Portugal Political turmoil in Portugal over deadly forest fires Portugal's parliament holds minute silence for forest fire victims as the political blame game begins 19/10/2017
Portugal Portugal's interior minister resigns after fire disasters The minister said in her resignation letter that after the fires of recent days "I considered that I didn't have the political and personal conditions to continue in my post." 18/10/2017
Portugal Portugal fire inquiry Dozens of victims of the worst forest fires in Portugal's history did not get the help they needed. 27/06/2017
Portugal Portugal celebrates Carnation Revolution, warns against populism Portugal marks the 43rd anniversary of its Carnation Revolution, with top left-wing politicians urging the EU to fight the rise of populism by focusing more on social welfare. 25/04/2017
Portugal Mario Soares a committed democrat and Socialist Mario Soares admired by friends and political enemies 10/01/2017
Portugal Portugal says farewell to Mario Soares The state funeral of Portugal’s former President Mario Soares is due to be held later today (Tuesday Jan. 10/01/2017
the global conversation Portugal's PM: Failing to regulate globalisation a "great failure" of the EU Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa is our guest on this episode of Global Conversation 17/11/2016
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
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
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 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
Portugal Portuguese want new president to maintain political non-bias The Portuguese will vote for a new president on the 24th of January. There are (a record) ten candidates to succeed the outgoing Cavaco Silva, but 19/01/2016
economy Will anti-austerity Portugal become the new Greece? Is Portugal about to take the same path as Greece? That’s the question being asked as the country’s new Socialist government was sworn in promising 27/11/2015
Portugal Portugal's new government sworn in Portugal’s new government has been sworn in, ending weeks of political uncertainty. It is led by the moderate Socialist party and backed in 27/11/2015
Portugal Portugal's political turmoil set to end as Antonio Costa named prime minister Portugal’s president has named Socialist leader Antonio Costa as prime minister after weeks of political stalemate. The move by Anibal Cavaco Silva 24/11/2015
Portugal Portuguese President Aníbal Cavaco Silva appoints Socialist leader António Costa Prime Minister Our journalists are working on this story and will update it as soon as more information becomes available. 24/11/2015
Portugal Portugal's president caught in polarity that aborted the government Portugal is hovering in uncertainty after left-wing MPs brought about the government’s collapse on Tuesday. It had stood for 11 days. Prime Minister 11/11/2015
Portugal Portugal PM Passos Coelho defeated by anti-austerity MPs Anti-austerity lawmakers have ousted Portugal’s centre-right government by rejecting its policy proposals less than two weeks after it was sworn in 10/11/2015
Portugal Portugal's centre-right coalition government ousted Portugal’s centre-right coalition government has fallen less than two weeks after it was sworn in. A group of left-wing parties rejected Passos 10/11/2015
Portugal Portugal's government falls Portugal’s centre-right coalition government has fallen less than two weeks after it was sworn in. A group of left-wing parties rejected the 10/11/2015
