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Portugal Marks 40 Years in the European Union on Saturday 9 May 2026 — Dia da Europa Cerimónia Oficial Lands at the Paços do Concelho do Porto, with Maria Luís Albuquerque, Inês Domingos and Carlos Coelho Leading the 11:00 Sessão Solene

Portugal Marks 40 Years in the European Union on Saturday 9 May 2026 — Dia da Europa Cerimónia Oficial Lands at the Paços do Concelho do Porto, with Maria Luís Albuquerque, Inês Domingos and Carlos Coelho Leading the 11:00 Sessão Solene

The cerimónia oficial of the Dia da Europa lands at the Paços do Concelho do Porto on Saturday 9 May 2026 for Portugal's 40 years in the EU. Maria Luís Albuquerque, Inês Domingos and Carlos Coelho lead the 11:00 session; the noon flag-raising and the free Aliados concert open the public day.
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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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REN's João Conceição Confirms the Zona Única Reform Has Cut Grid-Access Filings From 46 GW to 4 GW — Thirteen Speculative Candidates Compressed Down to a Workable Pipeline as the New Caução Mechanism Filters Real Projects From Land Banks

REN's João Conceição Confirms the Zona Única Reform Has Cut Grid-Access Filings From 46 GW to 4 GW — Thirteen Speculative Candidates Compressed Down to a Workable Pipeline as the New Caução Mechanism Filters Real Projects From Land Banks

The Maria da Graça Carvalho ministry's 27 January reform of Portugal's grid-access selection rules has produced its first measurable result. João Conceição , chief operating officer at REN — Redes Energéticas Nacionais, said in remarks on Friday...
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