The European Council requested urgent proposals from the European Commission to mitigate energy prices and tasked the Council President with reconciling budget disagreements regarding cohesion and agriculture funding between member states.
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Banco CTT will perform a scheduled system update from Friday, 16 October, until Sunday, 18 October. During this period, the bank's app, homebanking, MB WAY transfers, instant transfers, and ATM balance/transaction history checks will be unavailable; services are expected to be restored on Monday, 19 October.
The Lufthansa Group must pay a deposit of up to 30 million euros to formalize its position as the future shareholder of TAP. Beyond this initial payment, the company is required to provide a guarantee for the remainder of its offer, which exceeds one billion euros, by a date yet to be determined.
The rating agency Fitch highlights the continued downward trend of Portugal's public debt as a key strength in its analysis of the 2027 State Budget proposal, while also projecting a fiscal deficit for that year.