Portugal

Portugal

Catholic Church in Portugal urges sex abuse victims to come forward

Only a dozen allegations of sexual abuse involving Portuguese priests have been investigated by authorities since 2001 - more than half of those were dropped.

03/12/2021

Nature

Snails the size of a pinhead brought back from brink of extinction

Hunted by mice, they hadn't been seen for 100 years - but the species are now making a speedy comeback thanks to two UK zoos.

03/12/2021

Portugal

Portugal's president vetoes law legalising euthanasia

President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa said the wording of the second draft still needs "clarification".

30/11/2021

Portugal

Portugal probes local transmission of omicron variant in football club

Portuguese health authorities identified 13 cases of the omicron coronavirus variant among members of a professional football club.

30/11/2021

Work

Workers' paradise? Portugal's new remote work law blasted by critics

Portugal's new remote work law, which says employers can't text or email employees after work hours, is being blasted as being unworkable.

27/11/2021

Climate

Portugal becomes the fourth EU country to stop using coal

The country's power production has gone coal-free nine years before the deadline.

22/11/2021

The Kitchen

Chef Miguel Castro e Silva's chickpeas and wild mushroom stew recipe

The traditional Portuguese stew is rich and delicious, yet easy to prepare and can be prepared all year-round.

16/11/2021

Green News

Why is the EU suing Portugal?

Portugal has “continually and persistently” exceeded the annual nitrogen dioxide limit in parts of Lisbon and Porto.

15/11/2021

Portugal

Portugal's Catholic Church plans committee to probe child sex abuse

Leading Portuguese Catholics, including politicians and writers, had urged bishops to create a fully independent committee to investigate possible historic abuse.

12/11/2021

Portugal

Portuguese UN troops suspected of Central African Republic smuggling

Ten people were arrested after a series of raids across Portugal on Monday as part of the investigation.

08/11/2021

Work

Portugal's remote working law is a 'game changer,' but what's changed?

No phone calls after hours, help with internet bills and remote working rights for parents are just some of the changes in a new law approved by Portuguese lawmakers.

08/11/2021

Portugal

Portugal’s parliament approves revised bill legalising euthanasia

Parliament passed the first version of the bill in January, but President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa had asked the Constitutional Court to review it.

05/11/2021

Destinations

Portugal: Have a mask-free beach holiday without taking a COVID test

Portugal is open to tourists, and with a high vaccination rate, it's one of the safest European countries to visit right now.

05/11/2021

Portugal

Early election called in Portugal after MPs reject Socialists' budget

The snap election is set to take place on January 30 next year.

04/11/2021

Portugal

Innovation seeks to attract new markets at Web Summit

42000 participants and 1250 start-ups joined the famous Web Summit in Lisbon this year.

03/11/2021

Tech News

How Portugal is going green to prepare for the digital transition

Euronews Next spoke to Portugal’s Economy and Digital Transition Minister Pedro Siza Vieira about how the country is embracing technology and start-ups.

02/11/2021

Tech News

Mark Zuckerberg should resign as CEO, says Facebook whistleblower

Former Facebook employee Frances Haugen said the company - now known as Meta - would never change while the founder remained in charge.

02/11/2021

Tech News

Backstage at Web Summit, CEO Paddy Cosgrave talks to Euronews Next

Web Summit CEO Paddy Cosgrave speaks about the importance of tech tackling the climate crisis at this year’s event.

01/11/2021

Art

Portugal hosts its first exhibition dedicated to Tintin's creator

The exhibition reveals the many other facets of the Belgian artist by bringing together an important selection of his works.

27/10/2021

Portugal

Portugal faces snap elections after MPs reject budget

Portuguese MPs have rejected the proposed 2022 state budget, leading to the likelihood of an early election.

26/10/2021

Portugal

Portugal could see snap election as coalition in tatters over budget

A political crisis is looming in Portugal as the minority Socialist government struggles to win support for its state budget from other left-of-centre parties.

25/10/2021

Portugal

'Portuguese Schindler' honoured in ceremony at National Pantheon

Portugal has paid tribute to Aristides de Sousa Mendes, a diplomat who helped save thousands of people from Nazi persecution during World War II.

19/10/2021

Portugal

Portugal seizes cocaine worth €200m from yacht in Atlantic Ocean

The haul is reported to be one of the largest hauls in Europe in recent years and the biggest in Portugal for 15 years.

18/10/2021

Health news

Why is Snoop Dogg betting big on Europe’s cannabis scene?

The rapper is the co-founder of Casa Verde, a VC fund based in Los Angeles that focuses on the cannabis industry.

12/10/2021

Portugal

Brexit: UK's Lord Frost offers EU 'new legal text' on N Ireland

David Frost's speech in Portugal follows a war of words between London and Brussels over the post-Brexit protocol that the UK government wants changed.

12/10/2021

Health news

Portugal moves to outlaw anti-gay blood donation prejudice

Portugal's parliament has passed four new laws preventing discrimination against blood donors based on their sexual orientation.

08/10/2021