Portugal agrees to double military funding of Ukraine
EU foreign ministers green light further €500 million in spending One billion euros: that is the sum now agreed upon by the European Union for ‘military support’ of Ukraine. This
Ukraine ‘crisis’: a blessing for many Nepalis
Nepali online says war has made “sneaking into Europe” easy and cheap “A lot of Nepalis” studying in Ukraine have taken advantage of the war to enter Europe “without spending
Request for cap on wholesale electricity price
Portugal and Spain will be presenting proposal to EU Teresa Ribeira, Spain’s minister for ecological transition has confirmed today that the governments of Spain and Portugal intend to present a
Fuel crisis: Portugal’s PM to meet leaders of Spain, Italy, Greece
Meeting takes place on Friday ahead of regular EU summit The prime ministers of Portugal, Spain Italy and Greece will be meeting in Rome on Friday ahead of a regular
Portugal condemned for heartless sloppiness
European Court awards distraught father €26,000 over daughter’s disappearance 16 years ago The Portuguese State has been condemned to pay a distraught father €26,000 plus costs of €17,000 for the
Energy interconnections between Iberia and EU “vital”
PM reaffirms ‘essential’ energy interconnections between Iberia, EU Portugal’s prime minister António Costa has reaffirmed the vital need to increase cross-border energy interconnections within the European Union, particularly between the
Fuel crisis: Portugal wants 13% IVA
Government lobbies Brussels for temporary reduction The government is going to ask the European Commission to allow it to reduce the 23% IVA currently charged on fuel to 13%. It’s
Portugal “deplores” Russian attack on Ukraine’s nuclear plant
Portugal’s foreign minister, Augusto Santos Silva, said in Brussels today that Russia’s continued military aggression against Ukraine – and last night’s attack on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant – was
Portugal to contribute €8-10 million towards EU’s arms package to Ukraine
Portugal’s contribution to the European package to supply weapons to the Ukrainian army will be around “€8-10 million”, Defence Minister João Gomes Cravinho has confirmed. Speaking to the Lusa news
Over 90% of Portuguese mainland in situation of severe or extreme drought
In a week in which over 90% of the Portuguese mainland has been classified as in a situation of severe or extreme drought, the government has announced a €5 million