Our Scans · Lisbon · Weekly Summary

• Britain's exit from the EU will weaken integrated Europe, which many politicians and experts in the West perceive as a blow to the liberal world order, because the European Union serves as its stronghold in the European space from Lisbon to Riga. PubMed Central (PMC)
• Hostels and guesthouses in cities like Lisbon, Portugal, offer budget-friendly stays with opportunities for socializing. TravelPander
• As Portugal's vibrant capital and largest city, Lisbon is brimming with opportunity! Lexidy Law Boutique
• If requirements and definitions were harmonized across regions, packaging teams could start to work towards packaging portfolios that they know will be considered recyclable - and recycled in practice - around the world, from London to Lisbon to Los Angeles. Sustainable Packaging Coalition
• In the winning city of Lisbon, Portugal, for example, new infrastructure will be rolled out with the intention of encouraging more children, youth, women, and older residents to ride. Bloomberg Cities
• The Porto-Lisbon high-speed line project will be implemented under a public-private partnership model. Railway PRO
• ARTIL (France) will work with the City of Lisbon (Portugal) to deploy StreetCO / StreetNav, an inclusive navigation solution that maps pedestrian accessibility and provides obstacle-free routing for different user needs. EIT Urban mobility
• Strong rent rises are anticipated in Portugal, where markets such as Lisbon and the Algarve attract digital nomads. Savills Impacts
• Lisbon becomes the third office which Bird & Bird has added to its international network since last year's announcement that it aspires to reach €1 billion in revenue by 2029. Law.com
• Tourism is continuing to pick up in Lisbon, and is expected to reach pre-pandemic levels by 2023-24. Hospitality Net
• Lisbon is supposed to be one of Europe's 100 climate-neutral cities by 2030. The New York Times
• Beijing's projected average disposable income of USD60,740 will be almost level with Tokyo, Barcelona and Lisbon by 2040. Euromonitor
• Expected long-haul flights will travel to the capital, Luanda, from Lisbon, Sao Paulo, and African destinations for now, but national operator TAAG Angola Airlines is planning a direct route from Houston in 2027. ATQ News
• Portugal will provide military support to Ukraine worth at least 126 million euros ($137m) in 2024 under a security pact signed in Lisbon between Ukrainian President Zelenskyy and Portuguese Prime Minister Luis Montenegro. Al Jazeera
• The first long-distance hyperloop lines carrying passengers at speeds of 1,000 km/h could become a reality from 2045, when a north-south connection linking Barcelona to Munich and a southern line between Lisbon and Naples could be operational. Railway PRO

Last updated: 25 June 2026