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Military

Nuno Melo Confirms Two UH-60 Black Hawks Will Reinforce Portugal's 76-Asset DECIR 2026 Wildfire Fleet — Esquadra 551 'Panteras' Inaugurates a €2 Million PRR Facility at Ovar as ANEPC Flags a Belly-Tank Methodology Adjustment

Nuno Melo confirmed at Ovar BA8 on 8 May that two Força Aérea UH-60 Black Hawks will fold into DECIR 2026's 76-aircraft fleet — one for attack, one for transport — as ANEPC's Mário Silvestre flagged a belly-tank refill methodology shift after Viseu's PT EU MODEX 2026.

Politics

Assembleia da República Ratifies the 2023 Lisbon Acordo on School Equivalence Between Portugal and Brazil — Ensino Fundamental and Médio Get Automatic Recognition, the Embassy Drops Its 16,000 Yearly Validations, and Higher Education Stays Outside Scope

The Assembleia da República closed the third anniversary of the Cimeira Luso-Brasileira on Friday by voting through the Acordo Complementar ao Tratado de Amizade, Cooperação e Consulta entre Portugal e Brasil, the 22 April 2023 Lisbon protocol that...

Economy

Stellantis Hands Leapmotor a Spot on the Zaragoza Line — Chinese-Designed B05 Joins the Opel Corsa and Peugeot 208 at €24,500 in Portugal, Wiping the 38.1% Tariff and Undercutting the Peugeot E-308 by Ten Thousand Euros

Leapmotor B05 will be built at the Stellantis Zaragoza plant alongside the Opel Corsa and Peugeot 208, wiping the 38.1% Chinese-import duty and landing in Portuguese dealerships at €24,500 — about €10,000 below the Peugeot E-308 it shares the floor with.