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Portugal's EU Recovery Plan Loses €516 Million as Schools, Health Centers, and Braga BRT Miss Deadline

Portugal has submitted a major reprogramming of its €21.9 billion Recovery and Resilience Plan to Brussels, cutting €516 million in projects — including 5,000 social housing units, 92 health centers, and the Braga BRT line — that cannot be completed by the August 2026 legal deadline.

Transtejo Wants to Cut State Funding in Half — By Turning Ferry Terminals Into Shopping Hubs and Selling Tickets to Cristo Rei

Transtejo Wants to Cut State Funding in Half — By Turning Ferry Terminals Into Shopping Hubs and Selling Tickets to Cristo Rei

Transtejo-Soflusa, the state-owned ferry operator that connects Lisbon to the south bank of the Tejo, loses more than €20 million a year. But its new president, Rui Rei, believes he can cut that deficit in half—not by raising passenger fares, but by...

Legionella Detected at AIMA Headquarters — 300 Workers Potentially Exposed as Immigration Agency Faces Another Operational Crisis

Legionella Detected at AIMA Headquarters — 300 Workers Potentially Exposed as Immigration Agency Faces Another Operational Crisis

Legionella bacteria has been detected in a cooling tower at the Taguspark building in Oeiras that houses the Immigration Agency (AIMA), the National Road Safety Authority, and a critical data center supporting Portugal's security and emergency...