South Africa foreign minister to visit “to discuss areas of common interest”
The head of South Africa’s diplomatic service is visiting Portugal today, ostensibly to discuss international and regional issues of “common interest” and prepare for the visit of Portuguese president Marcelo
Economic relations with Angola still far from reaching potential – minister
Portugal’s foreign affairs minister, João Gomes Cravinho, believes that despite being “intense”, economic relations between Portugal and Angola are “still far from fulfilling their potential” and that the two countries
EU election dates “highly inconvenient for Portugal”
Government sets out to ‘change rules’… Portugal’s government has lost the first round in its determined battle to change the dates of the European elections. Now, it is setting out
Secretary general of NATO to visit Portugal on Thursday
Jens Stoltenberg will give joint press conference with PM following meeting NATO secretary-general Jens Stoltenberg will be in Portugal on Thursday for a meeting with the prime minister António Costa.
PCP communists visit China
Trip to see “exchange of reciprocal ideas and allow better understanding of reality of People’s Republic of China” A delegation of PCP communists, led by the party’s secretary general Paulo
Political crisis: Iniciativa Liberal works with PSD to prepare new government
With no let up in behind-scenes agitation over Portugal’s state of political crisis, a centre right ‘coalition’ seems to be forming between PSD and IL (Iniciativa Liberal). Leaders of the
Portugal’s PM in Iceland to learn from geothermal experience
PM António Costa is in Iceland today, ahead of tomorrow’s Council of Europe, to learn about the country’s geothermal experience. Secretary of state for energy Ana Fontoura Gouveia suggests the
European Commission upgrades Portugal’s 2023 growth forecast
The European Commission has today revised upwards its projection for growth in Portugal’s gross domestic product this year, to 2.4% – the third-highest rate in the euro zone and a
Parliament recommends State guarantee fund for climate, seismic risks
Last Autumn’s flooding exposed people’s lack of insurance cover The Portuguese parliament has today approved a recommendation to the government for the creation of a Guarantee Fund for Climate and
Portugal calls for “more effective sanctions against Russia”
…as Brussels considers action on Chinese companies close to Russian oligarchs Portugal has today called for “more effective European sanctions on Russia” for the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Secretary of