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At the end of 2024, in an interview with Expresso, the CEO of Mota-Engil accused Muddy Waters of “market manipulation” for betting on the fall of the construction company's shares. The firm has since filed a lawsuit against Mota, which has already presented its defence in the US courts.
Building construction decreased by 0.4%, 0.5 percentage points less than in December 2025.
Helena Matos emphasises that, beyond announcing support, the problem is the real capacity for implementation in an industrial region with thousands of damages to be repaired. The CNN Portugal commentator highlights the lack of skilled labour, especially in construction, and says the catastrophe exposes the country’s structural weaknesses in infrastructure and maintenance.
The presidential candidate visited Leiria, Marinha Grande and Ourém alone and suggested the Government ask the European Union to extend the PRR deadline to 'free up' the construction sector. In the evening he abandoned a campaign event to remain 'in contact with mayors' from the affected regions.
The turnover of engineering and construction group Sotecnisol rose 12%, to €87.5 million in 2025 compared with 2024, with the company announcing on Tuesday that it aims to hit €100 million this year. In a statement, the group said consolidated turnover was boosted by the performance of the companies Obras360, ...
The Minister of Infrastructure and Housing, Miguel Pinto Luz, said today that increased construction is needed to ease the housing crisis, urging the cement sector not to let the fiscal measures 'die on the beach'.
Dstgroup, a Portuguese business group in the engineering and construction sector, has decided to raise the minimum pay for its workers to €1,076 net per month. This is higher than the national minimum wage, which is currently set at €920. 'Since 1 January, dstgroup has increased the monthly net amount [of the minimum wage] ...
The industrialisation of construction — based on factories, precision, repeatable components and digitisation — is the obvious path to overcome the low productivity and the difficulty in scaling that characterise the sector.