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Lisbon metro to scale back Chinese role as EU's foreign-subsidy probe concludes

By Lewis Crofts ( April 13, 2026, 15:44 GMT | Insight) -- An EU probe into the potentially distortive presence of Chinese subsidies in works to extend Lisbon’s metro system will end next week, with an expected commitment to replace a subcontractor in a consortium bid, MLex has learned. The decision, which will be put to national governments on Wednesday, will be the first time the European Commission has concluded a full public-procurement investigation under foreign subsidy rules.An EU probe into the potentially distortive presence of Chinese subsidies in works to extend Lisbon’s metro system will end next week, with an expected commitment to switch out a subcontractor from a consortium bid....

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