On Friday, April 10, Parliament will debate a proposal by the Liberal Initiative (IL) to promote competition in road transport through open access to terminals and interfaces. This follows a dispute where Flixbus was denied access to the Sete Rios terminal by the Rede Nacional de Expressos (RNE) due to alleged safety concerns, a decision later overturned in court. The IL argues that current infrastructure is ill-equipped for market liberalisation, noting that terminals are often managed by incumbent operators who restrict access to competitors. The debate involves five different parliamentary initiatives from IL, Livre, PSD, Chega, and PCP, highlighting conflicting views on whether infrastructure should be controlled by private operators, municipalities, or the state.