Portuguese Navy takes part in NATO exercise in Iceland
The Portuguese Navy has been taking part for the last few days in a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) exercise in Iceland and the North Atlantic with its frigate D.
Naval frigate sets out on new NATO mission
Frigate D. Francisco de Almeida left the Navy’s base in Alfeite, Lisbon, yesterday to join a three-and-a-half month NATO mission in the north Atlantic/ North Sea/ Sea of Norway and
PM returns from NATO summit with plan for Portuguese ‘defence cluster’
Cluster to be new strategic objective PM Luís Montenegro has returned from the NATO summit in Washington D.C. with a plan to create a new ‘cluster’ in the economy centered
All eyes this week on NATO summit in Washington
Portugal’s PM and ministers taking part; PM to dine with President Biden All eyes this week are on the NATO summit taking place in Washington, USA, between tomorrow (Tuesday) and
Government steps up compliance with NATO benchmark on defence spending
PM says Portugal will be ready to invest 2% of GDP by 2029 Portugal is to present a ‘credible programme’ to the NATO summit in Washington next month to achieve
Army exercise Orion24 brings together soldiers from four NATO countries
Exercise taking place in Constância’s Santa Margarida Military Camp More than 1,400 soldiers from four NATO countries are involved from today in the largest annual exercise conducted by the Portuguese
Azores “critically important” to NATO – US ambassador
Terceira island, where Lajes base is located, is seen as vital to NATO The Azores archipelago and the island of Terceira, where the Lajes base is located, are of “critical
Army chief speaks out over NATO mission involving Portugal
Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces General José Nunes da Fonseca said today that the NATO mission in the Baltic, which is being joined by a detached
Portugal’s caretaker PM rejects scenarios of NATO sending in troops to Ukraine
PM in Paris where President Macron insists “West has not ruled out putting boots on ground” Portugal’s outgoing prime minister, Antonio Costa, made placatory noises in Paris last night following
Portugal welcomes Sweden’s accession to NATO
Portugal has welcomed Sweden’s accession to NATO, approved by the Hungarian parliament yesterday, as “excellent news”. Minister for foreign affairs João Gomes Cravinho has tweeted “Together we are stronger” –