Portugal

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

Portugal

Portugal votes in general election

Portuguese citizens vote on Sunday in the country's general election, in which the current Socialist PM Costa is the favourite.

06/10/2019

Portugal

Portugal elections: Who are the main parties?

Portugal is holding its general election on October 6, with more than 20 political forces in the running. But who's who?

05/10/2019

World

Portugal elections: the end of the 'contraption' coalition?

While incoming centre-left Prime Minister Antonio Costa is poised to win re-election, it is not clear if he will get an absolute majority in parliament. Costa's party is currently ruling with support from two far-left, eurosceptic parties, a coalition known 'Geringonça' or 'contraption'.

05/10/2019

World

António Costa: Portugal's Prime Minister in profile

Antonio Costa

04/10/2019

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Azores residents face Hurricane Lorenzo damage

As daylight set in, Azores residents began to take toll of the damage caused by Hurricane Lorenzo. The central island of Faial has been one of the most affected in the archipelago of nine islands with high winds and massive waves destroying seaside houses.

02/10/2019

Portugal

'Possibly the strongest hurricane in 20 years' rips through Azores

A hurricane with winds of up to 100 mph has reached the Azores and is expected to cause life-threatening surf and rip-current conditions.

01/10/2019

Portugal

Portugal parliament condemns plan for dictatorship museum

Portugal parliament condemns plan for dictatorship museum

12/09/2019

Portugal

Euroviews. Want to fight climate change? Start with challenging your mayor and your neighbours to act ǀ View

how can we as citizens promote the necessary change to stop our contribution to a visible problem so poorly combated by global geopolitics that inertia will impede reaching a pre-industrial age climate anytime soon? The answer might be closer to hand than you expected.

26/08/2019

Portugal

Watch: Football team scores a goal without touching the ball

This is the moment a football team scored a goal... without even touching the ball.

22/08/2019

World

Drivers ask for a basic salary to be increased to 900 Euros

Truck drivers in Portugal are striking over pay conditions and authorities in the country are predicting food shortages and the possibility of petrol stations running out of fuel.

12/08/2019

Portugal

Far-right conference protests in Lisbon

As a meeting of far-right groups from across Europe took place in Lisbon protesters outside said the conference should not have been allowed to take place

11/08/2019

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Massive wildfire in Portugal

A massive fire stretching 25 km has been raging through the night between the central Portuguese boroughs of Vila de Rei and Mação.

21/07/2019

Portugal

More than 800 firefighters battle wildfires in Portugal

More than 800 firefighters battled on Sunday one wildfire sweeping across central Portugal after being able to control two other blazes that prompted authorities to partially evacuate a village and left 20 people injured.

21/07/2019

Cult

The hottest acts of today and the past light up the stage in Portugal

Euronews meets the headliners of NOS Alive festival and finds there really is an act for everyone.

16/07/2019

Portugal

Portugal charges 89 Hells Angels members over Lisbon attack

Dozens of members of the Hells Angels motorcycle club have been charged over a violent attack in Lisbon last year.

12/07/2019

Portugal

Portugal PM says open to new alliance with far left

Portugal PM says open to new alliance with far left

11/07/2019