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European Commission endorses recovery and resilience plans of Greece, Spain and Portugal

The European Commission has adopted positive assessments of the recovery and resilience plans of Greece, Spain and Portugal. This is an important step towards disbursing funds under the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) to…

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Portugal sees biggest daily jump in COVID-19 cases since late February

Coronavirus cases in Portugal jumped by 1,350 in the past 24 hours, the biggest increase since late February, data from the national health authority DGS showed on Wednesday. The new…

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Ronaldo becomes Euros top scorer as Portugal beat Hungary

Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo celebrated becoming the first player to appear in five European Championships with a brace as they got their title defence off to a winning start with…

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Underdogs Hungary relish chance of tough Euro challenge

Hungary need cohesion, discipline and a fair bit of luck against defending champions Portugal if they are to make a good start to their Euro 2020 Group F campaign, coach…

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Fernandes double fires Portugal to win over Israel

Bruno Fernandes scored twice while Joao Cancelo also dazzled as Portugal eased their way to a 4-0 win at home to Israel on Wednesday as the holders warmed up for…

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Portugal halts easing of COVID-19 rules in Lisbon as cases rise

Most of Portugal will move to the next stage of lockdown easing next Monday but stricter rules will remain in place in the capital Lisbon due to a worrying rise…

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Portugal to welcome vaccinated U.S. tourists, hopes to salvage summer

Portugal will allow vaccinated U.S. tourists into the country, which is trying to salvage its summer holiday season that has been badly affected by the pandemic. Portugal's tourism sector -…

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Portuguese PM urges UK to adhere to EU digital certificate

Portugal's prime minister criticised Britain on Sunday for removing his nation from a COVID-19 quarantine-free travel list, and urged London to adhere to a European digital certificate scheme to ease…

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Spain and Portugal play out entertaining stalemate

Spain and Portugal played out an entertaining 0-0 draw on Friday (Jun 4) as both sides prepared for this month's European Championship. In the first international game with fans in…

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British father dies while trying to save daughters swimming off Portugal beach

A British man has died while trying to save his two daughters after they were dragged to sea off a beach in Portugal. The 45-year-old was already suffering from cardiac…

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No logic behind Britain’s decision to remove Portugal from green list, says Portuguese govt

Portugal's foreign ministry said on Thursday it does not understand the "logic" behind Britain's decision to remove the country from its "green list" of countries that do not require quarantine…

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Portugal removed from UK safe travel list

Britain is set to remove Portugal from its quarantine-free travel list and no new countries will be added, the BBC reported, essentially shutting down the UK's leisure travel market once…

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Pandemic-hit Portuguese airline TAP posts quarterly loss

Portugal's ailing airline TAP posted on Monday a first quarter loss of 365.1 million euros ($445.1 million) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on global travel and the…

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Portugal warns Ryanair will face consequences for opposing TAP aid

Ryanair’s relations with Portugal will suffer because of the Irish airline’s campaign to try to block state aid for struggling Portuguese rival TAP, Portugal’s infrastructure ministry warned. “Due to systematic…

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South Africa to push for military action against Mozambique insurgents

South Africa will press for urgent military action by regional body SADC to quell an Islamist insurgency in Mozambique threatening to destabilize neighbouring countries, the foreign minister said. It will…

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Portugal to launch VAT discount scheme for tourism sector

Portugal’s finance ministry is testing out a new way to boost revenue for the country’s struggling tourism sector - letting local customers use the VAT included in their bills as…

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Portugal to allow EU and UK tourists with a negative coronavirus test

Portugal will allow tourist flights from European Union countries with low infection rates and from the UK, but passengers must show a negative coronavirus test on arrival, the Interior Ministry…

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UPDATED: Portugal leaves UK tourists on tenterhooks over travel

Update: Portugal will allow tourists from Britain to enter from May 17, following Britain’s go-ahead last week for its holidaymakers to travel to Portugal from that date, the national tourism board said on…

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Thousands pray at Portugal’s Fatima shrine for world without COVID-19

Suffering from an autoimmune disease, 71-year-old Maria Emilia travels - often by foot - to one of Catholicism's most famous sanctuaries in Portugal every year. But the coronavirus pandemic made…

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Portugal extends COVID-19 air travel curbs until mid-May

LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal said on Saturday it was extending until May 16 flight restrictions that stop non-essential travel from countries with high coronavirus incidence rates, including Brazil and India…

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Portugal to guarantee restructuring of loans to tourism, retail companies

Portugal will give state guarantees for part of the corporate loans that banks may need to restructure in the sectors most hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, such as tourism and…

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Commission approves €462 million Portuguese coronavirus support

The European Commission has found a €462 million Portuguese support measure in favour of Transportes Aéreos Portugueses, S.A. (“TAP”) to be in line with EU State aid rules. The measure…

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UPDATE: EU regulators approve 462 million euros loan for Portugal’s TAP airline

BRUSSELS, April 23 (Reuters) - The European Commission said on Friday it had authorised a loan of 462 million euros ($556.9 million) from the Portuguese government to airline Transportes Aereos…

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European Commission head Von der Leyen welcomes Portugal’s economic recovery plan

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Thursday welcomed the first official submission of an economic recovery and resilience plan by Portugal. "Economic recovery must go hand in hand…

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Europe’s police crack down on cross-border crime groups

More than 200 people were arrested last week in 17 European countries in a coordinated crackdown on cross-border movements of stolen goods, illegal drugs and cash, the European police agency…

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Hope and caution as Portugal further eases COVID-19 lockdown

Three months after Joao Correia was forced to shut his cafe in one of Lisbon's shopping malls, he welcomed customers back on Monday, feeling both cautious and hopeful about the…

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Portugal abolishes scandal-ridden border service

Portugal’s border service, steeped in scandal after a Ukrainian man was beaten to death while in its custody at Lisbon airport, will be abolished on Thursday, the government said. Ihor…

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Portugal seeks to avoid summer visitor quarantines “at all costs”

Portugal will do its best to avoid visitors having to quarantine on arrival this summer, its secretary of state for tourism said, as Europe moves towards adopting a COVID-19 passport…

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Portugal ex-PM Socrates to face trial for alleged money laundering

More than six years after his arrest in a major corruption investigation, Portugal’s former Prime Minister Jose Socrates will stand trial, but only on lesser charges of money laundering and…

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Portugal extends restrictions on Spanish border until April 15

Portugal on Sunday extended restrictions on travel via land and sea to Spain that had been due to end this weekend until April 15 as it works to contain the…

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Serbia, Portugal could have avoided Ronaldo fury, says UEFA

A Cristiano Ronaldo goal not given in a dramatic World Cup qualifier between Serbia and Portugal would have stood if the two football associations had agreed before the game to…

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Ronaldo fumes as Serbia snatch draw with Portugal, Belgium held

Cristiano Ronaldo stormed off the pitch before fulltime when he was denied a clear stoppage-time winner in a 2-2 draw in Serbia, while Belgium were held 1-1 by the Czech…

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Portugal to quarantine travellers from South Africa via other countries

Portugal said that passengers arriving from South Africa via a stopover in another country must also quarantine for 14 days and present a negative COVID-19 test taken 72 hours before…

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Portugal will welcome British holidaymakers from mid-May

Portugal will welcome British tourists from May 17 if they have a vaccination certificate or evidence of a recent negative COVID-19 test, said the country's tourism minister, adding to hopes…

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Portuguese island in middle of Atlantic close to COVID-19 herd immunity

The small, lush green Portuguese island of Corvo, home to around 400 people, has vaccinated most of its population against COVID-19 and will soon reach herd immunity, according to its…

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Portugal to gradually lift lockdown rules

Nearly two months into a lockdown imposed in mid-January to tackle what was then the world’s worst coronavirus surge, Portugal’s government announced it would start to gradually ease its strict…

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Portuguese hotels lost 73% of revenue in 2020, see long recovery ahead

Portuguese hotels lost 73% of total revenues last year compared to 2019, the Portuguese Hotel Association (AHP) said othis week, as the COVID-19 pandemic drastically curbed travel from abroad, weighing…

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Portugal to quarantine passengers on indirect flights from UK, Brazil

Passengers flying indirectly to Portugal from Britain or Brazil must present a negative COVID-19 test taken 72 hours before departure and quarantine for two weeks upon arrival from Sunday onwards,…

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Greece, Portugal and Spain follow Cyprus and invite vaccinated British to their countries

Daily Star reports that Portugal and Spanish islands are set to welcome back British tourists from the middle of May. Rita Marques, Portugal’s tourism minister, said the hope is that…

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Obey rules, PM warns, as Portugal turns corner in tough COVID-19 battle

Portugal had its fewest COVID-19 patients in hospital in four months on Tuesday, data showed, as its prime minister warned that enforcing lockdown curbs remained essential in a country that…

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Tourism-dependent Portugal posts worst GDP slump since 1936

Portugal last year recorded its steepest economic contraction since 1936 as both domestic and external demand weakened due to the COVID-19 pandemic, especially in tourism. Gross Domestic Product fell 7.6%…

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Portugal to share COVID-19 shots with its former colonies in Africa, E.Timor

Portugal will send 5% of its COVID-19 vaccine shots to a group of Portuguese-speaking African countries and to the tiny nation of East Timor in the second half of the…

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End of lockdown in Portugal still out of sight

While the number of COVID-19 cases in Portugal is falling, the the far slower decline in hospitalisations and intensive care patients has left Lisbon residents resigned to the nationwide lockdown…

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Portugal’s tourism sector slumps back to 1980s levels amid pandemic

LISBON, Feb 15 (Reuters) - Portugal's once-booming tourism sector suffered its worst results since the mid-1980s last year as the coronavirus pandemic and subsequent lockdowns worldwide grounded flights and kept visitors…

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Portugal’s TAP may need more aid than planned in 2021, minister says

LISBON, Feb 14 (Reuters) - Portugal may have to provide more than the 500 million euros ($606 million) it budgeted for ailing airline TAP this year due to the worsening…

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Portugal extends suspension of Brazil, UK flights

Portugal extended a suspension of flights to and from Brazil and the UK to March 1, with only humanitarian and repatriation flights allowed, the interior ministry said in a statement.…

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UPDATED: Overstretched hospitals in Portugal struggle to cope

Portugal extended on Thursday a lockdown until March 1 or perhaps later to tackle its worst surge of COVID-19 infections since the pandemic began. “The situation is still extremely serious…

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Germany sends doctors and ventilators to help Portugal with COVID-19 crisis

BERLIN, Feb 1 (Reuters) - Germany's military will send more than 20 doctors and nurses to Portugal, where space in hospital intensive care units is running out after a surge…

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As pandemic worsens, Portugal reports nearly half of all its COVID-19 deaths in January

LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal reported close to half of all its COVID-19 deaths in January, highlighting the severe worsening of the pandemic in a country whose plight has caused several…

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Portugal close to running out of ICU beds for COVID patients

LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal said on Saturday it only had seven vacant beds left in intensive care units (ICUs) set up for COVID-19 cases on its mainland, as a surge in infections prompted the authorities…

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Germany sends medical experts to Portugal as hospitals face COVID-19 crisis

LISBON (Reuters) - Hospitals in Lisbon flooded with COVID-19 patients are at risk of failing to meet soaring demand for oxygen, the head of Portugal's doctors association said as Germany…

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Portugal urged to seek international help as COVID-19 deaths hit record

LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal's government was urged to transfer COVID-19 patients abroad on Tuesday as deaths hit a record high and the oxygen supply system of a large hospital near…

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Photo Story: Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa re-elected as Portugal’s President

Presidential candidate, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, delivers his victory speech for being re-elected as Portugal's President after winning the 2021 presidential elections, in Lisbon, Portugal, 24 January 2021. Marcelo Rebelo…

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Portugal holds presidential election on Sunday as COVID-19 cases spiral

Portuguese voters - largely confined to their homes due to a strict COVID-19 lockdown - will pick a new president on Sunday, but many fear going to the polls could…

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Portugal identifies first case of South African coronavirus variant

The first case of the South African coronavirus variant was identified in Portugal on Friday, health institute Ricardo Jorge told Lusa news agency, as the country struggles to contain a…

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UPDATED: Portugal to shut schools as pandemic worsens

Portugal is preparing to shut all kindergartens, schools and universities from Friday to tackle a steep rise in coronavirus cases, Lusa news agency and Publico newspaper said on Thursday. The…

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Portugal’s health system on brink of collapse as COVID-19 cases surge

LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal's public health system is on the verge of collapsing as hospitals in the areas worst-affected by a worrying surge in coronavirus cases are quickly running out…

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