Portugal

Portugal

Portugal marks 42nd anniversary of "Carnation" revolution

Flower became a symbol of peaceful resistance

25/04/2016

Cinema

Manoel Oliveira brings Memories and Confessions from Portugal's past

At 73 Manoel Oliveira made a film that was embargoed until after his death But he died at the ripe old age of 106, and only now is it possible to

22/04/2016

Portugal

Ex-CIA agent loses extradition appeal and looks likely to serve jail term in Italy

Former CIA operative Sabrina de Sousa has lost her appeal in Portugal’s supreme court against extradition to Italy to serve a six-year sentence for

12/04/2016

Portugal

Portuguese Culture Minister resigns after threatening to slap two newspaper columnists

The Portuguese Culture Minister has resigned after threatening to slap two columnists at the newspaper Publico. He made the comments on social media

09/04/2016

Next Series

Meet Little Casper, a robot designed to help children suffering from cancer

A robot named “Little Casper” has been designed to help children in hospital suffering from cancer. It is currently being tested at this hospital in

28/03/2016

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Takeaway: my robot, my friend

28/03/2016

Culture news

Portugal's best cartoons celebrated

Portugal's annual event dedicated to some of its best cartoonists has a woman as the guest of honour for the first time - award winning Belgian artist Cécile Bertrand.

21/03/2016

Portugal

Portugal's new centre-right president sworn in

Portugal’s new centre-right president was inaugurated on Wednesday. Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa takes office amid increasing EU pressure on the

09/03/2016

Cinema

Mermaids all the rage at horror film festival Fantasporto

Forget about werewolves. Vampires are so last century and so are zombies. But mermaids are definitely 2016. That’s according to young Polish director

07/03/2016

Cinema

Sci-fi and reality merge at Fantasporto film festival

The festival wraps up this weekend in Porto. Tune in to euronews to find out who the winners are.

02/03/2016

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The search for a high flying clean energy generator

Winds are stronger and more reliable high in the sky. If only we could use that source of alternative energy! In this story, we're joining an international team of scientists testing a flying energy g

22/02/2016

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Takeaway: higher power

22/02/2016

Portugal

Portugal overturns presidential veto on gay adoption

Portugal’s parliament has overturned a presidential veto on a bill legalising adoption by same-sex couples. The motion was supported by the ruling

11/02/2016

Europe News

EU OK's Portuguese government's spending plans

Portugal’s new socialist government has seen its first ‘anti-austerity’ budget approved by the European commission. Since 2013, the EU executive has

05/02/2016

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Takeaway: Red card for dangerous lifestyle

05/02/2016

Portugal

Lisbon neighbourhood hosts Chinese New Year celebrations

Lisbon’s Chinese community has kicked off celebrations for the New Year of the Monkey. They laid on a colourful street parade on Saturday, featuring

31/01/2016

Portugal

Public sector workers put Portugal's leftist coalition under pressure

Portugal’s new Socialist-led coalition government is facing its first test; a strike by around half of the country’s 600,000 civil servants. Courts

29/01/2016

Portugal

Portugal elects veteran centre-right Rebelo de Sousa as president

Portugal has a new president! The veteran centre-right candidate Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa notched up a convincing win in Sunday’s ballot, avoiding

25/01/2016

Portugal

Portugal goes to the polls for a new president

People in Portugal have been voting in the presidential election against an unstable political backdrop that has seen the country ruled by a shaky

24/01/2016

Portugal

Portugal's new president Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa wants to 'heal wounds'

Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa has been elected as the new president of Portugal. Euronews followed the centre-right politician’s election campaign and

24/01/2016

Portugal

Portugal picks a new president amid turbulent political times

The people of Portugal are voting for a new president on Sunday in a country never far from political turmoil in recent months. Voters have a record

24/01/2016

Portugal

Who will Portugal choose as president on Sunday?

Analysts say the power to dissolve parliament is key

22/01/2016

Sport

Jose Peseiro joins FC Porto

Former European champions Porto have named Jose Peseiro as their new coach. The 55-year-old has signed an 18 month contract and replaces Julen

19/01/2016

Portugal

Rebelo de Sousa: the pundit leading opinion polls in Portugal's presidential election

Advance polls favour Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa to win Portugal’s January 24th presidential election. He has managed to convert his years of popularity

19/01/2016

Portugal

Maria de Belém puts socialist strife aside to focus on presidency bid

Maria de Belém was the first woman to preside over the Portugal’s Socialist Party (PS), between 2011 and 2014, but she is not its official candidate

19/01/2016

Portugal

Portugal's Sampaio da Nóvoa sets sights on the presidency

Antonio Sampaio da Nóvoa wants to reset Portugal’s political clock if he is elected president on January 24. The independent candidate wants to end

19/01/2016