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Never have the harvests been so early, but the expectation is for "extraordinary" wines

The harvests in Portugal are happening earlier and earlier, with some estates anticipating the harvest by almost a month, in a trend that specialists consider definitive. Climate change and labor shortages are forcing the sector to mechanize and adapt, although 2026 is pointed out as a year of celebration for wine production, with expectations of "extraordinary" wines.

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Do you have IRS or IMI to pay? There are tax payments due to the tax authorities that are due on Monday

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Public transport requests 12,000 million to meet demand until 2030

The Association of Urban and Metropolitan Public Transport (ATUC), which represents companies such as Metro de Madrid and Renfe, requests 12,000 million euros by 2030 to meet the demand for public transport. ATUC's president, Miguel Ruiz Montañez, experts pointed out that Spain currently lacks specialized financing legislation models like those in France (which has had one for nearly 50 years) and Germany (which has had one for 40 years), which is one of the main challenges facing the country's public transport system.

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Competition in the railway transport sector in Portugal

This opinion article by Alberto Castanho Ribeiro addresses the issue of competition in the Portuguese railway sector, arguing that when a service can be provided in an effectively competitive market, the economic justification for the State to remain as a commercial operator through its companies should be discussed. The author questions direct state intervention in sectors where competition can function efficiently.

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