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ANM-TVDE Proposes Public-Service-Transport Recognition Inside the Lei 45/2018 Revision — Association Wants Equal-Dignity Clause With Taxis as PSD Counters With Taxis Operating Through TVDE Platforms

ANM-TVDE asked every parliamentary party on Friday 6 June 2026 for a public-service-transport status clause inside the Lei 45/2018 revision — equal dignity with taxis, 39,615 active drivers, €808M 2025 revenue, with the PSD already counter-proposing taxis operating via TVDE platforms.

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Uber Walks Portugal Into the Click&Boat Mediterranean Pilot for a Mid-June 2026 Launch — Daily-with-Skipper Boat Hires Land Inside the Uber App Across a 23-City European Footprint, Uber One Members Cash a 10% Booking Credit

Uber adds Portugal to the mid-June 2026 launch of Uber Boats by Click&Boat — a five-country, 23-city Mediterranean and Atlantic pilot. Bookings sit inside the Uber app, every hire ships with a professional skipper so no licence is required, Uber One members get a 10% credit.