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Diário da República Publishes Decreto-Lei 113/2026 on 8 June — Autonomous Driving Tests on Portuguese Roads Open From 8 July at a 0.2 g/l Operator Alcohol Cap, 20 km/h Speed Discount and Quadruple Liability Cover

Diário da República Publishes Decreto-Lei 113/2026 on 8 June — Autonomous Driving Tests on Portuguese Roads Open From 8 July at a 0.2 g/l Operator Alcohol Cap, 20 km/h Speed Discount and Quadruple Liability Cover

Decreto-Lei 113/2026, published in Diário da República on 8 June, opens Portuguese public roads to autonomous-driving tests from 8 July under a six-year operator licence floor, a 0.2 g/l alcohol cap, a 20 km/h speed cut and quadruple insurance cover.
The Portugal Brief
Plano Social para o Clima Activates in June With a €1.6 Billion Envelope Through 2032 — €1.073 Billion Routes to Building Renovation and €516 Million to Transport as the EU Climate Social Fund Lands in Portugal

Plano Social para o Clima Activates in June With a €1.6 Billion Envelope Through 2032 — €1.073 Billion Routes to Building Renovation and €516 Million to Transport as the EU Climate Social Fund Lands in Portugal

Portugal's Plano Social para o Clima goes operational in June with €1.6 billion through 2032 — 75% EU and 25% national — routing €1.073 billion into building renovation and €516 million into transport to cushion the 2027 ETS2 carbon-price pass-through on heating and motor fuel.
The Portugal Brief
Brisav Sends the RECAPE for Porto-Oiã High-Speed Rail Sections 4 and 5 Out to Public Consultation From 8 June — 15 Working Days on the Participa Portal Test the Gaia Station Move to Vilar do Paraíso and the Twin-Bridge Douro Crossing

Brisav Sends the RECAPE for Porto-Oiã High-Speed Rail Sections 4 and 5 Out to Public Consultation From 8 June — 15 Working Days on the Participa Portal Test the Gaia Station Move to Vilar do Paraíso and the Twin-Bridge Douro Crossing

Brisav opens public consultation on the Porto-Oiã high-speed rail subsections 4 and 5 via the Participa portal on 8 June, with 15 working days to test APA's December 2025 rejection over the Gaia station relocation to Vilar do Paraíso and the twin-bridge Douro crossing.
The Portugal Brief
Assembleia da República Reaches Cross-Bench Consensus on Reopening the Linha do Corgo — 96-Kilometre Régua-Vila Real-Chaves Trás-os-Montes Spine Last Operated in 2009 Heads Back to the Plano Ferroviário Nacional Pipeline

Assembleia da República Reaches Cross-Bench Consensus on Reopening the Linha do Corgo — 96-Kilometre Régua-Vila Real-Chaves Trás-os-Montes Spine Last Operated in 2009 Heads Back to the Plano Ferroviário Nacional Pipeline

The Comissão de Infraestruturas, Mobilidade e Habitação closed its 7 June hearing on the Linha do Corgo reopening petition with cross-bench support — left wants an accelerated calendar, right wants viability studies first, and each party now files a resolution project for the plenary vote.
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