World news about “Portugal” published by euronews.
Portugal hit by public transport strike Portuguese public transport workers began a 24 hour strike just before midnight on Wednesday. They are protesting against government efforts to downsize the… 02/02/2012
Investors switch debt focus to Portugal Portugal has become the next big worry for investors who see it as following Greece into debt trouble. The feeling in the market is that Lisbon will need a… 27/01/2012
Portuguese workers killed in dam landslide Three workers have been killed in a landslide during the construction of a dam in Portugal. Initial reports said it was caused by the movement of a machine… 26/01/2012
1m fake US dollars seized in Portugal Portuguese police have smashed a counterfeiting ring and seized around one million fake US dollars. Three men were arrested during the operation in the… 26/01/2012
Portugal’s president complains about his pension cut Protesters gathered outside Portugal’s presidential palace to donate money and food to the head of state after he complained about a drop in his pension due… 25/01/2012
Guimarães celebrates EU Culture Capital status There have been celebrations in the northern Portuguese city of Guimarães as it officially became one of two European Capitals of Culture for 2012. It… 22/01/2012
Troika back Portugal reforms as violence flares Violence flared on the streets of Lisbon as members of the right-wing Portuguese nationalist party clashed with supporters of the left wing, indignados… 21/01/2012
Score! Portugal’s footballing robots Portuguese scientists are developing robots to help people with mobility problems. The researchers in Guimarães are trying to create robots that can react… 19/01/2012
Europe marks the turn of a year of economic crisis The crisis can not be ignored in Portugal, where austerity is hitting the buying power of households and business opportunities every day. It is a depressing… 30/12/2011
Christmas and crisis Christmas time is shopping time for everyone lucky enough to have the budget for presents and festive food, but it is harder for people feeling the brunt of… 23/12/2011
Portugal’s first family silver sale goes to China Portugal has taken the first step to fulfilling the terms of its EU-IMF bailout, by selling a major chunk of the country’s biggest company to the… 22/12/2011
Lisbon : candles for making dreams come true – nocomment Fifty thousand candles were lit in Praca do Comercio, Lisbon’s downtown square, as part of an attempt by non-governmental organization Terra dos Sonhos (Land… 18/12/2011
Portuguese youth exodus The queues outside African and South American consulates in Lisbon are getting longer by the day as more Portuguese are hoping to try their luck overseas… 08/12/2011
Unesco award for Portuguese Fado Unesco has given Portugal an intangible, world cultural heritage award in recognition of its musical tradition, Fado. A special concert was held in Lisbon… 07/12/2011
Portugal stages mass strike in protest of govt spending cuts – nocomment Portuguese workers went on strike on Thursday halting public transport and factories in many parts of the country to protest against harsh austerity measures… 25/11/2011
Portugese bonds reach junk status Fitch Ratings has downgraded Portugal’s long term foreign and local currency bonds to BB+ from triple-B, from investment grade to junk. Short term, senior… 24/11/2011
Champions League: United and Benfica eye knockout stage Manchester United will be looking to end Benfica’s unbeaten start to the season when both sides lock horns at Old Trafford on Tuesday. England… 22/11/2011
Portugal progress passes audit An audit on Portugal’s progress under the terms of its rescue package has cleared the way for a further payment. Finance minister Vitor Gaspar confirmed the… 16/11/2011
Portugal peerless in Lisbon Portugal sealed their place Euro 2012 finals after beating Bosnia 6 -2 in Lisbon. An inspired performance from Christiano Ronaldo with two solo goals helped… 16/11/2011
Last chance saloon in Euro play-offs Portugal has one of the world’s greatest players in Christiano Ronaldo yet sealing a place with Europe’s elite for the 2012 Championships has been… 14/11/2011
Portugal slips deeper into recession In the three months to September Portugal’s economy shrank by 0.4 percent compared with the previous quarter. Portugal’s National Statistics Institute… 14/11/2011
Turbulent times call for budget cuts, says Portuguese PM Portuguese Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho on Thursday called for public spending to be slashed as the country’s parliament started to debate next year’s… 11/11/2011
Artist Graça Morais show: ‘The Walk of Fear’ Graça Morais’ latest exhibition was inspired by the news. One of the most renowned Portuguese painters, Morais’ new display has just opened in Oporto. 10/11/2011
Surfer rides world’s biggest wave – nocomment In Portugal, Hawaiian surfer Garrett McNamara has made history by surfing what has been described as the biggest wave ever ridden. The wave caught by McNamara… 10/11/2011
Public transport strike hits Portuguese capital – nocomment On November 8, several public transport unions staged a partial strike in Lisbon and Oporto. Public transport workers are protesting against the new… 09/11/2011
Portugal Hit By Flash Floods – nocomment After Ireland, Italy and Spain, Portugal is also hit by floods. 28/10/2011
Fashion in Russia and Portugal The latest fashion designer’s collections have been shown in Porto, in Portugal. Ana Salazar showed her spring/summer collection which featured lots of… 25/10/2011
Showing the state of the world at Doc Lisboa Tahrir-Liberation Square is one of the films in competition at Doc Lisboa 2011, Europe’s second documentary film festival. Italian filmmaker Stefano Savona… 21/10/2011
Gloomy outlook for Portugal Portugal can expect a recession of 2.8 percent next year – its worst in three decades. It is just one of the figures finance minister Vitor Gaspar revealed… 17/10/2011
Portugal’s latest cuts debated Portugal’s parliament has been getting its first official look at the 2012 draft budget as the finance minister Vitor Gashpar revealed further details of the… 17/10/2011
Football: Heading for Euro2012 Denmark sprung a surprise in Copenhagen after beating favourites Portugal 2-1 to progress to the Euro2012 finals as Group H winners – Paulo Bento’s Portugal… 12/10/2011
A woman forcado in a Portuguese bullfightA woman forcado attempts to stop a calf by grabbing its head during a performance in her hometown arena at Benavente. This team is the first comprising of… 18/09/2011
Champions League: Man Utd earn a point in Lisbon Ryan Giggs scored a superb goal just before half time to earn Manchester United a point in their Champions League game against Benfica in Lisbon on Wednesday… 15/09/2011
Thousands gather in Lisbon Cart race – nocomment Thousands of people came to Lisbon on Sunday to witness the soapbox race organised on the occasion of the Redbull Contest. 06/09/2011
Portugal’s PM wants Lufthansa to consider TAP dance German airline Lufthansa should consider investing in TAP, Portugal’s troubled state carrier. So said Portuguese Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho while on a… 02/09/2011
Euro crisis: Portugal’s bid to stop the rot The government has cancelled Christmas, some are saying! Unions in debt-ridden Portugal are up in arms at the decision to impose a one-off tax equal to 50… 22/07/2011
Portugal’s Festival of Trays – nocomment For ten days, the city of Tomar in Portugal becomes the centre of one of Europe’s most spectacular religious festivals. 12/07/2011
The fate of Greece and Portugal in the hands of rating agencies In this week’s edition of Business Weekly, we focus on the latest decisions of Standard & Poor’s and Moody’s regarding Greece and Portugal. These moves… 09/07/2011
Portugal T-bill yield rises after ratings cut Portugal’s borrowing costs rose on Wednesday in an auction of government bonds maturing in three-months time. The amount of interest Lisbon had to offer to… 06/07/2011
Greece: Europe’s contagion concern The longer the Greek crisis drags on, the more fears grow that contagion could spread to the eurozone’s other troubled economies. Countries like Portugal… 23/06/2011
Europe Weekly: Portugal, E. coli and Eurovignette Europe Weekly reviews the low-spirited election day-after in Portugal; the consequences of the E. coli epidemic; Croatia’s increasing closeness to European… 10/06/2011
Taxi project aims to cut violence in cabs Working alone, sometimes late and night or early in the morning, ferrying around people who have had too much to drink; taxi drivers often find themselves in… 09/06/2011
Remote monitoring ups odds for children with epilepsy Two-year-old Francisca has epilepsy. She is spending a few days in hospital in Portugal so doctors can monitor her condition as part of a new programme… 07/06/2011
Both candidates on knife-edge in Portugal elections When they came face to face during a television debate, the leaders of both of Portugal’s major parties – Passos Coelho, candidate of the centre-right, and… 05/06/2011
Portugal’s dilemma as elections approach To get further insight into the consequences of Portugal’s election, euronews reporter, Michel Santos spoke to journalist and commentator José Manuel… 03/06/2011
Germany – Europe’s unloved saviour? This week’s edition of Business Weekly focuses on the growing economic discrepancies between the core and the periphery in Europe. One example is the… 03/06/2011
Portugal’s students at pre-vote low Portugal’s snap parliamentary election coming up this Sunday has much of the country in a sombre mood. Many people say a new government will not change… 02/06/2011
Growing fears of EU contagion as Greece nears default Could a Greek default seriously hurt other euro zone states? Countries like Spain, where the government suffered a major mauling at the polls at the weekend… 24/05/2011
Portugal jobless up, pays more to borrow Portugal’s unemployment has hit its highest in 30 years. It jumped to 12.4 percent of the workforce in the first quarter from 10.6 percent a year ago. The… 18/05/2011
Portugal’s opposition checks out bailout Leaders of Portugal’s main opposition party, the Social Democrats, have been meeting with European and IMF officials looking at the details of the just… 04/05/2011
Portuguese island to become first CO2-free island In the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, a silent green revolution is underway. Graciosa, a small island in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores, is set to… 02/05/2011
Bailout means tough times for people of Portugal The situation at the Federacao food bank in Lisbon is just one example of the tough economic situation in Portugal. The operation helps the poor by giving out… 28/04/2011
Back in the Day: Portugal’s Carnation RevolutionApril 25, 1974. The playing of a song, ‘Grandola, Vila Morena’, on Portuguese radio at 00:20 gives the signal for rebel army officers to launch their military… 25/04/2011
Financial ‘monsters’ threaten democracy The financial crisis has hit Portugal hard and highlights the influence the financial markets have on government – and by extension on democracy. This… 22/04/2011
Obamas predicament: How to tame the U.S. deficit? In this week’s edition of Business Weekly, we take a close look at the ongoing battle over the federal budget in the United States, where President Barack… 15/04/2011
EU bailouts under the spotlight There is rising anger from workers fed up with wave after wave of austerity cuts. The street battles and the battles in the halls of power show a Europe… 15/04/2011
Satire in Sintra: World Press Cartoon Some of the top exponents of satire and cutting wit in the world of newspapers were lauded at this year’s World Press Cartoon. The event again took place in… 11/04/2011
Portugal bailout deal expected by mid-May European finance ministers have been pressing Portugal to make deeper spending cuts and privatise state firms in return for a bailout. Meeting near… 08/04/2011
Spain’s financial self-confidence Spain hopes that Portugal request for an EH bailout will draw a line under the Euro crisis. Madrid has ruled out any contagion, saying the markets know Spain… 07/04/2011
Portugal pays dear to sell debt Portugal has just managed to sell one billion euros in short-term debt, but the yields – the amount of interest it had to offer investors – rose sharply. That… 06/04/2011
Portugal downgrade increases bailout pressure There has been another ratings downgrade for Portugal. Moody’s cut its creditworthiness rating to Baa1 from A3, followed similar moves by the other agencies –… 05/04/2011
Portugal buys time with bond sale Crisis-hit Portugal has bought some time with its latest sale of government bonds. Lisbon managed to sell 1.65 billion euros worth of short-term bonds but… 01/04/2011
Portugal Fashion: From iguanas to opera This year’s Portugal Fashion Week was set against the backdrop of the country’s troubled economic times, but tried to compensate with a touch of “fantasy and… 01/04/2011
Portugal racks up second Pritzker prize Painter and illustrator Paula Rego’s museum – the House of Stories – is one of Portuguese architect Eduardo Souto Moura piece’s, the winner of this year’s… 01/04/2011
Portugal: Brazil to help with debt? Brazil is reportedly looking at ways to help Portugal through its debt crisis. President Dilma Rousseff said in a newspaper interview that could include… 30/03/2011
Portugal moves closer to bailout The resignation of the Portuguese government because it could get enough support in parliament for its latest austerity plan makes it all-but-certain the… 24/03/2011
Portugal clogs up EU summit He may be on his way out as prime minister of Portugal but Jose Socrates was at the centre of nearly everything at the start of the EU’s two-day summit in… 24/03/2011
Euro rescue fund decision delayed Portugal can expect no quick financial fix from Europe, as European Union leaders at their summit this Thursday and Friday are set to delay a decision on how… 23/03/2011
Austerity vote could topple Portugal’s govt Portugal’s main opposition party, the Social Democrats, have again refused to back the country’s latest austerity plan. That makes it more likely the… 21/03/2011
Portuguese beats get youths on the streets In Portugal, music is once again inspiring the country’s youth to take to the streets. A satirical group called The Fighting Man has won the Portuguese vote… 17/03/2011
Portugal warns of political crisis over debt Just after it was downgraded by the Moody’s rating agency, Portugal’s government has blamed the opposition for the fact that it had to offer a higher rate of… 16/03/2011
Lisbon Fashion Week Love is in the air in Lisbon, it was the theme of this year’s Fashion Week in the Portuguese capital, the 20th edition of the event. Twenty four designers… 15/03/2011
Euro ministers polish rescue fund deal Euro zone finance ministers met on Monday to work out details of a deal agreed at the weekend by the bloc’s leaders to ease the sovereign debt crisis and… 14/03/2011
Nuno Aires – Portugal Euronews travelled to ITB Berlin, the world’s leading travel trade show, to speak to representatives from countries worldwide and get a first-hand look at the… 11/03/2011
Classic ghost flic tops Portugal fantasy film fest Portugal’s world-renowned fantasy, sci-fi and thriller film festival has come to a close handing out the Grand Prize to a good old ghost film, ‘Two Eyes… 08/03/2011
Supporters of Portugal’s incumbent President wave flagsSupporters wave flags during a rally by presidential candidate and Portugal’s incumbent President Anibal Cavaco Silva in Porto January 20, 2011… 21/01/2011
Anger as the eurozone tries to stand firm “No one will be sheltered from austerity” – that was the message from Ireland’s prime minister as he unveiled a four-year financial plan of cuts in return for… 25/11/2010
Strike halts Portugal’s trainsThere were hardly any trains running in Portugal on Sunday because drivers went on strike in protest at disciplinary measures. They were disciplined for… 01/01/2012
Merry crisis from PortugalCrisis hit European countries are doing their best to celebrate the festive season despite the cost-cutting. The streets of the Portuguese capital Lisbon are… 07/12/2011
Portugal passes austerity budget as recession deepensPortugal’s parliament has passed the 2012 budget bill as widely expected. But the final reading was marked by the main opposition Socialist party’s abstention… 30/11/2011
Portuguese anger at spending cutsPortugese workers held a general strike on Thursday, protesting against austerity measures imposed by the centre-right government to meet goals set by the… 25/11/2011
Strike and downgrade deepen Portugal’s woesA general strike and a credit rating downgrade dealt a double blow to Portugal, as the country struggles to overcome its debt problems. Transportation and… 24/11/2011
Portuguese unions stage general strike over cutsPortugal has been hit by its first general strike in twelve months. Many Portuguese workers oppose austerity measures imposed by the country’s new… 24/11/2011
Extradition of convicted murderer turned downA court in Portugal has freed a convicted murderer after rejecting a request by the US to extradite him. American-born George Wright was arrested in Lisbon… 18/11/2011
Strike brings transport system to a halt in PortugalMetro stations were empty across Portugal as transport workers staged a strike in protest at the government’s austerity package. The measures include longer… 08/11/2011
General strike plans for Portugal as unions object to more austerityThe date for a general strike by two of Portugal’s largest unions will be set on Wednesday. The organisations have decided to take action in the face of… 18/10/2011
Planet-wide protests denounce ‘corporate greed’Many Europeans spent Saturday showing solidarity with the Occupy Wall Street movement in New York, by answering the call for a day of protests against… 15/10/2011
US killer freed under conditions in PortugalAn American-born convicted murderer arrested in Portugal has been ordered to stay at home with an electronic tag while he fights extradition to the… 15/10/2011
Dismay over new Portuguese austerity measuresOK Dismay over new Portuguese austerity measures They are designed to slash national debt and help meet the terms of a 78 billion euro… 14/10/2011
Work more, earn less: Portugal’s new austerity dietPortugal’s prime minister has outlined measures imposing more demands on workers, designed to help the country meet the terms of its 78 billion euro… 14/10/2011
Madeira re-elects leader despite financial blipThe Portuguese autonomous region of Madeira has re-elected its long-standing leader in a vote overshadowed by a major hole in its finances. Despite… 10/10/2011
Portuguese protest deep austerity cutsIn Portugal, thousands of people took to the streets of Lisbon and Porto on Saturday to denounce falling living standards amid deep government austerity… 01/10/2011
Portugal judged on track to meet deficit goalIt is not out of deep water yet but debt-burdened Portugal is on course to meet this year’s budget deficit goal, according to inspectors. Officials from the… 12/08/2011
Public transport fares soar in debt-hit PortugalAugust has got off to an expensive start for public transport users in debt-burdened Portugal with fares soaring as part of an austerity drive. Urban… 01/08/2011
Portugal struck again by forest firesParts of Portugal were struck by forest fires on Thursday. High temperatures set off as many as 15 large fires in the district of Viseu in the north of the… 29/07/2011
Euro crisis: No let-up in Lisbon’s belt-tighteningThe crisis-battered Portuguese have had to suffer a lot this month. First, ratings agency Moody’s downgraded the country’s creditworthiness by four notches to… 22/07/2011
Portuguese austerity tax on bonuses sparks protest“We want higher pay”: that was the message from thousands who marched in Lisbon on Thursday, heeding union calls to protest against recent austerity measures… 15/07/2011
EU ministers stress common need for euro stabilityPortugal has won praise for working to put its economy on a stable footing after becoming the third euro zone nation to receive a bailout. Despite one… 12/07/2011
Portugal’s downgrade ‘appalling’: EU institutions’ advisorThe downgrade of Portugal’s debt to junk status by the credit ratings agency Moody’s should serve as a wake-up call to the rest of Europe, says the country’s… 09/07/2011
Portugal downgrade infuriates EUThe European Commission has severely criticised Moody’s credit agency for slashing Portugal’s debt rating. Brussels accused Moody’s of “questionable… 06/07/2011
