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Portugal Pivots to Defence Manufacturing as Government Courts Industrial Heartland

Portugal Pivots to Defence Manufacturing as Government Courts Industrial Heartland

In a small city in northern Portugal known as the "capital of stainless steel," the Defence Minister stood before representatives of 54 companies and made an unusual pitch: your factories, which have spent decades making precision metalwork for...

LisbonWave26: Lisbon to Test Tsunami Warning Sirens on Tuesday, March 24

LisbonWave26: Lisbon to Test Tsunami Warning Sirens on Tuesday, March 24

If you hear air-raid-style sirens across central Lisbon on Tuesday morning, there is no need to panic. The city's Civil Protection authority will conduct "LisbonWave26," a full-scale test of the municipal tsunami warning and alert system, between...

President Seguro Convenes Defence Council as Portugal Weighs NATO Spending and Middle East Response

President Seguro Convenes Defence Council as Portugal Weighs NATO Spending and Middle East Response

President Jose Luis Seguro has convened an extraordinary meeting of the Superior Council of National Defence for March 31, a move that underscores growing concern within Portugal's leadership about the country's security posture as the Middle East...

Evora Signs 13.3 Million Euro Deal to Build Infrastructure for New Alentejo Central Hospital

Evora Signs 13.3 Million Euro Deal to Build Infrastructure for New Alentejo Central Hospital

A protocol worth 13.3 million euros for the construction of essential infrastructure serving the new Hospital Central do Alentejo (HCA) was signed in Evora on Friday, marking a milestone in one of the most important healthcare projects in southern...

Alstom's €1 Billion Deal: 153 New Trains and a Factory Coming to Portugal

Alstom's €1 Billion Deal: 153 New Trains and a Factory Coming to Portugal

French rail giant Alstom will supply 153 new trains to CP in the largest rolling stock deal in Portuguese history, and build a factory in Matosinhos creating 300 jobs.