Portugal's new deposit-return system for single-use beverage containers went live on 10 April, adding a 10-cent surcharge to every plastic bottle and metal can sold in the country — refundable at reverse vending machines branded under the name...
In today's briefing: • Easter Road Deaths Quadruple to 20 as Portugal Faces Worst Holiday Toll in Years • Lisbon Metro Gets EUR 1.5 Billion Expansion — New Violet Line, Red Line Extension, and Green Line Closure Approved • High-Speed Rail Tender Opens for Porto-Coimbra Section — Bids Due May 25 f...
Infraestruturas de Portugal has opened the tender for the 61-kilometre Oia-Soure section of the Porto-Lisbon high-speed rail line, with a maximum concession value of EUR 1.6 billion . Bids are due 25 May 2026. The project, when combined with the...
The Portuguese government has approved a decree expanding the legal framework of Metropolitano de Lisboa, clearing the way for more than EUR 1.5 billion in active metro infrastructure investment across the capital. The expansion includes a brand-new...
Portugal's Easter road safety operation ended with 20 deaths, 53 serious injuries, and more than 2,600 accidents — a fourfold increase from the five fatalities recorded during Easter 2025. The Interior Minister has pledged a package of strategic...
Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa has suffered an estimated EUR 40 million decline in gaming sales since the Middle East war began driving up fuel and food prices, its Provedor Paulo Sousa has revealed, warning that Portuguese consumers...
