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Assembleia da República Reaches Cross-Bench Consensus on Reopening the Linha do Corgo — 96-Kilometre Régua-Vila Real-Chaves Trás-os-Montes Spine Last Operated in 2009 Heads Back to the Plano Ferroviário Nacional Pipeline

Assembleia da República Reaches Cross-Bench Consensus on Reopening the Linha do Corgo — 96-Kilometre Régua-Vila Real-Chaves Trás-os-Montes Spine Last Operated in 2009 Heads Back to the Plano Ferroviário Nacional Pipeline

The Comissão de Infraestruturas, Mobilidade e Habitação closed its 7 June hearing on the Linha do Corgo reopening petition with cross-bench support — left wants an accelerated calendar, right wants viability studies first, and each party now files a resolution project for the plenary vote.
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Portuguese Cork Sector Guards Its 50% Slice of Global Raw Production as Apcor Weighs Climate Pressure on the Alentejo Montado — 59% of Stands Now Show No Natural Regeneration in Frontiers Research

Portuguese Cork Sector Guards Its 50% Slice of Global Raw Production as Apcor Weighs Climate Pressure on the Alentejo Montado — 59% of Stands Now Show No Natural Regeneration in Frontiers Research

Portugal holds roughly 50% of global raw cork production and ranks as the world's largest cork exporter, anchoring a €1 billion-plus export sector — but Frontiers research flags 59% of Portuguese cork-oak stands now show no natural regeneration under climate stress.
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Savannah Resources' Mina do Barroso Carries Europe's Largest Spodumene Resource Into Definitive Feasibility — 39.1 Mt JORC Tape Backs the EU Critical Raw Materials Strategic Project Status Granted in March 2025

Savannah Resources' Mina do Barroso Carries Europe's Largest Spodumene Resource Into Definitive Feasibility — 39.1 Mt JORC Tape Backs the EU Critical Raw Materials Strategic Project Status Granted in March 2025

Savannah Resources' Barroso lithium project — Europe's largest hard-rock spodumene resource at 39.1 Mt and 1.019 million tonnes LCE — keeps its European Commission Strategic Project designation under the CRMA as Boticas opposition stays live at the Tribunal Administrativo.
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