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Empty Portuguese hospital clinic reception with Piso 1 directional signage to Ascensor, Sanitário and Banco de Sangue

Decreto-Lei 115/2026 Tightens the Médico Tarefeiro Outsourcing Regime From 1 July — 60-Km Internato Catchment, Two-Year SNS Re-Entry Block and 48-Hour No-Show Penalty Frame the €250M Spend

Decreto-Lei n.º 115/2026 — published 16 June, in force 1 July — rebuilds the contracting regime for médicos tarefeiros around a 60-km internato catchment, a two-year SNS re-entry block, a 48-hour no-show penalty cut and a 31 December 2026 transitional deadline for live contracts.
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Glória ao Rock Brings Its 25th Edition to Glória do Ribatejo Across 19-20 June on an Alternative-Portuguese Bill Headed by B Fachada and Expresso Transatlântico — Two Free Stages Carry a Quarter-Century Footprint Outside the Festival Mainstream

Glória ao Rock Brings Its 25th Edition to Glória do Ribatejo Across 19-20 June on an Alternative-Portuguese Bill Headed by B Fachada and Expresso Transatlântico — Two Free Stages Carry a Quarter-Century Footprint Outside the Festival Mainstream

The Glória ao Rock festival locks in its 25th edition across 19 and 20 June at Glória do Ribatejo in the concelho of Salvaterra de Magos, with a bill that has tilted explicitly toward alternative Portuguese-language acts and a structure that has...
The Portugal Brief