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Lufthansa Technik Clears the Environmental Hurdle for Its €309 Million Engine-and-Component MRO Plant in Santa Maria da Feira — Construction Starts in Summer 2026 With 526 Jobs Targeted by 2030 and First Production Slated for 2028

Lufthansa Technik Clears the Environmental Hurdle for Its €309 Million Engine-and-Component MRO Plant in Santa Maria da Feira — Construction Starts in Summer 2026 With 526 Jobs Targeted by 2030 and First Production Slated for 2028

Lufthansa Technik's €309 million MRO factory at Lusopark in Santa Maria da Feira has obtained Portugal's environmental impact statement. Construction starts this summer with 526 jobs targeted by 2030, a 30-tonnes-a-day component throughput, and first production scheduled for 2028.
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Metro de Lisboa Cuts the Linha Verde Between Cais do Sodré and Martim Moniz From Saturday 2 May to Tuesday 5 May for Linha Circular Tunnel Works — Carris Reroutes Bus 208, 760, 207 and Tram 15E and 25E to Plug the Gap

Metro de Lisboa Cuts the Linha Verde Between Cais do Sodré and Martim Moniz From Saturday 2 May to Tuesday 5 May for Linha Circular Tunnel Works — Carris Reroutes Bus 208, 760, 207 and Tram 15E and 25E to Plug the Gap

Metro de Lisboa suspends the Linha Verde between Cais do Sodré and Martim Moniz from Saturday 2 May to Tuesday 5 May for Linha Circular tunnel works. Trains run only between Martim Moniz and Telheiras; Carris adds capacity on bus 208, 760, 207 and trams 15E and 25E. Service resumes Wednesday 6 May.
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SPAIC Lifts a Continental Pollen Alert From Friday Through 7 May — Cypress, Pine, Oak, Birch and Olive on the Tree List, Grasses and Plantain on the Weed List, and Seven Regions Inside the High-Concentration Window

SPAIC Lifts a Continental Pollen Alert From Friday Through 7 May — Cypress, Pine, Oak, Birch and Olive on the Tree List, Grasses and Plantain on the Weed List, and Seven Regions Inside the High-Concentration Window

SPAIC has placed mainland Portugal under a high atmospheric-pollen advisory from Friday 1 May through 7 May 2026. Cypress, pine, birch, oak, cork-oak and holm-oak top the tree list; grasses, plantain, sorrel and nettle lead the weed list across seven regions.
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CGTP Calls a National General Strike for 3 June Against the Pacote Laboral — Tiago Oliveira Drops the Date at Lisbon's 1.º de Maio Rally as UGT Holds Off Until 7 May Concertação Social Meeting

CGTP Calls a National General Strike for 3 June Against the Pacote Laboral — Tiago Oliveira Drops the Date at Lisbon's 1.º de Maio Rally as UGT Holds Off Until 7 May Concertação Social Meeting

CGTP secretary-general Tiago Oliveira used the 1.º de Maio rally between Martim Moniz and Alameda D. Afonso Henriques to call a national general strike for Wednesday 3 June against the government's pacote laboral. UGT will not commit to action until after the 7 May Concertação Social meeting.
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EU-Mercosur Interim Trade Agreement Begins Provisional Application on 1 May 2026 — Port Wine, Olive Oil and Metalomechanics Get Day-One Tariff Cuts as Beef and Rice Producers Brace for Quota-Driven Pressure

EU-Mercosur Interim Trade Agreement Begins Provisional Application on 1 May 2026 — Port Wine, Olive Oil and Metalomechanics Get Day-One Tariff Cuts as Beef and Rice Producers Brace for Quota-Driven Pressure

The commercial pillar of the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement begins provisional application on 1 May 2026. Portugal's wine, olive oil and metalomechanics exporters get day-one tariff cuts; beef, poultry and rice producers face quota-driven pressure with a safeguard clause Lisbon helped negotiate.
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