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Banco de Portugal Walks the Folheto de Comissões Out of Its Two-Decade-Old Labyrinth — Supervisor Opens a Multi-Year Reformulation of Bank Fee Disclosures and the Comparador de Comissões Targeting Cross-Bank Comparability Through 2028

Banco de Portugal Walks the Folheto de Comissões Out of Its Two-Decade-Old Labyrinth — Supervisor Opens a Multi-Year Reformulation of Bank Fee Disclosures and the Comparador de Comissões Targeting Cross-Bank Comparability Through 2028

Tuesday 12 May: Banco de Portugal opens a multi-year reformulation of the Folheto de Comissões — two-decade-old rules under Aviso 8/2009 produced a labyrinth of dozens-of-page documents. Supervisor targets simpler templates, cross-bank comparability and Comparador-de-Comissões expansion by 2028.
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Seguro Promulgates the Pacote Fiscal Habitação on Monday Evening 12 May — IVA on Moderate-Price Construction Drops to 6%, IRS on Moderate Rents Falls From 25% to 10% Through 2029, Non-Resident IMT on Habitação Locks Fixed at 7.5% Without Isenções

Seguro Promulgates the Pacote Fiscal Habitação on Monday Evening 12 May — IVA on Moderate-Price Construction Drops to 6%, IRS on Moderate Rents Falls From 25% to 10% Through 2029, Non-Resident IMT on Habitação Locks Fixed at 7.5% Without Isenções

Monday evening 12 May: President Seguro promulgates the Pacote Fiscal Habitação — IVA on moderate-price construction drops to 6%, IRS on moderate rents falls 25%→10% through 2029, non-resident IMT locks fixed at 7.5%, tenant deduction rises to €900 in 2026 and €1,000 from 2027.
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Lusa Workers Walk a 24-Hour National Strike on Wednesday 20 May 2026 — SJ, SITESE and SITE CSRA Concentrate at São Bento as Parliament Debates the Estatuto Revision, the Move-to-RTP-Campus File and the Governmentalisation Risk

Lusa Workers Walk a 24-Hour National Strike on Wednesday 20 May 2026 — SJ, SITESE and SITE CSRA Concentrate at São Bento as Parliament Debates the Estatuto Revision, the Move-to-RTP-Campus File and the Governmentalisation Risk

Lusa workers approve a 24-hour national strike for Wednesday 20 May 2026 with a concentration at São Bento — timed to the parliamentary Estatuto-revision debate. SJ, SITESE and SITE CSRA flag governmentalisation risk and the possible relocation of Lusa's headquarters to the RTP campus.
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Fundo Ambiental Walks the Floresta Azul Programme Into Its 2026 Disbursement Phase — €1 Million Drops on Marine-Meadow Restoration for the Ria Formosa, the Sado Estuary and the Natura-2000 Coastal Tape

Fundo Ambiental Walks the Floresta Azul Programme Into Its 2026 Disbursement Phase — €1 Million Drops on Marine-Meadow Restoration for the Ria Formosa, the Sado Estuary and the Natura-2000 Coastal Tape

Tuesday 12 May: Fundo Ambiental drops €1 million on the first 2026 tranche of the €2M Floresta Azul programme — marine-meadow restoration across the Ria Formosa, Sado estuary and Natura-2000 coastal sites. Portugal's first dedicated blue-carbon line, the pilot under the EU Nature Restoration Law.
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Automotive components assembly line — illustrative

Coindu Walks Up to 493 of Its 752 Joane Famalicão Workers Into a Six-Month Phased Lay-Off Running May to November 2026 — Another Print for Portugal's 2026 Auto-Components Ledger After Bosch, Husqvarna, Yazaki and Enercon

Coindu opens a six-month phased lay-off at Joane, Vila Nova de Famalicão, running May–November 2026, with up to 493 of 752 workers in the contingency pool. The auto-components supplier cites tariffs, war, and a demand drop — and projects an activity recovery in 2027.
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IVDP and AICEP Launch Portugal Wines Go Global — Região do Douro on Tuesday 12 May — Eight In-Person Sessions for Douro and Port Producers Through 2 July as ViniPortugal's €8.07-Million Promotion Budget Eyes the €1.2-Billion 2030 Export Target

IVDP and AICEP Launch Portugal Wines Go Global — Região do Douro on Tuesday 12 May — Eight In-Person Sessions for Douro and Port Producers Through 2 July as ViniPortugal's €8.07-Million Promotion Budget Eyes the €1.2-Billion 2030 Export Target

The IVDP and AICEP kicked off the Douro-region edition of the Portugal Wines Go Global export programme in Porto on Tuesday 12 May 2026 — eight in-person sessions through 2 July, co-financed by Compete 2030, anchored by Symington, Sogrape, Poças and Favaios.
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