Portugal

Europe News

Portugal's COVID recovery plan is first to receive Brussels' approval

The funds are expected to start flowing in July.

16/06/2021

Sport

Ronaldo breaks goalscoring record as Portugal beat Hungary 3-0

The match saw Ronaldo become the highest goalscorer in the history of the European Championships.

15/06/2021

Sport

EURO 2020: How Portugal's Ronaldo could break multiple records

Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo will on Tuesday evening become the first player to take part in five Euro competitions. He could break two other records by the end of the tournament.

15/06/2021

The Cube

Facebook suspends Portuguese far-right leader over hate speech

The Facebook account of Andre Ventura, the leader of Chega, was suspended for 24 hours after two of hits posts were reported.

14/06/2021

Sport

EURO 2020: This is your quick guide to Portugal

Holders Portugal are one of the in-form sides entering Euro 2020.

11/06/2021

Portugal

Lisbon 'regrets' sharing pro-Navalny protest details with Russians

The city of Lisbon has admitted that it had made a mistake in sharing the personal details of pro-Alexei Navalny rally organisers with Russian authorities.

10/06/2021

Cult

Europe takes centre stage at Cartoon Xira 2021

Portugal's iconic Cartoon Xira opens its doors until the 29th of August with satirical and comical drawings depicting current events, like the pandemic, the European Union, Trump and more.

09/06/2021

Travel News

Portugal is now on the UK's amber list but the industry isn't sure why

Portuguese officials say they 'cannot understand the 'logic' of the UK's decision to downgrade the country from green to amber list.

03/06/2021

Portugal

Ocean Panel fights to protect the ocean and boost economies on the way

"If we take care of the ocean, then in 2050, we are going to have seafood from the ocean, six times more than the seafood we are getting now" - Maria Damanaki, Global Managing Director for Oceans, The Nature Conservancy

02/06/2021

Portugal

Man City and Chelsea to battle it out for Champions League title

The all-English final takes place in Porto, Portugal. Man City will walk onto the pitch as favourites to win but coach Pep Guardiola has stressed that victory will not be easy.

29/05/2021

Health Series

Is microalgae the sustainable food of the future?

In partnership with The European Commission

Microalgae are a potential alternative to traditional protein sources that often have a high impact on the environment. Might this sustainable solution to our growing nutritional needs make microalgae the food of the future?

25/05/2021

Health Series

Will consumers be won over by microalgae meals?

In partnership with The European Commission

Microalgae contain nutrients and are an alternative source of protein. Unlike traditional sources of protein, they have a low environmental impact. But how are experts focusing on making microalgae known and accepted as an everyday food source?

25/05/2021

World

Lisbon's iconic old trams helping Portugal fight climate change

Lisbon is looking to curb carbon emissions and reach its 2050 EU climate-neutrality targets. One answer may be in 'eléctricos', Lisbon's 1920's iconic yellow trams.

19/05/2021

Portugal

Portugal sentences three police officers over Ukrainian man's death

Three Portuguese border police officers sentenced to prison for beating a Ukrainian man to death at Lisbon airport in March 2020.

10/05/2021

World

EU leaders to push for social safeguards in two-day summit in Porto

The push for social safeguards led by centre-left EU governments has caused some tension within the bloc.

07/05/2021

Moments

The world’s longest pedestrian suspension bridge opens in Portugal

Look away if you are scared of heights! This 516-metre bridge is suspended above the Paiva River in northern Portugal.

30/04/2021

Portugal

Portugal to reopen border with Spain as coronavirus measures ease

Prime minister Antonio Costa announced Portugal would move on to the next step of easing COVID restrictions 48 hours earlier than scheduled.

30/04/2021

Portugal

No new COVID deaths in Portugal for just the second time in pandemic

Portugal's COVID-19 death toll stood unchanged on Monday at 16,965 after no deaths were reported over the previous 24 hours.

27/04/2021

My Europe Series

The real cost of Portugal’s lithium boom

How Portugal has the upper hand in Europe's lithium reserves - in this week's Unreported Europe on Euronews.

23/04/2021

Portugal

Portugal ex-PM Socrates to still stand trial for money laundering

Former Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Socrates will stand trial but many of the corruption charges against him have expired.

10/04/2021

Portugal

Portugal eases COVID restrictions but UK flight ban remains

Cafes, restaurant terraces, museums, and gyms have been reopened with Portugal to limited capacity, but strict travel restrictions remain in place.

05/04/2021

Travel News

COVID-19: Portugal tightens border restrictions with other countries

Portugal's Interior Ministry said that people coming from EU countries where the incidence rate is over 500 cases per 100,000 population may only enter for essential business and submit to a 14-day quarantine.

29/03/2021

Travel News

The Azores' smallest island has vaccinated its entire population

Life goes on as usual for the island's 400 residents. Only masks and the almost total absence of tourism signal a different time.

16/03/2021

Portugal

Portugal's constitutional court blocks law decriminalising euthanasia

The court said the law is too imprecise in identifying the circumstances under which assisted suicide procedures can occur.

16/03/2021

Portugal

'Hell will freeze over first': Lithuania FM on Belarus extradition bid

Belarus's exiled opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has said she continues to feel safe in Lithuania and is confident she won't be extradited.

07/03/2021

Portugal

Victims of Portugal's deadly bridge collapse remembered 20 years on

Portugal's president, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, paid tribute to the 59 victims of the 2001 tragedy.

04/03/2021