Sci-Tech

The brightest minds shine at the European Inventor Awards

Euronews reporter Chris Cummins travels to sunny Portugal and introduces us to some of Europe's brightest minds: ''It's fitting that here in Lisbon, the final resting place of the great Portuguese exp

14/06/2016

Cult

Alkantara festival brings cream of performance arts to Lisbon

The world of performance arts comes to the Portuguese capital Lisbon for the annual Alkantara festival.

10/06/2016

Portugal

'Enthroned' Axl Rose rocks in AC/DC debut in Lisbon

The Guns N' Roses singer did not disappoint fans even though he was confined to a chair as he appeared on stage with AC/DC for the first time.

08/05/2016

Sport

Barcelona and Bayern Munich edge their Champions League ties

Home wins in the Champions League as Barcelona beat Atletico and Bayern beat Benfica. Louis Suarez scored a brace for Barcelona to give the Catalan

05/04/2016

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

Next Series

Takeaway: my robot, my friend

28/03/2016

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

Culture news

'Madame Bovary' and the danger inherent in art

“Madame Bovary” is considered a masterpiece and a seminal work of realism and as such one of the most influential works of fiction ever written

24/11/2015

Business Planet

Start-up city: why Lisbon is luring entrepreneurs

Lisbon has much to offer the multitudes of tourists who visit every year but it’s now also proving attractive to entrepreneurs. Under a special

13/11/2015

Portugal

Portugal's former first lady Maria Barroso has died aged 90

Portugal’s former first lady Maria Barroso has died. Lisbon’s Red Cross Hospital said the ex-actress died on Tuesday, 10 days after being admitted

07/07/2015

Economy

Solidarity rallies in Lisbon and Istanbul in support of Greek 'no' vote

As Greeks prepared for Sunday’s referendum, solidarity came from protesters in several other European cities. In Portugal, which has had its own

05/07/2015

Portugal

Lisbon marches to St Anthony's Day tunes

The Lisbon Festival or Festas de Lisboa is underway with a series of concerts and festivals, held each year in many of the cities oldest

13/06/2015

Portugal

Lisbon's fashionable fado

In Portugal, young people are renewing the concept of Fado houses, reinventing traditional cuisine, mixing contemporary and traditional architecture.

17/04/2015

World

Exclusive: choose between co-operation and confrontation, Iran's Foreign Minister warns

Iran is ready to return to nuclear enrichment “without any limitations” unless the West pursues a path of “co-operation” in concluding a deal and

17/04/2015

Culture news

'Curiosity'-themed Fashion Week kicks off in Lisbon

The 44th Lisbon Fashion Week has kicked off in the Portuguese capital under the theme ‘Curiosity’. Throughout the weekend some 30 Portuguese

16/03/2015