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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
Buying a Used Car in Portugal in 2026 — A Practical Guide to the Registo Automóvel Transfer, the €55 IRN Tariff, the IUC Reassignment, the Garage-Side IPO Check and the Seller-Buyer Document Chain at the Conservatória do Registo Automóvel

Buying a Used Car in Portugal in 2026 — A Practical Guide to the Registo Automóvel Transfer, the €55 IRN Tariff, the IUC Reassignment, the Garage-Side IPO Check and the Seller-Buyer Document Chain at the Conservatória do Registo Automóvel

Buying a used car in Portugal runs through the Registo Automóvel transfer at the IRN, the €55 administrative tariff, the IUC reassignment to the new owner and the IPO-inspection check. A 2026 practical guide to the seller-buyer document chain and the pitfalls foreign-resident buyers face.
The Portugal Brief
Medway Steps Up the Palmela Rail-Freight Line to Three Trains a Week for Volkswagen Autoeuropa — Leixões and Santander Anchor the Modal-Shift Pipeline as Carlos Vasconcelos Reads the Railway Option 'Gaining Strength'

Medway Steps Up the Palmela Rail-Freight Line to Three Trains a Week for Volkswagen Autoeuropa — Leixões and Santander Anchor the Modal-Shift Pipeline as Carlos Vasconcelos Reads the Railway Option 'Gaining Strength'

Medway runs up to three trains a week from Palmela to Leixões and Santander carrying finished Volkswagen Autoeuropa vehicles, president Carlos Vasconcelos tells Jornal de Negócios. The Rodo Cargo service marks a slow modal shift toward rail-based finished-car logistics on the Atlantic Corridor.
The Portugal Brief