Portugal pays lower rates in debt auction Portugal has collected €1.75 billion in a debt auction, with a sharp drop in interest rates providing further evidence that market confidence in the country … Business • 15 May 13
Spain, Portugal demand action on bank union The leaders of Spain and Portugal today demanded that the euro zone speed up efforts to create a banking union. Business • 13 May 13
Portugal sells bonds for first time since bailout Portugal held a sale of its 10-year bonds today for the first time since it needed a bailout in 2011, Business • 07 May 13
Portugal launches another round of spending cuts Portugal's government is pushing ahead with more deeply unpopular austerity policies. Business • 18 Apr 13
Portugal PM warns of deeper austerity cuts Portugal's prime minister told his country yesterday to brace for even harder times after a court ruling forced his government to find more savings through … Business • 08 Apr 13
EC warns Portugal to stick to loan targets The European Commission has warned Portugal not to depart from the terms it accepted in return for an international bailout. News • 08 Apr 13
Portuguese prime minister warns of further cuts Portugal's prime minister has told his country to brace for even harder times after a court ruling forced his government to find more savings through … News • 08 Apr 13
Portuguese cabinet discusses austerity ruling Portugal's government has said that a court's rejection of austerity measures had left the country facing "serious difficulties in terms of fulfilling the international commitments … News • 07 Apr 13
Portuguese court deems some budget cuts unlawful Portugal's Constitutional Court has ruled that some of the unpopular pay cuts in this year's state budget are unlawful. News • 05 Apr 13
Senior Portuguese cabinet minister Relvas resigns Portugal's Parliamentary Affairs Minister Miguel Relvas has resigned in a new sign of political unease before an important court decision. News • 04 Apr 13
Portugal secures easier debt targets Portugal's bailout lenders have agreed to ease its debt-reduction targets amid deteriorating economic prospects, the finance minister said today. Business • 15 Mar 13
Portugal sees worst recession since 1975 Portugal's statistics agency said today that the economy contracted 3.2% last year - its sharpest annual downturn since 1975. Business • 11 Mar 13
S&P sees Portugal's prospects improving Standard & Poor's has revised its outlook on Portugal to stable from negative after concluding the bailed-out country will continue to receive international support for … Business • 07 Mar 13
Irish & Spanish house prices tumble since boom Residential property prices in Ireland have tumbled by 50% since their peak in late 2007, the EU's statistics office Eurostat said today. Business • 31 Jan 13
Portugal introduces tax increases despite protests Portugal's government has published new tax tables that further cut the income of workers and pensioners. Business • 15 Jan 13
Portugal's highest court to assess state budget Bailed-out Portugal's president has asked the country's Constitutional Court to check whether new austerity measures included in this year's budget are lawful. Business • 02 Jan 13
Bailed-out Portugal adopts stiff tax hikes Portugal's Parliament today approved unprecedented tax increases. Business • 27 Nov 12
Ambassador: Portugal's Bernardo Futscher Pereira In the latest part of the Ambassador series, Cormac Ó hEadhra interviews Portugal's Ambassador to Ireland, Bernardo Futscher Pereira. Special Reports • 23 Nov 12
Merkel visits Portugal to support fiscal efforts German Chancellor Angela Merkel made another trip to a bailed out euro zone country where many people blame her government for the harsh austerity measures … Business • 12 Nov 12
Portugal to approve tax changes to keep bailout Portugal's parliament is expected to approve the country's biggest tax increases in its modern democratic history today in a budget, the government says, it needs … Business • 31 Oct 12
Portugal significantly increases tax rates Portugal's parliament has approved the biggest tax increases in the country's modern history. News • 31 Oct 12
Bailed-out Portugal needs extra debt effort: IMF Portugal's financial recovery program is entering a risky phase as it struggles to cut its heavy debt load, the International Monetary Fund has said. Business • 25 Oct 12
Battle lines drawn over Portuguese budget Portuguese politicians from the right to the left attacked the scale of austerity measures in the government's 2013 draft budget on Tuesday, suggesting the prime … Business • 16 Oct 12
Protests in Lisbon over Portugal's draft budget There were noisy protests outside the parliament building in Lisbon last night after the Portuguese government revealed details of its draft budget for 2013, the … News • 16 Oct 12
Portuguese plans to introduce steep tax hikes Portugal is tightening its belt another notch, with the government announcing steep income tax hikes to reduce the bailed-out country's debt load. Business • 03 Oct 12
