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WATCH: Firefighters battle hundreds of fires across central Portugal

Portugal is battling over 100 active wildfires, with the most severe in Aveiro.

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The Portuguese pick for EU financial services commissioner

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen entrusted a financial portfolio to a woman known for administering tough fiscal discipline during Portugal's sovereign debt crisis.

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Portuguese prison guards decry country's penal system as 'obsolete'

Frederico Morais, President of the National Prison Guard Union, claims a lack of resources has led to poor security in Portuguese prisons.

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More than 5,000 firefighters battle 100 active fires in Portugal

Hot weather has pushed over 50 municipalities across nine mainland districts in Portugal to maximum fire risk, complicating containment efforts and resulting in seven deaths since the weekend.

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Irish horror 'Oddity' triumphs at Lisbon's MOTELX 2024

Hailing from Ireland, this fright-filled feature was the main winner at this year's Lisbon Horror Film Festival.

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Thousands of firefighters tackle deadly blazes in Portugal

Portugal is on high alert because of the fires, which have killed at least four and left scores injured.

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Portugal faces severe teacher shortage as school year begins

Portugal's National Teachers' Federation (Fenprof) says that over 800 teachers are missing from Portuguese schools at the start of the academic year.

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Five convicts escape from Portuguese high-security prison

The quintet, who broke out of Portugal's high-security Alcoentre prison, had help from outside to scale a 6-metre wall.

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Lisbon municipality to provide affordable housing for teachers

A city council in Portugal will provide affordable housing for teachers who teach in the municipality but have to commute from afar.

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Portuguese minister calls for water resilience financing by EIB

Maria da Graça Carvalho was in Brussels to follow up on a letter sent to the EU executive during the summer asking for concrete action to increase water security across the EU.

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Which European cities have the best and worst air quality?

New European Environment Agency data ranks urban centres based on fine particulate matter pollution, which has the highest negative health impacts.

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Portugal coast hit by 5.3 magnitude earthquake

The quake hit waters 7.7km south-east of the capital, Lisbon, and 74km south-west of Setúbal.

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Portugal launches new fire prevention campaign

Firefighters on the Portuguese island of Madeira continue to battle the country's worst wildfire since 2017.

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Water bombers arrive on Portuguese island of Madeira

The aircraft will assist local authorities in combating the fires which have raged on the island for the past week.

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Lisbon: Backlash against overtourism is growing amongst locals

Some residents say tourist traffic is even stopping them from leaving their homes.

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Firefighters continue to battle five wildfires in Turkey

Portugal has also sent a special task force to Madeira to help fight a fire burning on the island since Wednesday.

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YouTube censors Portuguese extreme-right group over online hate

The Grupo 1143, which claims to be a Portuguese nationalist organisation, is led by Mario Machado, a neo-Nazi activist with anti-Islamic and anti-migrant beliefs.

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Humble Braga: Meet the man changing a city one initiative at a time

Braga's mayor Ricardo Rio comes across as a humble Portuguese public servant, but he is a true force for making culture the fourth pillar of sustainable development.

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Portugal seeks to fine companies using national flag to sell alcohol

A probe that coincided with the last stage of the Euros football championship finds that firms were infringing the advertising code.

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Two Portuguese triathlon athletes fall ill after Seine river swim

Two triathlon athletes from the four-member Portuguese team who swam in the triathlon competition in the River Seine got sick amid concerns about the river’s water quality.