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Sines Gets Its Own Alfândega (Customs Office) on 1 January 2027 as Finance Ministry Pulls It Out of the Setúbal Delegação — 33-Strong Standalone Office Lands at the ZAL With Vehicle-Tax and Tributary Gabinetes

Sines Gets Its Own Alfândega (Customs Office) on 1 January 2027 as Finance Ministry Pulls It Out of the Setúbal Delegação — 33-Strong Standalone Office Lands at the ZAL With Vehicle-Tax and Tributary Gabinetes

Finance Minister Joaquim Miranda Sarmento's 9 June visit to Porto de Sines unveiled a standalone Alfândega for the country's biggest maritime gateway — 33 staff, two dedicated gabinetes and a 1 January 2027 start lift Sines out of its delegação status under Setúbal.
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Twenty-Seven Portuguese Startups Touch Down at Web Summit Rio Through 11 June — €20 Million in Backing, 269 Employees and an AI / Health-Tech / Defence Stack Span Lisboa, Funchal, Aveiro and Mirandela

Twenty-Seven Portuguese Startups Touch Down at Web Summit Rio Through 11 June — €20 Million in Backing, 269 Employees and an AI / Health-Tech / Defence Stack Span Lisboa, Funchal, Aveiro and Mirandela

Twenty-seven Portuguese startups landed at Web Summit Rio on Monday for the 8–11 June run, with €20 million in cumulative backing and 269 employees spread across Lisboa, Funchal, Aveiro and Mirandela — Startup Portugal and Unicorn Factory Lisboa anchor the fourth-consecutive Brazil push.
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