Public transport, infrastructure, and mobility in Portugal.
The European Commission tabled on Tuesday 13 May 2026 a draft regulation that builds a single cross-operator booking-and-refund framework for rail travel inside the European Union, branded 'Uma Viagem, Um Bilhete, Direitos Garantidos' in the...
APA rejected the AVAN Norte project on 20 December 2025; Lote 1 build-start slips to Q3 2026. Lote 2 reopened at €1.603 billion with one bidder. 2030 target officially held; full operation reads 2032.
Carris stretched the Funicular da Graça's operating window from the 9h-17h evaluation schedule to 7h-20h45 daily on Friday 15 May 2026, two weeks after the seven-month reopening. The 55E moved 3,600+ riders in the first fortnight — 70% occasional users.
Brisa closes 2025 at €173.4M net profit, 44% below the €309.5M 2024 print, even as operating revenue lifts 13% to €1,231.6M, EBITDA gains 5.3% to €860.9M and the network handles 267.7M transactions (+3.5%) with Via Verde at 85.1%. €96.2M financial swing and €370.7M costs carry the hit.
How express coaches work in Portugal: the main terminals, buying tickets, free luggage, children, refunds, delays, and how to complain.
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.
The International Energy Agency's Friday country review of Portugal lands a much harder verdict on the country's energy transition than the headline 85% renewables-in-electricity figure would suggest. Released on 8 May 2026, the report says Portugal...
