Portugal

Portugal

João Vieira: Portugal's ever-evolving indie-rockstar

From X-Wife to Wolf Manhattan: João Vieira celebrates 20 years in the music industry

27/09/2022

Portugal

TAP cyberattack: Portuguese president's personal data stolen

The country's president is among what could be more than one million victims from the cyber hack on the state-owned airline.

24/09/2022

Portugal

Portuguese ceramic industry takes a dent as energy crisis looms

Gas and electricity bills have skyrocketed in Portugal. And many tilemakers and sellers are struggling to see concrete solutions

13/09/2022

Portugal

Eleven acquitted of negligence over deadly 2017 wildfires in Portugal

At least 66 people died and 44 others were injured near the town of Pedrógão in June 2017.

13/09/2022

Portugal

Estoril Conferences 2022: Inspiring hope for the future

The Estoril Conference strives for intergenerational dialogue between international leaders and younger generations.

02/09/2022

Portugal

Portugal's health minister resigns amid hospital staff shortage crisis

Marta Temido has been broadly criticised over her handling of recent staffing problems at public hospitals.

30/08/2022

Portugal

Portugal wildfire imperils villages, Spain to declare natural disaster

While Portugal remains on alert over the risk of forest fires, Spain's PM says that the country has to prepare for more summers like this one and a "climate emergency".

22/08/2022

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Portuguese park fire under control but new heat wave expected

High temperatures, strong winds and severe drought helped fuel Portugal's biggest fire of the summer

19/08/2022

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Flames encroach on homes as fires force evacuations in Serra da Estrela

Fires in Serra da Estrela flared up on Monday, 15 August, in the area of Vale da Amoreira (Amoreira Valley), in the municipality of Manteigas (Guarda). A village and the campsite of Valhelhas, in the municipality of Guarda, had to be evacuated.

16/08/2022

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Wildfire rips through national park in central Portugal

A wildfire rages in the Serra da Estrela natural park, a mountainous region in central Portugal designated by Unesco.

11/08/2022

Portugal

Britons' lives in Portugal 'paralysed' by post-Brexit ID cards failure

Thousands of UK citizens living in Portugal are unable to access healthcare, take up new jobs, or travel because the authorities have yet to issue post-Brexit residency cards.

08/08/2022

Portugal

Portugal sets July heat record as severe drought continues

Some 45% of mainland Portugal is in “extreme drought”, while only 3mm of rain fell during July.

05/08/2022

Travel News

Portugal: Flights booked for August? Check these strike dates

Portugal is the latest country in Europe to be hit by strikes, with workers at all of the country’s major airports set to walkout later this month.

03/08/2022

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TAP pilots protesting against working conditions

More than 400 pilots from the Portuguese airline TAP marched silently from Lisbon airport to the company's headquarters for better working conditions.

02/08/2022

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Portugal: Forest fire breaks out north of Lisbon

Portugal battled major forest fires over the weekend as temperatures rose sharply.

01/08/2022

Portugal

Hundreds of firefighters battle huge forest fire near Lisbon

Local residents, including 30 people from a retirement home, had to be evacuated to safety as the fire approached.

01/08/2022

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Car drives through violent wildfire in Portugal, as country wilts under heatwave

A car drives through a wildfire in central Portugal, where over 2,000 firefighters were battling four major fires across the country on Thursday morning.

14/07/2022

Portugal

More than 30 people injured as wildfires rage across central Portugal

Authorities said that 3,000 firefighters and 30 aircraft were battling active blazes.

11/07/2022

Portugal

'Your good health!': Drinking beer can be good for you, claims study

Researchers in Portugal say drinking one beer a day can have a positive effect on the bacteria in our stomachs.

07/07/2022

Euronews Witness

Inside Lisbon's housing crisis

Prohibitive property prices, spiralling rents, speculation and evictions. Lisbon once again finds itself in the midst of a housing crisis. Euronews' Julian Gomez investigates what it means for residents and asks what the authorities are doing to combat it.

01/07/2022

Portugal

Five phrases that made waves at the UN Ocean Conference

Delegates at the UN's Ocean Conference are urging people to 'learn to love sharks' and 'listen to the elders' if they truly want to protect the world's waters.

01/07/2022

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Hundreds protest in Lisbon for ocean preservation outside UN Ocean Conference

Several hundred people are taking part in a "blue march" in Lisbon called by some 60 international and local organisations to demand greater protection for the oceans, on the sidelines of a UN conference.

30/06/2022

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Climate activists demonstrate for the oceans in Portugal

Ocean Rebellion activists protest to mark the opening of a long-delayed UN Oceans Summit in Lisbon.

27/06/2022

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Portugal celebrates Saint Anthony's festival after two years of hiatus

The Festival of Saint Anthony returns to the Portuguese capital Lisbon after a two year hiatus due to the pandemic.

13/06/2022

Earth News

Nearly all of Portugal in 'severe drought' after hottest May on record

Portugal's weather service says hot temperatures and low rainfall have left most of the country facing drought.

10/06/2022

Portugal

Portugal's parliament makes third attempt to legalise euthanasia

Previous bills to allow assisted suicide have been blocked by the country's Constitutional Court and President.

09/06/2022