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

Europe News

Road deaths in Spain, Portugal and Greece down sharply

Across the bloc, the number of people killed has fallen by 15 percent since 2010, but in Spain, Portugal and Greece that number is down around a third.

31/03/2016

Sport

Belgium agrees venue change for Portugal match after bloodshed

Belgium’s friendly international with Portugal has been moved to the Portuguese city of Leiria following the Brussels attacks. Initially Belgium

23/03/2016

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

Next Series

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

Next Series

Takeaway: higher power

22/02/2016

Cinema

Cartas da Guerra (Letters from War) in battle for Golden Bear

The cast of the Portuguese film Cartas da Guerra (Letters from War), directed by Ivo Ferreira, took to the red carpet for the premiere of the movie

16/02/2016

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

Next Series

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

World News

Rebelo de Sousa wins Portuguese presidential election

Centre-right candidate Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa won Portugal’s presidential election on Sunday, an outcome that should help maintain political balance

25/01/2016

World News

Portugal's De Souza wins presidential election in the first round

Portugal’s centre-right candidate Marcelo Rebelo de Souza has won the presidential election in the first round. He took over fifty-two percent of

24/01/2016

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