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Guimarães aims to be the birthplace of Portugal's aerospace race

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Guimarães has been chosen as the site for the presentation of Portugal’s national space strategy, a symbolic starting point for mayor Ricardo Araújo’s plan to turn the municipality — home to the Guimarães Space Hub — into an Iberian leader in the aerospace sector. Local authorities are pursuing rehabilitation of facilities, investment and economic activation to attract industry, create jobs and build a skills pipeline. Realising that ambition will require sustained funding, coordination with national and international partners, and targeted policies to translate strategy into industrial growth rather than a one‑off showcase.

ECO21 Jan

Guimarães aims to be the birthplace of Portugal's aerospace race

Government wants to move forward with a working group for the expansion of Porto Airport

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The Government, led by Infrastructure and Housing Minister Miguel Pinto Luz, plans to establish a working group to study expansion options for Francisco Sá Carneiro (Porto) Airport in response to sustained growth in air traffic. The group will assess operational, environmental and regional impacts — aiming to avoid the noise and congestion problems experienced at Lisbon’s Humberto Delgado Airport — and to inform infrastructure, transport and investment decisions for the Porto metropolitan area.

CNN Portugal13 Jan

Government wants to move forward with a working group for the expansion of Porto Airport

Montenegro wants tenders in this legislative term to connect Alentejo capitals to motorways

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The head of the Executive highlighted that studies on these road connections are already underway.

cmjornal.pt30 Apr

Montenegro wants tenders in this legislative term to connect Alentejo capitals to motorways

DN kicks off in May with Regional Conferences

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Diário de Notícias is set to strengthen its presence across the country by launching a series of conferences to debate the major challenges facing Portugal's different regions. Supported by the Vila Galé Group, which will host the events at its hotels on the mainland and islands, the series begins on May 12th in Ponta Delgada and May 13th in Beja. The inaugural event in Ponta Delgada, co-organised with the Açoriano Oriental, will feature the President of the Regional Government of the Azores, José Manuel Bolieiro, and cover topics such as the Recovery and Resilience Plan, the Azores 2030 fund programme, and the region's geopolitical role. The Beja event will focus on heritage and tourism as economic drivers, with speakers including Beja Mayor Nuno Palma Ferro and Vila Galé chairman Jorge Rebelo de Almeida.

dn.pt29 Apr

DN kicks off in May with Regional Conferences

Abrantes wants to take over part of the EN2 and for the IC9 to finally reach the Mitsubishi Fuso factory

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The Mayor of Abrantes advocated this Wednesday for the need for 'concrete and rapid' responses regarding the requalification of the National Road 2 and the completion of the Complementary Itinerary 9 (IC9), following a visit by the Minister of Infrastructure to the municipality. 'The Minister had committed to us to address three essential issues,' stated Manuel Jorge Valamatos.

eco.sapo.pt29 Apr

Abrantes wants to take over part of the EN2 and for the IC9 to finally reach the Mitsubishi Fuso factory

PRR: Government has 150 million euros to create two new universities and establish contracts with institutions in the interior

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New universities in Leiria and Porto are part of a strategy to use higher education as an anchor for regional development. The government wants schools to be more resilient to extreme weather events.

publico.pt28 Apr

PRR: Government has 150 million euros to create two new universities and establish contracts with institutions in the interior

Central Alentejo against cuts to the cohesion fund

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14 municipalities in the Évora district met in an extraordinary session and oppose the reprogramming of the CDCT-AC, warning of reductions in priority areas and risks to urban rehabilitation.

observador.pt28 Apr

Central Alentejo against cuts to the cohesion fund

Transport is the decisive test for the cohesion of the Azores

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In the third and final panel of the ECO Azores conference, organised by ECO at the Teatro Micaelense in Ponta Delgada, the 'Structural Challenges: Demography, Transport and Cohesion' were discussed. In the debate, moderated by ECO deputy director Tiago Freire, it was argued that the cohesion of the Azores depends primarily on the ability to guarantee efficient air and sea connections, greater business competitiveness...

eco.sapo.pt28 Apr

Transport is the decisive test for the cohesion of the Azores

Railways: focus on the Porto – Lisbon axis has neglected important economic areas of the country

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Researchers compiled a database of timetables, passengers, and service levels between 1971 and 2021, which shows territorial imbalance and the contradiction of the economic argument used to close lines.

publico.pt26 Apr

Portuguese Capital of Culture to continue in 2028 and 2029 with one million euros annually

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The budget for the initiative is set at one million euros, ensuring continuity until 2029. Portuguese municipalities that have not hosted the event in the last decade are eligible to apply.

publico.pt22 Apr