The Prime Minister announced today the lifting of restrictions on the licensing of water extraction boreholes, given the country's favourable water situation, a measure that will primarily cover the Algarve and Alentejo regions.
Restrictions on licensing new water boreholes lifted
Thursday, 30 April 2026RSS
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