EU approves Portugal's recovery plan Portugal has today become the first EU country to have its recovery plan rubber-stamped by the European Commission. Business • 16 Jun
Covid-hit Portuguese airline TAP posts quarterly loss Portugal's ailing airline TAP has today posted a first quarter loss of €365.1m due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on global travel and ... Business • 31 May
Portugal to begin reopening to EU tourists from Monday Portugal is to resume admitting tourists from most European countries on Monday, the interior ministry said, following months of restrictions to prevent the spread of ... Coronavirus • 15 May
A bridge too far for the faint-hearted The world's longest pedestrian suspension bridge has opened near Arouca in northern Portugal. A see-through metal grid pathway traverses the 516-metre-long span, hidden between rock-strewn ... News Lens • 30 Apr
Portuguese noise ban lifts remote workers' hopes The construction site outside Brazilian journalist Giuliana Miranda's suburban Lisbon apartment didn't bother her much - until remote working kicked in and the drilling noise ... News Lens • 15 Feb
Portuguese parliament votes to legalise euthanasia Portugal's parliament has passed a law allowing medically assisted dying, putting the Catholic-majority country on course to become the fourth in Europe to legalise euthanasia. World • 29 Jan
Portugal reports record 10,000 new Covid-19 cases Portugal has reported a record 10,000 new coronavirus cases in 24 hours, and the government warned that its hospitals were under "enormous pressure" from the ... Coronavirus • 06 Jan
Portuguese president turns hero in Algarve rescue Portugal's president has been hailed a hero after he rescued two girls whose canoe had capsized off an Algarve beach at the weekend. Europe • 18 Aug 20
Portugal seals deal with TAP's private shareholders Portugal's government said it has sealed a final deal with private shareholders of ailing flag carrier TAP to take a controlling stake in the airline ... Business • 03 Jul 20
German prosecutors believe Madeleine McCann is dead German public prosecutors have said they are investigating a 43-year-old German man on suspicion of murder and believe that Madeleine McCann, the British girl who ... UK • 04 Jun 20
Portugal announces gradual lockdown exit plan Portugal's government has announced a plan for a gradual exit from coronavirus lockdown, starting on Monday with the opening of some shops and businesses. Coronavirus • 30 Apr 20
Compulsory masks and beach controls mooted in Portugal Portugal may make face mask use compulsory on public transport and impose beach restrictions during the summer months as part of a plan to ease ... Coronavirus • 18 Apr 20
Nine dead as storms batter Spain, Portugal and France The death toll from storms that have battered Spain, Portugal and France has risen to nine as the region braced for more violent winds and ... World • 22 Dec 19
Greta Thunberg sails in for climate summit Swedish teen activist Greta Thunberg has arrived at a port in Portugal after crossing the Atlantic in a catamaran to attend a UN climate change ... Environment • 03 Dec 19
Ombudsman's European link resolves nuns' pension issue Ombudsman Peter Tyndall has liaised with his Portuguese opposite number to restore pension payments to three Irish nuns that were stopped when the sisters returned ... Ireland • 10 Oct 19
Exit polls show Portugal's Socialists lead in election Portugal's incumbent Prime Minister Antonio Costa's Socialists have taken the lead in a general election, exit polls have shown, after presiding over a period of ... Europe • 06 Oct 19
Portugal declares energy crisis amid fuel shortages Portugal's government has declared an energy crisis following significant fuel shortages caused by a tanker drivers' strike. Motorists have been filling up in the run-up ... World • 12 Aug 19
Winds revive Portugal wildfires Portugal has requested the loan of two water-bombing planes as winds revived massive wildfires in a central region where dozens of people were killed in ... World • 23 Jul 19
1,300 firefighters tackling wildfires in Portugal Planes and helicopters have joined more than a thousand firefighters in central Portugal to battle huge wildfires in a mountainous region where over 100 people ... World • 21 Jul 19
First brown bear sighting in Portugal in over a century The first brown bear sighting in Portugal in more than a century was confirmed by wildlife experts today, after reports of an animal in the ... Europe • 09 May 19
Portugal bond sale sets tone for latest Irish auction Irish, Portuguese and Spanish bond yields hit fresh historic lows today and Portugal saw firm demand at an auction in the latest sign of strong ... Business • 08 May 19
Portuguese detectives have 'new suspect' in McCann case Portuguese detectives are investigating a foreign paedophile as a suspect in the abduction of Madeleine McCann, according to reports. World • 04 May 19
Germany and Portugal mourn tourists killed in bus crash Portugal and Germany are in mourning after 29 German tourists died when their bus tumbled down a slope and crashed into a house on the ... World • 18 Apr 19
28 people dead in Madeira tourist bus crash At least 28 people have died following a tourist bus crash on the Portuguese island of Madeira. World • 17 Apr 19
Ryanair pilots in Portugal vote for pay deal Ryanair said today its pilots based in Portugal have voted for a labour agreement for the next four years. Business • 02 Apr 19
