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Paulo Carmona Takes the Presidency of Infraestruturas de Portugal as IP's 2025 Net Result Hits €135M — Cresap Clears DGEG Chief to Replace Miguel Cruz

Paulo Carmona Takes the Presidency of Infraestruturas de Portugal as IP's 2025 Net Result Hits €135M — Cresap Clears DGEG Chief to Replace Miguel Cruz

Cresap has cleared former DGEG chief Paulo Carmona as next president of Infraestruturas de Portugal, starting May. IP posts €135M 2025 net profit (+8.8%) — a record since 2015. Carmona inherits the TGV Porto–Lisboa line, Porto–Vigo, and the Lisboa–Madrid link with the Third Tagus Crossing.

Ryanair Closes Check-In and Bag Drop 60 Minutes Before Departure From 10 November — Expats Flying Out of Lisbon, Porto and Faro Get an Extra 20 Minutes to Plan For

Ryanair Closes Check-In and Bag Drop 60 Minutes Before Departure From 10 November — Expats Flying Out of Lisbon, Porto and Faro Get an Extra 20 Minutes to Plan For

From 10 November 2026, Ryanair’s airport check-in and bag-drop desks will shut 60 minutes before every scheduled departure — up from the 40-minute deadline that has been the rule for years. The low-cost carrier, Portugal’s single...

Porto Set to Vote Tomorrow on Free Public Transport for 42,700 Adult Residents — Pedro Duarte's €20.5 Million 'Flex' Programme

Porto Set to Vote Tomorrow on Free Public Transport for 42,700 Adult Residents — Pedro Duarte's €20.5 Million 'Flex' Programme

Porto's municipal assembly meets tomorrow, Tuesday 21 April, to vote on the most consequential transport proposal of Mayor Pedro Duarte's young mandate: a programme that would make the city's buses, metro, urban trains, and the freshly launched...

Fuel Prices Fall in Portugal Today as Government Quietly Trims the ISP Discount on Diesel

Fuel Prices Fall in Portugal Today as Government Quietly Trims the ISP Discount on Diesel

Drivers across Portugal are seeing cheaper fuel from this morning, Monday 20 April. Diesel (gasóleo simples) drops 11.4 cêntimos a litre to roughly €2.197/L at the pump, while gasoline 95 (gasolina simples) dips just half a...

Rubi Line Delayed Again: Porto Metro's Douro Crossing Won't Open Until 22 July 2028

Rubi Line Delayed Again: Porto Metro's Douro Crossing Won't Open Until 22 July 2028

Porto Metro's 6.4-kilometre Rubi Line across the Douro to Santo Ovídio has slipped again — commercial service is now targeted for 22 July 2028. The EUR 487.9 million project adds a dedicated metro-and-pedestrian bridge over the river and 22 new trains, and is funded by the PRR and the state budget.