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After opening an investigation in November into the tender for the Lisbon Metro’s Violet Line, the European Commission has now said it found three indications of the presence of foreign subsidies, which it considers to be 'sufficient' evidence that Portugal CRRC — the supplier of rolling stock to the Mota-Engil consortium — 'benefited ...'
The European Commission intends to reduce dependence on technologies from China, the United States and Russia. In France, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams and Zoom have been banned from use in the public sector.
Home News Defence Minister wants Portugal to produce drones Defence Minister wants Portugal to produce drones The Minister of National Defence, Nuno Melo, visited the Turkish company Baykar, a specialist in drone production, in search of “best practices,” highlighting the economic importance of P
As Portugal's PRR programme reaches its final phase, many of the 1.º Direito homes remain untransferred and several architects involved in public procurement are publicly questioning the projects' costs, delivery timescales and construction quality. Concerns focus on cost inflation, contractual timelines slipping, inconsistent build standards and weaknesses in procurement oversight, raising risks for occupants and the housing market; architects urge tighter quality assurance, clearer accountability and revised procurement practices to protect beneficiaries and public investment.
The government has authorised IP (Infraestruturas de Portugal) to reopen the procurement process for the second phase of the high-speed rail project.
The European Union aims to reduce dependence on external suppliers by boosting domestic production capacity, securing supply chains and improving procurement processes, and is tightening rules to protect medicine availability.
Benfica coach José Mourinho says he wants to get back to winning ways. Meanwhile, a Spanish consortium made up of Cece and South has won the tender for handling licences at Lisbon, Porto and Faro airports.
We learned in the last few hours that the Bank of Portugal will commission an external audit to assess its procurement system, notably technology-related procurement, which was the subject of two court cases last year. This is a clear warning: even central institutions, with multiple levels of control and constant scrutiny, are not immune to ...
A Resolution of the Council of Ministers authorises the PSP to spend more than seven million euros on machines for controlling external borders, and cites “imperative urgency” to justify a direct award.
The Attorney General's Office says the inquiry into direct awards carried out by the Navy is 'in its final phase'.