of the Last 17 Years — €1.355 Billion in Extraordinary 2025 Top-Ups Underline the Drift From the Legal Mechanism

CFP Flags the Pension Update Formula as Working in Only 10 of the Last 17 Years — €1.355 Billion in Extraordinary 2025 Top-Ups Underline the Drift From the Legal Mechanism

The Conselho das Finanças Públicas (CFP) flags that Portugal's pension-update formula has been applied as the law sets out in only 10 of the past 17 years, with €1.355 billion in extraordinary measures layered on in 2025 alone. The drift is now a structural feature of the pension envelope.
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