Portugal's political crisis stalls key projects, TAP privatisation
Portuguese green energy investments that require European Union funds and the privatisation of airline TAP are among the projects at risk of being derailed in the wake of Prime Minister Antonio Costa's resignation, experts said on Wednesday. Costa resigned after an investigation into alleged corruption in his inner circle around projects linked to lithium mining, green hydrogen and a large data center. Prosecutors detained Costa's chief of staff and are investigating the outgoing Socialist prime minister, who denied any wrongdoing.