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Pordata's Wednesday 27 May Read off Eurostat Sets the Portuguese Working Week at 37.4 Hours — 1.5 Hours Above the 35.9-Hour EU Average and Sixth Among the 27 Member States as the Reforma Laboral and 3 June Greve Geral Reopen the Carga-Horária File

Pordata's Wednesday 27 May Read off Eurostat Sets the Portuguese Working Week at 37.4 Hours — 1.5 Hours Above the 35.9-Hour EU Average and Sixth Among the 27 Member States as the Reforma Laboral and 3 June Greve Geral Reopen the Carga-Horária File

Pordata's Wednesday 27 May read off Eurostat 2025 data fixes the Portuguese working week at 37.4 hours — 1.5 hours above the 35.9-hour EU-27 average and sixth-most among the 27 Member States. Bulgaria leads at 39.0h, the Netherlands sits at 32.1h. Adjacent reads also bracket the file.
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ACI Europe Pegs Schengen EES Border Waits at Up to 3.5 Hours Across a 45-Airport Survey Released Wednesday 27 May — Henna Virkkunen Offers Brussels Support to Portugal as DECO Mounts a Passenger-Compensation Push

ACI Europe Pegs Schengen EES Border Waits at Up to 3.5 Hours Across a 45-Airport Survey Released Wednesday 27 May — Henna Virkkunen Offers Brussels Support to Portugal as DECO Mounts a Passenger-Compensation Push

ACI Europe's Wednesday 27 May statement pegs Schengen EES border waits at up to 3.5 hours across 45 surveyed European airports — a 70% processing-time lift naming Portugal alongside France, Germany, Italy, Greece and Spain. Henna Virkkunen offers Commission support; DECO opens a compensation push.
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Sindicato dos Técnicos de Migração Calls a Four-Day AIMA Strike for 1, 2, 3 and 5 June — Migration Technicians Cite Outsourcing, Career-Path Gap and Persistent Resource Shortages as the Regularisation Backlog Drags

Sindicato dos Técnicos de Migração Calls a Four-Day AIMA Strike for 1, 2, 3 and 5 June — Migration Technicians Cite Outsourcing, Career-Path Gap and Persistent Resource Shortages as the Regularisation Backlog Drags

The Sindicato dos Técnicos de Migração announced on Wednesday 27 May a four-day AIMA strike for 1, 2, 3 and 5 June, citing outsourcing of technical functions, a missing career path and persistent resource shortages. The action dovetails with the 3 June CGTP general-strike day.
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INE Bank-Housing Appraisal Median Carries to a Record €2,174/m² in April 2026 — 16.5% Year-on-Year Lift Across 34,483 Valuations, Apartments at €2,546/m² (+21%) and Single-Family at €1,561/m² (+12.7%)

INE Bank-Housing Appraisal Median Carries to a Record €2,174/m² in April 2026 — 16.5% Year-on-Year Lift Across 34,483 Valuations, Apartments at €2,546/m² (+21%) and Single-Family at €1,561/m² (+12.7%)

INE's April 2026 housing-appraisal release on Wednesday 27 May lifts the national median to a record €2,174/m² — €23 above March (+1.1%) and 16.5% YoY across 34,483 valuations. Apartments hit €2,546/m² (+21%), single-family €1,561/m² (+12.7%); Grande Lisboa leads at €3,352/m².
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