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Miguel Pinto Luz Prepares a Modular Construction Acordo-Quadro for Câmaras Municipais After His Jornal de Negócios Podcast on Wednesday 13 May — Industrialised-Building Diploma Anchors the Government's Habitação Pipeline

Miguel Pinto Luz Prepares a Modular Construction Acordo-Quadro for Câmaras Municipais After His Jornal de Negócios Podcast on Wednesday 13 May — Industrialised-Building Diploma Anchors the Government's Habitação Pipeline

Infrastructure Minister Pinto Luz confirmed on a Jornal de Negócios podcast that an acordo-quadro for modular construction lands at the Conselho de Ministros within weeks. The framework opens municipal tenders to industrialised builders alongside the October 2025 design-build reform.
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Cascais's 'Free Lunch' Walks Into Porto and Viseu — Pedro Duarte Locks a €20.5 Million Free-Transit Contract for 1 July, Viseu Approves a €1 Million Universal Pass on 8 May and the Tribunal de Contas Becomes the Last Gate

Cascais's 'Free Lunch' Walks Into Porto and Viseu — Pedro Duarte Locks a €20.5 Million Free-Transit Contract for 1 July, Viseu Approves a €1 Million Universal Pass on 8 May and the Tribunal de Contas Becomes the Last Gate

Porto signs a €20.5M/year free-transit contract for residents across the entire AMP, targeting 1 July activation pending Tribunal de Contas visto. Viseu adds a €1M universal pass on 8 May. The Cascais Viver model is going national, one Câmara at a time.
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Programa Sustentável 2030 Drops €130 Million in Fresh Avisos for Water and Circular Economy — €40M for Wastewater Treatment, €30M for Public Water Supply, €60M From the Cohesion Fund for Urban Waste Valorisation, All at 85% Cofinancing

Programa Sustentável 2030 Drops €130 Million in Fresh Avisos for Water and Circular Economy — €40M for Wastewater Treatment, €30M for Public Water Supply, €60M From the Cohesion Fund for Urban Waste Valorisation, All at 85% Cofinancing

Economia and Ambiente jointly opened three new Programa Sustentável 2030 avisos on Saturday — €40M for wastewater, €30M for public-water capture, €60M from the Fundo de Coesão for urban-waste valorisation, all at an 85% cofinancing ceiling.
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Nuno Melo Confirms Two UH-60 Black Hawks Will Reinforce Portugal's 76-Asset DECIR 2026 Wildfire Fleet — Esquadra 551 'Panteras' Inaugurates a €2 Million PRR Facility at Ovar as ANEPC Flags a Belly-Tank Methodology Adjustment

Nuno Melo Confirms Two UH-60 Black Hawks Will Reinforce Portugal's 76-Asset DECIR 2026 Wildfire Fleet — Esquadra 551 'Panteras' Inaugurates a €2 Million PRR Facility at Ovar as ANEPC Flags a Belly-Tank Methodology Adjustment

Nuno Melo confirmed at Ovar BA8 on 8 May that two Força Aérea UH-60 Black Hawks will fold into DECIR 2026's 76-aircraft fleet — one for attack, one for transport — as ANEPC's Mário Silvestre flagged a belly-tank refill methodology shift after Viseu's PT EU MODEX 2026.
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Infraestruturas de Portugal Hands Mota-Engil the €113.5 Million Contumil-Ermesinde Quadruplication on the Linha do Minho — 24% Below the Base Price, Q1 2030 Completion, and the First Concrete Step Toward the Porto-Vigo High-Speed Link

Infraestruturas de Portugal Hands Mota-Engil the €113.5 Million Contumil-Ermesinde Quadruplication on the Linha do Minho — 24% Below the Base Price, Q1 2030 Completion, and the First Concrete Step Toward the Porto-Vigo High-Speed Link

IP awarded Mota-Engil the €113.5M Contumil-Ermesinde quadruplication on the Linha do Minho on 8 May 2026 — 24% below the €150M base price, Q1 2030 completion, ~€40M Portugal 2030 EU cofinancing inside a €226M envelope. First concrete piece of the Porto-Vigo high-speed link.
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