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Portugal Walks Into 2026 With the EU's Biggest Public-Spending Rise — Commission Spring Forecast Reads Lisbon's PRR-Driven Expansion as a Top-of-Class European Outlier and the Third Largest in 30 Years

Portugal Walks Into 2026 With the EU's Biggest Public-Spending Rise — Commission Spring Forecast Reads Lisbon's PRR-Driven Expansion as a Top-of-Class European Outlier and the Third Largest in 30 Years

The Commission's Spring 2026 forecast and Público's Tuesday read both put Portugal at the top of the EU for public-spending growth in 2026 — the third-largest rise in 30 years, driven by accelerated PRR execution into the August 2026 deadline.

ECO's Special Report Pegs the Linha Circular at €380 Million for 2 km of Tunnel — Inside the 80% Cost Blowout, the Four Revisions Since 2018, and the 30-Month Delay Pinning Lisbon's Metro to Q2 2026

ECO's Special Report Pegs the Linha Circular at €380 Million for 2 km of Tunnel — Inside the 80% Cost Blowout, the Four Revisions Since 2018, and the 30-Month Delay Pinning Lisbon's Metro to Q2 2026

Two kilometres of underground track between Rato and Cais do Sodré, two new stations at Estrela and Santos, and a project that left the drawing board in 2018 priced at €210 million. The bill that landed on Conselho de Ministros desks on 16 April...