Portugal

Portugal

Coronavirus: Father and son reunited thanks to 'box of emotions'

"We cannot touch them, there's no contact, but just the fact of being there and looking them in the eyes is very positive".

19/05/2020

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500 union activists gather for May Day in Lisbon amid global pandemic

Hundreds rallied for workers' rights on May Day in Lisbon while respecting social distancing limits applied to stem contagion amid the coronavirus pandemic

02/05/2020

Portugal

Asylum seekers return Portuguese kindness during COVID-19 lockdown

Stories like this prove the COVID-19 crisis is not all doom and gloom.

29/04/2020

Portugal

Why has Portugal not been as badly hit by COVID-19 as neighbour Spain?

Civic obedience and more time to prepare, according to one expert.

14/04/2020

Portugal

Coronavirus: Portugal grants temporary citizenship rights to migrants

Portugal has taken the step to grant the right to social security and health care for all migrants who have applied for citizenship, to ensure nobody is left behind in the fight against coronavirus

29/03/2020

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Drone footage shows the empty streets of cities on lockdown

See some of the world's most popular cities as you've probably never seen them before.

26/03/2020

My Europe Series

Portugal's economic resurgence leaves its citizens behind

Having left austerity behind, Portugal is now a shining example of economic recovery - a demand stimulus policy based on the real estate market and tourism. However, good results hide a darker reality.

06/03/2020

Portugal

Portugal is a step closer to legalising euthanasia

The debate took place against a background of protests outside parliament in Lisbon

20/02/2020

Portugal

Portuguese parliament debates assisted death

In 2018 the approval of assisted death fell short by only five votes

19/02/2020

Portugal

FC Porto player walks off pitch in fury at racist chants

FC Porto striker Moussa Marega, who is from Mali, was visibly angered by monkey noises aimed at him after he scored in a Portuguese league game.

16/02/2020

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98 bells of Mafra basilica in Portugal chime after years of silence

The 98-bell chimes of the basilica of the Portugal's Palacio Nacional de Mafra rang on Sunday after nearly 20 years of silence.

03/02/2020

Portugal

Who is Rui Pinto, the Portuguese hacker behind the Dos Santos leaks?

The lawyers for the jailed Portuguese hacker say he was behind the leaks that have allegedly implicated Africa's richest woman.

27/01/2020

Smart Regions

Degraded land begins to bloom thanks to European composting project

In partnership with the European Commission

A European project is helping to bring new life to degraded land, working to transform and reinvigorate the soil with organic compost and man-made 'technosols'.

20/01/2020

Portugal

'Green capital' Lisbon plants 20,000 trees

The Portuguese city of Lisbon has kicked-off its year as European Green Capital with the planting of 20,000 trees

12/01/2020

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Greta Thunberg heading to COP25 in Madrid after crossing Atlantic on catamaran

Thunberg missed last Friday's climate strike as heavy winds delayed her arrival in Lisbon but she is due to join thousands of activists marching in Madrid on Friday.

03/12/2019

Portugal

Greta Thunberg arrives in Lisbon after Atlantic crossing

"People are underestimating the force of angry kids," Thunberg told a crowd of reporters and supporters. "They're angry and frustrated."

03/12/2019

Portugal

Tech addiction: ‘Smartphone or cocaine, your brain gets the same hit’

A dating app CEO and former addict says he can control himself better around drugs and alcohol than his smartphone.

07/11/2019

Portugal

Brittany Kaiser: ‘Improve digital literacy' to protect your data

Improving digital literacy is key to protecting your online data from being exploited, whistleblower Brittany Kaiser told the Web Summit in Lisbon.

07/11/2019

Portugal

'Godfather of crypto' hails new chat app with privacy protection

David Chaum is championing xx alpha messenger, a unique chatting app that prevents observers making the connection between sender and receiver.

06/11/2019

Portugal

Barnier: ‘Not even Farage can explain the benefits of Brexit to me’

“No-one has ever managed to explain the added value of Brexit to me, not even Nigel Farage,” the EU's chief Brexit negotiator told Web Summit in Lisbon.

05/11/2019

Portugal

'We're learning' says Lime CEO on electric scooter criticism

“We’re learning, cities are learning,” Lime chief’s executive told Euronews as he addressed critics who claim electric scooters are endangering pedestrians and littering pavements across Europe.

05/11/2019

Portugal

Five leading startups representing Europe at Web Summit 2019

Five startups stand out among the 2,000 at Web Summit this year, they are representing the Enterprise Europe Network, the world’s largest support network for SMEs created by the European Union.

05/11/2019

Portugal

Edward Snowden talks data exploitation at Web Summit

Snowden will be speaking via live link from Russia on Monday night to launch Web Summit 2019.

03/11/2019

Portugal

McDonald's sorry after 'Sundae Bloody Sundae' ice cream advert

McDonald's has apologised for a Halloween marketing campaign in Portugal that referenced one of the darkest days of the Northern Ireland sectarian conflict.

01/11/2019

Portugal

5 key points from Portugal election results

Socialist Antonio Costa wins another term. But what else did we learn from Portugal's parliamentary election?

07/10/2019

Portugal

Socialist Costa wins Portugal election — but must stay in coalition

Across the EU, radical new parties and far-right populists are reshaping the political landscape. But that’s not the case in Portugal.

06/10/2019