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Environmental Regulators Clear the First Porto Section of the Lisbon–Porto High-Speed Line, Unblocking Construction

Environmental Regulators Clear the First Porto Section of the Lisbon–Porto High-Speed Line, Unblocking Construction

The Portuguese Environment Agency has validated the execution project for the first stretch out of Porto, one of the last permitting hurdles before builders can start work on the country's long-delayed high-speed railway.

The Portugal Brief 11 Aug 2026

Setúbal Lines Up a €100 Million Dual-Use Port Terminal and Room to Double Its Car Berths for Chinese Imports

Setúbal Lines Up a €100 Million Dual-Use Port Terminal and Room to Double Its Car Berths for Chinese Imports

The Port of Setúbal is planning a €100 million military-and-civilian terminal and preparing to roughly double its roll-on/roll-off capacity — positioning itself to receive the wave of Chinese-made cars entering Europe.

The Portugal Brief 11 Aug 2026

A CP Alfa Pendular high-speed tilting train at Lisboa Oriente station beneath its distinctive tree-like steel canopy

Only Alstom and Talgo Remain in the Race to Supply Portugal's First High-Speed Trains

Only France's Alstom and Spain's Talgo cleared pre-qualification in CP's tender for Portugal's first 12 high-speed trains, worth an estimated €584 million — even as questions grow over whether the Lisbon–Porto line will be ready to run them at full speed.

The Portugal Brief 10 Aug 2026

A yellow and grey Metro do Porto tram running on an open-air track under a bright summer sky, bound for Estadio do Dragao

Porto's Oldest Metro Cars Lose Their Air-Conditioning Above 35°C, and the Government Admits a Fix Is Years Away

In a written answer to Parliament, the government has admitted that Metro do Porto's 72 oldest Eurotram carriages lose their air-conditioning above about 35°C. Rather than scrap the fleet, it is fitting new compressors to 20 units and buying 22 new trains — a fix measured in years, not weeks.

The Portugal Brief 09 Aug 2026

Traffic on the A1 motorway near Fatima in central Portugal.

Portugal's Road Deaths Barely Fell in a Decade as the Rest of Europe's Dropped a Fifth

Portugal cut road deaths by just 0.7% over the past decade while the EU average fell around 20%, a new European report finds, leaving the country well off its 2030 target.

The Portugal Brief 07 Aug 2026

A yellow-and-silver Metro do Porto light-rail vehicle emerges from a tunnel onto street-level tracks

Porto's New Metro Line to Gondomar Would Fell Up to 533 Trees and Clear 24 Buildings, Its Environmental Study Shows

Metro do Porto's environmental study for the 6.9km Gondomar extension counts up to 533 trees felled — including 89 protected cork oaks — and 24 buildings demolished. Public consultation runs to 15 September.

The Portugal Brief 06 Aug 2026

A New Decree Puts February's Storm-Kristin Toll-Waiver Bill Directly on the State Budget

A New Decree Puts February's Storm-Kristin Toll-Waiver Bill Directly on the State Budget

A decree-law published on Tuesday routes the state's 70% share of February's Storm-Kristin toll waiver through the general budget, settling how four motorway operators will be repaid.

The Portugal Brief 04 Aug 2026

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