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Túnel do Marão Closes Its First Decade With 45 Million Vehicle Crossings — A4 Daily Average Climbs From 9,590 in Pandemic-Hit 2020 to 17,560 in 2025 as the Toll-Free Reset Lands Its Full Year

Túnel do Marão Closes Its First Decade With 45 Million Vehicle Crossings — A4 Daily Average Climbs From 9,590 in Pandemic-Hit 2020 to 17,560 in 2025 as the Toll-Free Reset Lands Its Full Year

Infraestruturas de Portugal marks the Túnel do Marão's tenth anniversary with 45 million cumulative crossings. The 5.6 km Iberian record-holder anchors the A4 Vila Real–Amarante stretch, with daily traffic up from 9,590 in 2020 to 17,560 in 2025 after the January 2025 toll elimination.
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Primark Books €45 Million Into Portugal for Four New Stores and 300 Jobs — Castelo Branco, Setúbal, Vila Nova de Gaia and a First Street-Level Store on Porto's Rua Santa Catarina

Primark Books €45 Million Into Portugal for Four New Stores and 300 Jobs — Castelo Branco, Setúbal, Vila Nova de Gaia and a First Street-Level Store on Porto's Rua Santa Catarina

Primark Iberia commits €45M to Portugal for FY2026-27, opening in Castelo Branco, Setúbal, Vila Nova de Gaia and Porto — its first stand-alone street-level store in the country. 300 new jobs lift Portuguese headcount above 2,100; the Iberian envelope reaches €85M with €40M for Spain.
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EDP Renováveis Posts a 36% Q1 Profit Jump to €70 Million on a US-Led Recovery — Capex Cut Almost in Half to €324 Million as Stilwell Steers a Tighter 2026 Capacity Year

EDP Renováveis Posts a 36% Q1 Profit Jump to €70 Million on a US-Led Recovery — Capex Cut Almost in Half to €324 Million as Stilwell Steers a Tighter 2026 Capacity Year

EDPR's Q1 2026 results land at €70 million net profit, up 36%, with €489 million recurring EBITDA and 20.5 GW of installed capacity. The number behind the headline is the capex cut — investment falls roughly 50% from €610M to €324M as the group reweights toward US growth at lower opex.
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Diesel Up 10 Cêntimos and Gasoline 95 Up 6.5 Cêntimos at the Pump From Monday — €1.993/L Gasolina and €2.055/L Gasóleo Simples on a Hormuz-Tracking Brent Tape, Portaria 204-B/2026 Adds 1.5 Cêntimos of ISP Discount on Diesel

Diesel Up 10 Cêntimos and Gasoline 95 Up 6.5 Cêntimos at the Pump From Monday — €1.993/L Gasolina and €2.055/L Gasóleo Simples on a Hormuz-Tracking Brent Tape, Portaria 204-B/2026 Adds 1.5 Cêntimos of ISP Discount on Diesel

Pump prices for 5-10 May lift gasolina 95 to a national average €1.993/L and gasóleo simples to €2.055/L. Portaria 204-B/2026 (effective 4 May) raises the diesel ISP discount to 7.54 cêntimos/L. Brent's $114→$126 Hormuz move is the driver.
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TAP Books the Ex-CEO's €5.9 Million Indemnisation Claim Into the 2025 Accounts as a Civil Contingency — Civil Contingency Bucket Up From €28.5M to €34M, Auditor Disclosure With No Provision Set

TAP Books the Ex-CEO's €5.9 Million Indemnisation Claim Into the 2025 Accounts as a Civil Contingency — Civil Contingency Bucket Up From €28.5M to €34M, Auditor Disclosure With No Provision Set

TAP's 2025 accounts list Christine Ourmières-Widener's €5.9 million wrongful-dismissal claim as a civil contingency — recognised in disclosure, with no provision booked. The civil contingency line rises from €28.5M (2024) to €34M (2025), explicitly attributed to the former chief executive's case.
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