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Portugal – life two years after a bailout A highly symbolic song from Portugal’s democratic revolution almost 40 years ago is again being sung loudly after two years of austerity measures. Although… 16/05/2013
Icy reaction to new round of Portuguese austerity The Portuguese press has digested the further spending cuts announced yesterday by the government, and for some, playing on the prime minister’s name, Passos… 04/05/2013
Turbulent times call for budget cuts, says Portuguese PM Portuguese Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho on Thursday called for public spending to be slashed as the country’s parliament started to debate next year’s… 11/11/2011
Anti-austerity protests mark Merkel’s Portuguese visitHundreds of people turned out to greet Angela Merkel on her first official visit to Portugal. Unfortunately, perhaps for the German Chancellor most of those… 12/11/2012
Portugal debates u-turn over austerity measuresIn Portugal, ministers have held a special seven-hour meeting to debate a change of direction in austerity policy. The government is considering a u-turn -… 27/09/2012
Portugal PM negotiates with union and business leadersPortugal’s Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho has been locked in talks with business and trade union leaders. He has taken what analysts believe is a rare… 24/09/2012
Portugal given more time to hit troika targetsPortugal’s foreign lenders who granted the country a 78 billion euro bailout last year have agreed to ease their budget targets as Portugal slides deeper into… 12/09/2012
Unions slam Portugal’s new austerity measuresThere has been fierce condemnation of new tough austerity measures announced by Portugal’s prime minister. Pedro Passos Coehlo said last night the… 08/09/2012
Portugal’s PM proposes one-off levy on salariesPeople in Portugal may have to hand over half a month’s salary to help the government meet budget deficit targets set out under the country’s 78 billion euro… 30/06/2011
Portugal under new governmentThe new government of debt-battered Portugal has signed into office. The inaugural speech of Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho, whose Social Democrats came… 21/06/2011
Portugal’s poll winner moves to form governmentPortugal’s prime minister in waiting has begun coalition talks. Pedro Passos Coelho’s centre-right party won last Sunday’s general election, beating the… 08/06/2011
Election over as Portugal braces for tough timesCalm reigns in the streets of Lisbon the day after the elections. No celebrations, no euphoria. It may be a reflection of the poor turnout and the… 06/06/2011
Portugal’s PM-in-waiting vows to honour IMF dealPortugal’s prime minister-elect Pedro Passos Coelho on Monday vowed to honour the terms of a 78 billion-euro bailout. In a deal struck last month with the… 06/06/2011
Portugal: ‘Memorandum is real programme’ for new governmentThe Portuguese took a new political direction on Sunday. To analyse the result of the election we are joined from Lisbon by the associate editor of the… 06/06/2011
Portugal shifts to the right, coalition expectedPortugal’s Social-Democrats are expected to put together a centre-right coalition after beating the socialists in the country’s snap election. The PSD won… 06/06/2011
Socrates defeated, resigns party leadershipIt is all over for outgoing Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Socrates, defeated in his country’s general election, and who has resigned the leadership of his… 06/06/2011
Portugal’s new-look parliamentThe composition of the new Portuguese parliament reveals a very different chamber from two years ago. The centre-right PSD has nearly 39% of the vote, and… 06/06/2011
Centre-right returns to power in PortugalPedro Passos Coelho and his centre-right PSD have won the Portuguese general election. They have been favourites to win ever since he torpedoed the government… 06/06/2011
Portugal’s president calls for early coalition talksPortuguese President Anibal Cavaco Silva on Monday asked Pedro Passos Coelho to start talks on forming a new government, despite not having yet been… 06/06/2011
