Portugal

Portugal’s attorney general says she’s not responsible for PM Costa’s downfall

By Sergio Goncalves LISBON, Nov 23 (Reuters) - Portugal's Attorney General Lucilia Gago rejected criticism from the ruling Socialist Party (PS) that she was responsible for Prime Minister Antonio Costa's…

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Portuguese fear March snap election won’t solve political crisis

By Catarina Demony and Miguel Pereira LISBON, (Reuters) - Portugal goes to the polls in March following the abrupt resignation of the prime minister amid a corruption probe, but voters…

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Portugal president calls March snap election

By Sergio Goncalves, Catarina Demony and Andrei Khalip LISBON(Reuters) - Portugal will hold a snap parliamentary election on March 10, its second in as many years, President Marcelo Rebelo de…

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Deals targeted in corruption probe that led Portugal PM to step down

By Sergio Goncalves Portugal's Prime Minister Antonio Costa stepped down on Tuesday after the prosecutor's office announced it was investigating alleged corruption in multi-billion dollar lithium, "green" hydrogen and data…

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Updated: Portugal’s PM Costa resigns over corruption investigation

Updated 1533 LISBON, Nov 7 (Reuters) - Portugal's Prime Minister Antonio Costa resigned on Tuesday amid an investigation into alleged irregularities committed by his majority Socialist administration in handling lithium…

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Portuguese police apologise to Madeleine McCann’s parents

Portuguese police have apologised to the parents of Madeleine McCann for the way they handled the three-year-old's disappearance. Madeleine went missing from a holiday complex in the Algarve in May…

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Portugal to increase civil servants’ wages by average of 3.8% in 2024

By Sergio Goncalves LISBON, (Reuters) - Portugal's government said it would increase the wages of civil servants by an average of 3.8% next year, but unions say that is not…

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Photo Story: Maltese President attends the 18th Arraiolos meeting in Porto

Portugal's President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa (L) receives Maltese President George Vella (R) to the 18th Informal Meeting of the Non-Executive Heads of State of the European Union (EU), also…

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Youth vs Europe: ‘Unprecedented’ climate trial to kick off at rights court

By Catarina Demony Sept 27 (Reuters) - Six young people from areas in Portugal ravaged by wildfires and heatwaves will on Wednesday take 32 European governments to court over what…

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Portugal to extend zero VAT rate on basic food until end 2023

LISBON, Sept 7 (Reuters) - The Portuguese government on Thursday will extend the zero rate of value-added tax (VAT) on basic food staples by two months to the end of…

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Portugal wildfire rages as strong winds and heat fan flames

LISBON (Reuters) - More than 1,100 firefighters and 14 water-carrying aircraft battled a wildfire in central Portugal's Castelo Branco area as civil protection authorities said hot, windy conditions meant it…

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Photo Story: Pope Francis at the Parish Center of Serafina

Pope Francis meets pilgrims during a meeting with representatives of some charity centres at Centro Paroquial de Serafin, in Lisbon, Portugal. Pope Francis visited a Church-run social centre in a…

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UPDATED: Pope, arriving in Portugal, promises to ‘stir things up’

By Catarina Demony and Philip Pullella LISBON, Aug 2 (Reuters) - Pope Francis promised on Wednesday to continue to "stir things up" in the Catholic Church as he moves…

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Portugal posts zero economic growth in second quarter vs Q1

LISBON, July 31 (Reuters) - Portugal's economy did not grow or contract quarter-on-quarter in April-June after a 1.6% growth registered in the previous three months, as net exports had a…

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Orchestra from Rio’s violent slum crosses Atlantic to play for pope

By Catarina Demony and Miguel Pereira LISBON, July 29 (Reuters) - Born in one of the most violent slums in Rio de Janeiro, Caué Santos could have never imagined that…

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Portugal bans tourist boats from approaching orcas after incidents

LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal banned tourist boats from approaching pods of orcas and issued instructions on what to do when approached by the so-called killer whales after a series of…

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Privatisation of Portugal’s TAP delayed, expected ‘before October’

LISBON, July 12 (Reuters) - The privatisation of Portugal's state-owned airline TAP will take place before October instead of starting in July as the government had originally planned, Infrastructure Minister…

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EasyJet cancels 350 Portugal flights ahead of strike – union

British airline easyJet has cancelled 350 flights arriving to or departing from Portugal due to a five-day cabin staff strike scheduled for later this month, the SNPVAC union of civil…

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Photo Story: European Parliament President Roberta Metsola visits Lisbon

European Parliament President Roberta Metsola (L) on Friday met with her Portuguese counterpart, Augusto Santos Silva, during a visit to the Portuguese Parliament, in Lisbon, Portugal. On Thursday, European Parliament…

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Portugal wants to keep strategic stake in TAP privatisation

LISBON, June 2 (Reuters) - Portugal wants to keep a strategic stake in state-owned airline TAP and will not offer all its capital in the upcoming privatisation, the secretary of…

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Portugal’s inflation slows down sharply to 4% in May

LISBON, May 31 (Reuters) - Portuguese consumer prices rose 4.0% year-on-year in May in a significant slowdown from a 5.7% increase the previous month, also slipping slightly on a monthly…

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Benfica wins record 38th Portuguese league title

Benfica won its first Portuguese league title in four years after beating Santa Clara 3-0 on Saturday on the final day of the season. FC Porto finished two points behind…

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Slim chance of breakthrough seen as police wrap up Madeleine McCann search

SILVES, Portugal (Reuters) - Police wrapped up the latest search effort in the 16-year-old hunt for missing British girl Madeleine McCann after collecting unspecified samples by a reservoir in Portugal,…

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Madeleine McCann search at Portuguese reservoir resumes with sniffer dogs

SILVES, Portugal, May 24 (Reuters) - Police with sniffer dogs on Wednesday resumed a search at a remote reservoir in Portugal for possible evidence linking a German suspect to the…

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Police to search Portuguese dam 16 years after Madeleine McCann vanished

Portuguese police will on Tuesday search a reservoir inland from where British three-year-old Madeleine McCann disappeared in 2007, authorities said, in the first formal development in the case in Portugal in several…

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Portuguese president passes law allowing euthanasia

LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal's conservative President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa has signed a bill decriminialising euthanasia into law in the Catholic-majority country after parliament on Friday overturned the last of…

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Severe drought spreads in Portugal, officials seek EU help

LISBON (Reuters) - Drought spread across almost all of mainland Portugal during an unusually hot and dry April, the meteorology agency IPMA said , and officials have requested aid from…

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Portugal to ban smoking in most places, restrict tobacco sales

LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal's government on Thursday presented legislation to extend a ban on smoking to outdoor areas including covered terraces and to restrict tobacco sales, as it hopes to…

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Foreign tourism to Portugal has best first quarter ever

LISBON (Reuters) - The number of foreign tourists visiting Portugal surpassed 2.8 million from January through March, making it the best first quarter on record despite high global inflation and…

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Spain and Portugal break temperature records for April

By Mariano Valladolid CORDOBA, Spain (Reuters) - Mainland Spain and Portugal have broken temperature records for April, as the Iberian neighbours swelter in an early-season heatwave that has exacerbated a…

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Four people shot dead in Portugal

LISBON, April 30 (Reuters) - A man shot three people dead and then committed suicide on Sunday in the Portuguese city of Setubal, about 45 km (28 miles) south of…

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Angry at Brazil’s Lula, Ukrainians protest in Lisbon as official visit starts

By Catarina Demony and Miguel Pereira LISBON (Reuters) - Waving flags and holding photographs depicting conflict atrocities, Ukrainians gathered outside the Brazilian embassy in Lisbon on Friday to protest recent…

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Portugal’s government in hot water as TAP airline scandal deepens

By Sergio Goncalves LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal's government fired the chief executive of flag carrier TAP last month without a legal assessment of the move, Finance Minister Fernando Medina has…

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Portugal’s government ups growth forecast for 2023 to 1.8%

By Sergio Goncalves LISBON, April 17 (Reuters) - Portugal's government on Monday raised its 2023 economic growth forecast to 1.8% from 1.3% predicted in November, still a sharp slowdown compared…

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Photo Story: Spain, Portugal joint operation dismantles one of Europe’s largest cocaine labs

The material seized during an operation carried out by Spain' National Police and Portugal's Judicial Police sits on a table during a press conference in Madrid, Spain, 13 April 2023.…

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Portugal party Chega sets far-right world summit with Brazil’s Bolsonaro, Italy’s Salvini

LISBON, April 7 (Reuters) - Portuguese party Chega will hold a world summit in Lisbon with several far-right party leaders in May, including former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro and Italian…

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Anger in Portugal over soaring rents and house prices

LISBON, April 1 (Reuters) - Thousands of people took to the streets of Lisbon and other cities across Portugal on Saturday in protest against soaring rents and house prices at…

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Portugal’s March inflation slows down to 7.4%

LISBON, March 31 (Reuters) - Portuguese consumer prices rose 7.4% year-on-year in March, at a slower pace than the 8.2% increase in the previous month, flash data released by the…

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Portugal jobless rate dips to 6.8% in February

March 30 (Reuters) - Portugal's monthly unemployment rate fell to 6.8% in February from a revised reading of 7.0% in January, the National Statistics Institute (INE) said in its flash…

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Portugal announces $2.7 bln anti-inflation package, to nix VAT on basic food goods

LISBON, March 24 (Reuters) - Porugal's government plans to stop charging the value-added tax on essential food products, now at 6%, as part of new measures aimed at helping vulnerable…

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EasyJet cabin staff in Portugal plan early April strike over pay

LISBON, March 17 (Reuters) - EasyJet Plc EZJ.L cabin staff in Portugal will go on a three-day strike in early April to demand higher wages to compensate for the soaring cost of living, the…

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Rush for golden visas after Portugal’s decision to end much-criticised scheme

LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal's plan to end its golden visa scheme for investors, yet to be officially approved, has led to a rush in applications according to advisory firms who…

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Portugal’s prosecutors investigate lease of Airbus planes by airline TAP

By Sergio Goncalves LISBON, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Portuguese prosecutors have launched an investigation into a complex leasing deal for 53 Airbus AIR.PA aircraft by flag carrier TAP in 2015, and two people familiar…

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Portugal ends Golden Visas, curtails Airbnb rentals to address housing crisis

By Patricia Vicente Rua and Catarina Demony LISBON, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Portugal announced on Thursday a hefty package of measures to tackle a housing crisis, including the end of…

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More than 100 priests suspected of abuse remain active in Portugal’s Catholic Church

More than 100 priests suspected of child sexual abuse remain active in church roles in Portugal, according to the head of a commission investigating the issue. The commission, which started…

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Portugal approves new vetting system for government officials after string of hiring scandals

LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal's government said future officials would from now on have to answer a questionnaire before they are appointed to prove they are fit for office after a…

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EDPR to take legal action over Romania and Poland energy taxes

MADRID, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Portuguese renewable energy provider EDP Renovaveis , said on Monday it will take legal action against newly created taxes on energy in Poland and Romania.…

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Netherlands, Malta and Portugal to require negative COVID test from China air travellers

The Maltese, Dutch and Portuguese governments on Friday joined a growing number of nations requiring air passengers arriving from China to show a negative COVID-19 test upon entry. On Friday,…

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Mini-reshuffle in Portuguese government after airline scandal

Portuguese PM Antonio Costa has announced a mini-reshuffle in his Cabinet after after a scandal related to payments at a national airline that 'shocked' the nation. In the midst of…

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Portugal’s Treasury chief forced to quit over previous job severance

LISBON, Dec 28 (Reuters) - Portugal's newly-appointed head of Treasury has stepped down, the finance ministry said, her resignation following a public backlash over a hefty severance pay she had…

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Heavy rain, floods batter Lisbon, residents urged to stay home

LISBON (Reuters) - Heavy rain battered the Portuguese capital on Tuesday, flooding tunnels, sweeping away cars and forcing authorities to suspend bus and tram services and close some main roads. …

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Investors eye Portuguese golden visas as authorities ponder programme’s end

By Catarina Demony LISBON, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Investments through Portugal's "golden visa", which gives wealthy foreigners residence rights, jumped nearly 50% last month, data showed on Sunday, as the government considers…

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Ronaldo pours out feelings after Portugal’s World Cup exit

Berlin (dpa) - Cristiano Ronaldo has poured out his feelings after Portugal's exit from the World Cup in Qatar following a 1-0 defeat to Morocco on Saturday. In a post…

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Morocco beat Portugal to go through to World Cup semi-final

DOHA (Reuters) - Mococco extended their dream run at the World Cup on Saturday as they out-thought and out-fought Portugal in a 1-0 win to become the first ever African…

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Ronaldo stays on the bench for Portugal

DOHA (Reuters) - Portugal again left captain Cristiano Ronaldo out of their starting line-up, keeping hat-trick hero Goncalo Ramos in the team for Saturday’s World Cup quarter-final against Morocco. Portugal’s…

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Hat-trick hero Ramos helps Portugal thrash Swiss and reach quarters

LUSAIL, Qatar (Reuters) -Portugal's Goncalo Ramos rose to the occasion on his first World Cup start to net a hat-trick in a 6-1 demolition of Switzerland on Tuesday, sending his…

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Dramatic finale see Portugal and South Korea qualify

AL RAYYAN, Qatar (Reuters) -South Korea scored a last-gasp goal to beat already-qualified Portugal 2-1 at the World Cup in a comeback win that sent the Asian side into the…

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