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The government has approved an expenditure of up to 4.5 million euros to demilitarise the Alcochete Shooting Range. This process is a necessary step to clear the site for the construction of the new Luís de Camões Airport, which will serve the Lisbon region.
The Minister of Infrastructure, Miguel Pinto Luz, guarantees that the dossier regarding the construction of the new airport at the Alcochete Shooting Range is advancing at a “very accelerated pace”, ensuring that ANA “is complying on a daily basis” and that in January 2028 it will deliver to the Portuguese State “the project for the new airport, the ...
The Government has approved an expenditure of 4.5 million euros to fund the demilitarisation works at the Alcochete Shooting Range, an intervention considered essential to proceed with the construction of the future Luís de Camões Airport. The demilitarisation of the area must be completed by the end of 2029. According to the resolution...
Leonor Sá Pinto tied the knot with José Gomes in a ceremony held in Alcochete.
In this episode, we explain how the new airport in Alcochete is being planned, designed, and built, an infrastructure that will shape mobility, the economy, and the territory for the coming decades.
Second part of 'Investigação CM'.
First part of 'Investigação CM'.
The Council of Ministers approved 4.5 million euros for the demilitarisation of the Alcochete Shooting Range by 2029, the year in which the concessionaire ANA is expected to begin construction on the new airport.
The Government approved, this Friday, an expenditure of 4.5 million euros to demilitarise the Alcochete Shooting Range, where the Luís de Camões airport is expected to be built. The funding is intended for operations such as the detection and neutralisation of explosive devices and the safe preparation of the land, currently used for military purposes, indicates the...
Two Portuguese students won silver and bronze medals at the 34th International Philosophy Olympiad, which took place in Warsaw, Poland.
GNR investigators from Montijo arrested the suspects and seized a video containing footage of the assaults.
After the public assault, the man took the injured minor home. The suspect is being held at the GNR station until he appears in court.
“A man without horns is like a plane without wings,” one can read in this establishment in Alcochete. With a relaxed atmosphere and cheeky decor, puns are a constant, from the walls to the menu of the popular Taberna dos Cabrões.
Aires has always defended a large airport in Alcochete. Now, he wants the project handed over to large Portuguese companies.
CMTV has a special report remembering the idol of a generation, featuring testimonies from two members of the youth soap opera's cast.
The amount in question already exceeds the value that ANA, the manager of Portuguese airports, forecasts for the construction cost of the new Lisbon Airport, located in Alcochete.
The direct elections to succeed João Pedro Louro as president of the Social Democratic Youth (JSD) will be contested by the current secretary-general, João Pedro Luís, and former MP Clara de Sousa Alves, though the latter has yet to confirm her candidacy. The race represents a choice between continuity and change, influenced by age and regional factors. Louro, who is ineligible for re-election due to age limits, will propose an election date of May 23rd during the National Council meeting in Alcochete. Luís, 24, is running on a platform of 'The Strength of the Future,' while Alves, a lawyer from the Trás-os-Montes region, is considered a potential challenger representing a different approach.
The deadline for the end of house arrest was only May 18, but the court decided that the transfer to a prison facility should take place immediately, before that date.
A 21-year-old man struck a 47-year-old victim three times near a bar in Alcochete. He was arrested by the Judicial Police.
The blows left a 47-year-old man in serious condition.
The alert was raised around 01:00 on Monday
The blows left a 47-year-old man in serious condition.
Home News Location of the new Lisbon Airport confirmed Location of the new Lisbon Airport confirmed The Government confirmed, in response to ANA – Aeroportos de Portugal, the location of the new Lisbon airport at the Alcochete shooting range, but reiterated reservations regarding the traffic proj
Data from the concessionaire's report 'does not reflect the sector's evolution nor the demand potential associated with the new airport', considered the Ministry of Infrastructure and Housing.
The Ministry of Infrastructure considers the assumptions used by the concessionaire to define traffic projections to be “too conservative” and has asked ANA to redo them. The executive confirms Alcochete and highlights the “significant progress of the work”.
The Government has confirmed the location of the new Lisbon airport at the Alcochete shooting range in response to ANA – Aeroportos de Portugal, while expressing reservations about the traffic forecasts provided by the concessionaire. While acknowledging the progress made on the project and the selection of the Luís de Camões Airport site, the Government stated that the current traffic assumptions are too conservative and could lead to incorrect sizing of the infrastructure. The authorities have requested a revision of these projections and emphasized the need for further coordination regarding the Environmental Impact Study and operational flexibility.
The Government confirmed, in response to ANA - Aeroportos de Portugal, the location of the new Lisbon airport at the Alcochete shooting range, but reiterated reservations regarding the traffic projections presented by the concessionaire, according to a statement.
The delivery of this report by ANA constitutes the second of four interim reports to be included in the complete application for the NAL, which has a maximum deadline of January 2028.
The Minister of Infrastructure and Housing, Miguel Pinto Luz, stated in Parliament this Wednesday that the Environmental Report for the future Luís de Camões airport validates the location at the Alcochete Shooting Range. 'The preliminary environmental report is very clear. It is no longer the Independent Technical Commission that you are pointing fingers at. Other entities...'
A fisherman from Alcochete has been charged with a continuous crime of document forgery.
A fisherman from Alcochete has been charged with a continuous crime of document forgery.
