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Social Security

Palácio de São Bento, seat of the Assembleia da República in Lisbon, where Maria do Rosário Palma Ramalho defended the Prestação Social Única reform before the parliamentary Labour Committee.

Maria do Rosário Palma Ramalho Pulls the Código das Prestações Sociais From the PRR Reform Track — €5.193 Billion Final Tranche Now Pivots on the 13-Benefit Prestação Social Única Alone

The Ministry of Labour has dropped the Código das Prestações Sociais from the PRR's Social Security milestone, leaving the Prestação Social Única as the sole gate to the €5.193 billion final tranche — Palma Ramalho cited a 63-month RSI duration before parliament on Friday.
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Portaria 225/2026 Pulls the Email and Postal Lanes for Pensioner Proof-of-Life Abroad From 1 May — Canada Joins Switzerland, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Belgium, Cabo Verde and the UK as Segurança Social Direta Becomes the Single Submission Channel

Portaria 225/2026 Pulls the Email and Postal Lanes for Pensioner Proof-of-Life Abroad From 1 May — Canada Joins Switzerland, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Belgium, Cabo Verde and the UK as Segurança Social Direta Becomes the Single Submission Channel

Portaria 225/2026 (DR, 19 May) pulls the email and postal lanes for proof-of-life submissions by emigrant pensioners from 1 May 2026. Canada joins Switzerland, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Belgium, Cabo Verde and the UK; Segurança Social Direta is now the single channel.
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