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CGTP Sounds the Wednesday 3 June Greve Geral One Week Out — CP Trains, TAP Cabin Crew, Autoeuropa Workers and Frente Comum Sign On as Rosário Palma Ramalho's 12-Proposition Labour Reform Sidelines the Confederation

CGTP Sounds the Wednesday 3 June Greve Geral One Week Out — CP Trains, TAP Cabin Crew, Autoeuropa Workers and Frente Comum Sign On as Rosário Palma Ramalho's 12-Proposition Labour Reform Sidelines the Confederation

Seven days out from the Wednesday 3 June greve geral, the CGTP's adhesion list has lengthened to CP rail, TAP cabin crew, Autoeuropa workers, AIMA mediators and Frente Comum — the most broadly subscribed labour stoppage Portugal has lined up in more than a decade.
The Portugal Brief
Fundo Ambiental Reopens the €20 Million Veículos de Emissões Nulas Cheque Window Between Late May and Early June — €4,000 to €5,000 Per Light Passenger EV, €1,500 Ceiling for Cargo Bikes, Mopeds and Electric Quadricycles

Fundo Ambiental Reopens the €20 Million Veículos de Emissões Nulas Cheque Window Between Late May and Early June — €4,000 to €5,000 Per Light Passenger EV, €1,500 Ceiling for Cargo Bikes, Mopeds and Electric Quadricycles

The Fundo Ambiental will reopen the EV purchase cheque between late May and early June 2026 with a €20M envelope — €4,000–€5,000 per light passenger car, €1,500 ceiling for cargo bikes, mopeds and quadricycles. December 2025's €8.8M round exhausted in hours.
The Portugal Brief
Pitta Ferraz Takes the Chair and Paulo Carmona Steps Into the Infraestruturas de Portugal CEO Seat in May — Mandate Frames the Porto-Lisbon TGV, Porto-Vigo, Lisbon-Madrid Lines and the Third Tagus Crossing

Pitta Ferraz Takes the Chair and Paulo Carmona Steps Into the Infraestruturas de Portugal CEO Seat in May — Mandate Frames the Porto-Lisbon TGV, Porto-Vigo, Lisbon-Madrid Lines and the Third Tagus Crossing

IP opens a new mandate in May with Duarte Pitta Ferraz as chairman and Paulo Carmona stepping out of the DGEG to take the CEO seat — replacing Miguel Cruz after his end-2024 term. Porto-Lisbon TGV, Porto-Vigo, Lisbon-Madrid and the Third Tagus Crossing top the pipeline.
The Portugal Brief
Rede Expressos Opens Sete Rios Slot Allocation to Flixbus Seventy-Three Days After the Tribunal Administrativo Ruling — Operação Limitada Caveat Frames the 22 May Communication

Rede Expressos Opens Sete Rios Slot Allocation to Flixbus Seventy-Three Days After the Tribunal Administrativo Ruling — Operação Limitada Caveat Frames the 22 May Communication

Rede Expressos communicated Sete Rios slot windows to Flixbus on 22 May 2026 — 73 days after the Lisbon administrative tribunal ordered immediate access on 10 March. The operação limitada framing opens the terminal to Lisbon–Porto and Lisbon–Algarve competition on capacity-bounded terms.
The Portugal Brief