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The announcement was made by Portugal's President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa

Election called in Portugal amid corruption scandal

Portugal will hold a snap parliamentary election on 10 March, President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa has said, after the abrupt resignation of Prime Minister Antonio …

Europe • 09 Nov

Antonio Costa has resigned as Portugal's Prime Minister

Portugal PM Costa resigns over corruption investigation

Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa has resigned, just hours after prosecutors detained his chief of staff in a probe into alleged corruption in his administration's …

Europe • 08 Nov

President Michael D Higgins is greeted by President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa of Portugal

President calls for climate action at meeting in Porto

President Michael D Higgins is in Portugal to attend an annual meeting of EU presidents known as the Arraiolos Group.

Ireland • 06 Oct

Smoke from the wildfires pictured billowing over the Catholic shrine of Fatima yesterday

1,000 firefighters battle blazes in Portugal

More than 1,000 firefighters battled a wildfire in central Portugal as officials warned that thousands of hectares were at risk amid soaring temperatures across the …

World • 06 Aug

Pope Francis urged the young people to take the fraternal experiences of the six-day event back home and apply them to their daily lives

Crowd of 1.5 million brave heat to see Pope in Portugal

Pope Francis has closed an international festival of Catholic youth with a huge outdoor Mass and his own "I have a dream" speech, saying it …

World • 06 Aug

Pope Francis greeted thousands of pilgrims in Lisbon from the Popemobile

Pope preaches climate action at World Youth Day opening

Half a million young people chanted, cheered and shouted as they packed a Lisbon park today to give Pope Francis a rock star welcome at …

World • 03 Aug

The fire has swept across a natural park near the popular holiday destination of Cascais

Firefighters scramble to put out Portugal wildfire

Local residents have been helping hundreds of Portuguese firefighters who have scrambled to put out flames sweeping across a natural park near the popular holiday …

Europe • 26 Jul

A large section of the Barragem do Arade reservoir had been cordoned off since Tuesday morning

Portugal search in Madeleine McCann investigation ends

Police have completed the latest search effort in the16-year-old hunt for missing British girl Madeleine McCann after collecting unspecified samples by a reservoir in Portugal.

Europe • 25 May

Portuguese authorities from the Judicial Police criminal investigation unit searching the Arade dam area

Madeleine McCann search focuses on Portugese reservoir

Police investigating the disappearance of British girl Madeleine McCann in 2007 have searched in and around a reservoir in southern Portugal.

Europe • 24 May

People aged over 18 will be allowed to request assistance in dying if they are terminally ill and in intolerable suffering

Euthanasia legalised by Portuguese parliament

After a long battle, Portugal has passed a law legalising euthanasia for people in great suffering and with incurable diseases, joining just a handful of …

Europe • 12 May

The number of evictions has also been increasing, jumping 13% in Lisbon last year compared to pre-pandemic 2019, according to government data (stock image)

Portuguese youth defer dreams as housing crisis bites

Portugal ranks as one of western Europe's poorest nations. But its capital was last year ranked the world's third least financially viable city, thanks to …

World • 26 Mar

The Independent Commission for the Study of Sexual Abuse against Children in the Portuguese Catholic Church published its report

Portugal clergy abused nearly 5,000 children - inquiry

Almost 5,000 children were sexually abused by members of the Portuguese Catholic Church - mostly priests - over the past 70 years, a commission investigating …

World • 13 Feb

Portugal's Galp said its adjusted profit almost doubled to €881m, surpassing the previous record of €707m set in 2018

Galp posts record profit in 2022 on soaring oil prices

Portuguese oil and gas company Galp Energia has today reported a record adjusted net profit for 2022, due to soaring oil prices and wider refining …

Business • 13 Feb

Vodafone said it would own 51% and Hutchison 49% under the deal being discussed

Vodafone, Three UK in talks for merger of operations

Vodafone said today it was in talks with CK Hutchison about merging their businesses in Britain, to create a market leading operator that could accelerate …

Business • 03 Oct 22

Madeleine McCann was reported missing during a family holiday to Praia da Luz, Portugal, on 3 May 2007

European court rules against McCann parents

The European Court of Human Rights has ruled against the parents of missing British child Madeleine McCann, saying that Portugal did give the parents a …

World • 20 Sep 22

Polish firefighters arrive at Hostens to help battle wildfires in southwestern France

Virulent fire reignites near Toulouse as 130 evacuated

French firefighters tackled wildfires raging in the country's southeast today as officials kept a wary eye on a huge blaze that appeared to be contained …

World • 13 Aug 22

A firefighter takes position at a a forest fire in southwestern France

Warning of 'heat apocalypse' in southwestern France

A heatwave sweeping southern Europe that has caused hundreds of deaths and huge wildfires showed some signs of abating today but continued to move north, …

World • 18 Jul 22

Madeleine McCann went missing from Portugal's Praia da Luz seaside resort in 2007, aged three

McCanns' plea for truth as Madeleine missing 15 years

The parents of Madeleine McCann have said that finding the truth about her disappearance while on holiday in Portugal was "essential", 15 years after the …

UK • 03 May 22

Portugal's economy expanded by 4.9% last year as it bounced back from the Covid-19 crisis

Portugal posts strongest growth in over 30 years

Portugal recorded its strongest economic growth in more than three decades last year, official data showed today, boosting Socialist Prime Minister Antonio Costa's credentials after …

Business • 31 Jan 22

The results pave the way for a stronger government under Prime Minister Antonio Costa as the country tries to boost its tourism-dependent economy

Portugal's Socialists re-elected with majority

Portugal's ruling Socialists unexpectedly won an outright majority to govern solo after snap elections yesterday that also saw the far right make huge gains.

World • 31 Jan 22

Antonio Costa talking to members of the media following legislative elections today

Portugal election won by Socialists, exit poll suggests

Portugal's ruling Socialists won today's early election by a wide margin but may still fall short of an outright majority while the far right made …

World • 30 Jan 22

Fans are being urged not to buy match tickets from third-party websites or unauthorised sellers

Aviva Stadium a 'designated venue' under ticketing laws

The Aviva Stadium has been confirmed as a designated venue under the Sale of Tickets Act 2021.

Ireland • 27 Oct 21

Portugal's tourism-dependent economy contracted by 7.6% in 2020, in its steepest recession since 1936

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 21

TAP said its total operating income dropped 74% between January and March from a year ago and passenger revenue fell 83%

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 21

Travellers from EU countries with coronavirus rates below 500 cases per 100,000 residents can make 'all types of visits to Portugal' from Monday

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 21