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Government Drafts a Sixth Lei dos Estrangeiros Amendment to Stand Up Centros de Triagem Ahead of the 12 June EU Deadline — Ministério da Presidência Pencils a Fresh Residence-Authorisation Tightening
Portugal's screening centres are physically ready inside existing airport detention infrastructure, but the legal framework for the EU Screening Regulation that enters into force on 12 June 2026 is not — pushing António Leitão Amaro into a sixth foreigners-law rewrite in two years.
Banco de Portugal Hands Sérvulo a Two-Year Ajuste Direto Mandate for Imóveis Decision Support — Sem Concurso Brief Covers the New Sede, Edifícios em Tosco and Disposal Calls
Sérvulo picks up a two-year specialised real-estate advisory at the central bank without a public tender — covering the contested €191.99M Entrecampos sede, structurally concerning buildings, and a slate of disposals BdP needs to push through.
Polícia Judiciária Sweeps Câmara de Cascais Over 2018-2021 Public-Works Empreitadas — Nine Search Locations on 2 June Frame the National Anti-Corruption Unit's Probe
PJ's Unidade Nacional de Combate à Corrupção (National Anti-Corruption Unit) hit Cascais council and eight other locations on Tuesday 2 June 2026, pulling public-works contracts signed between 2018 and 2021 from the Base contracting portal.
BERD Board of Governors Elects Miranda Sarmento Vice-Chair at the 5-7 June Riga Annual Meeting — Lisbon Locks the 2029 Edition and ESM Names Brandão de Brito to the Risk Committee
Portugal's Finance Minister Joaquim Miranda Sarmento was elected Vice-Chair of the EBRD Board of Governors at the 5-7 June Riga Annual Meeting; Lisbon was confirmed as 2029 host. José Maria Brandão de Brito separately joins the ESM Risk Committee.
Finanças Reweights the ISP Combustível Discount With a +0.77-Cent Diesel Top-Up and a –0.02-Cent Gasolina Trim From 9 June — Pump-Week Extraordinary Rebate Holds at €51.45 and €41.97 per 1,000 Litres
The Ministry of Finance retuned the extraordinary ISP rebate on 5 June: diesel picks up 0.765 cents against a four-cent forecast climb, gasoline gives back 0.021 cents — leaving cumulative discounts at €51.45 and €41.97 per 1,000 litres for the 9 June pump week.
Autoridade da Concorrência Levies €13.35 Million on MEO, NOS, Vodafone and Accenture Over the Pay-TV Skippable-Ad Coordination Running From August 2019 to May 2025 — Altice Settles While NOS and Vodafone File Recursos
The AdC closed a six-year cartel file on 5 June with €13.35 million in coimas split across the three pay-TV operators and Accenture for coordinating a 30-second non-skippable advert before recorded programmes — Altice paid, NOS and Vodafone are heading to the Tribunal da Concorrência.