Portugal’s Supreme Defence Council approves new Mediterranean mission under NATO
Approval given without presence of prime minister and other Cabinet members Portugal’s Supreme Council on National Defence (CSDN) has unanimously approved a “new mission in the Mediterranean”, readjustments to Portuguese
Hundreds of NATO documents sent to Portugal discovered for sale on dark web
Case of “prolonged and unprecedented cyberattack” deemed of “extreme gravity” The nerve centre of Portugal’s Armed Forces, EMGFA, has been the target of a “prolonged and unprecedented cyberattack” that resulted
Defence minister warns of Russia’s growing influence in Africa
“This should be one of NATO’s concerns” Portugal’s minister of defence, Helena Carreiras, has warned of “growing Russian influence” in some African countries, saying this should also be one of
Belarus opposition leader asks Portugal to support companies fleeing her country
Svetlana Tikhanovskaya believes Belarus’ destiny ‘deeply-related’ to that of Ukraine On her two-day visit to Portugal, Belarus opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya appears to have had a three-pronged brief. The 39-year-old,
Portugal “ready to train Ukrainian military”
Assessment has already been done, says defence minister Portugal is ready to give military training to Ukrainian soldiers, and has already carried out an assessment of the type of training
Portugal “could turn off tap on gas and oil from Russia tomorrow”
Foreign minister in Berlin as EU tries to negotiate Russian energy embargo Portugal’s foreign minister João Gomes Cravinho has said today that Portugal could “turn off the tap of Russian
Foreign affairs Minister in Helsinki to discuss Finland’s bid to join NATO
João Gomes Cravinho meets Finnish counterpart Pekka Haavisto With Finland expected to officially announce its application to join NATO this weekend, foreign affairs minister João Gomes Cravinho has become one
Portugal thumbs up to Finland and Sweden joining NATO
Will “shortly” be sending further military equipment to Ukraine Foreign affairs minister João Gomes Cravinho has said Portugal will be raising no objections to the requests by Finland and Sweden
Four Portuguese military set out for Kabul on mission to ‘bring 50 fleeing Afghans home’
Four Portuguese military – all of them with experience of missions in Afghanistan – are on their way back to the embattled country today to contribute to the international effort
Case against former secret service agent accused of selling NATO secrets to Russians “at risk”
The controversial jailing of a Portuguese secret service agent accused of selling NATO secrets to the Russians earlier this year sent shockwaves through international media – despite the fact that