Now that "the redevelopment" of the Cascais line is nearing completion and "there is a reformist government," Nuno Piteira Lopes, vice-mayor of Cascais, considered it "important to open the discussion on how" the railway will be managed.

The mayor reiterated what he had already stated in a statement on Tuesday, assuming the objective of managing the concession for the line and the municipality's railway stations.

Recalling that "the concession to private parties is planned", the mayor considers that "Cascais, Oeiras and Lisbon are in a position to take over the management" of the line.

"We've been talking about this for a long time," confirmed Isaltino Morais, mayor of Oeiras, who will run again as an independent in October.

Oeiras has already expressed "this willingness," if it is "a partnership between the three municipalities," he emphasized, urging Lisbon mayor Carlos Moedas to lead the process.

The mayor of the capital agreed with the proposal, which arises from the possibility, included in the Government Program, of granting concessions or sub-concessions for the management of railway infrastructure.

Regarding this potential joint management, Isaltino Morais challenged Carlos Moedas: "You're always talking about the people of Lisbon; I'd like you to talk more about the Lisbon Metropolitan Area."

The capital's mayor immediately responded with a "great Lisbonites, from Greater Lisbon," taking the opportunity to question whether the Lisbon Metropolitan Area (AML) "shouldn't be led by the mayor of Lisbon."

For his part, the current president of the AML, Basílio Horta (mayor of Sintra, elected by the Socialist Party, who will not run again), considered: "Our railway is suburban when it should be metropolitan."

The "Greater Lisbon Summit" – a SIC Notícias event to discuss housing, security, and transportation – brought together five mayors (Almada, Lisbon, Loures, Oeiras, and Sintra) and the vice-president of the Cascais municipality.