Portugal

Portuguese tennis No1 and current world No68 Rui Machado made a great start to the ATP Challenger Tour Finals which took place in Sao Paulo last weekend. The 27-year-old from

A United States fugitive who has been on the run from the American authorities for 40 years will not be extradited back to his country of origin. In a tale

The IMF/EU/ECB Troika has praised the success of Portugal’s cost-cutting programme and has approved the next tranche of €8 billion. Portugal applied for a €78 billion bailout package in April

Portugal President Cavaco Silva has blamed European supervision for allowing the sovereign debt crisis to get out of control. Speaking at Stanford University last week, during his official visit to

Algarve’s six lighthouses are open to the public for free guided tours once a week, the Portuguese Navy has announced. The lighthouses in Cape St Vincent (Sagres/built in 1846), Ponta

Portugal’s justice system, notoriously slow and driven by interests, is beginning the long road towards structural reform. The Minister of Justice, Paula Teixeira da Cruz, explained how at the Portuguese-American

The rain was lashing down on Sunday as Olhanense fans made an early start for the journey to Setúbal and a 4th round Portugal (FA) Cup game against Alcochetense, the

by CHRIS GRAEME chris.graeme@theresidentgroup.com The Portuguese government says it can no longer support the costs of a hugely bloated and expensive public broadcasting service in its present form. In the

Most major airlines flying to and from Portugal have cancelled their flights on Thursday, November 24, when a national strike is being held in the country. The only exception is

By CHRIS GRAEME chris.graeme@theresidentgroup.com The IMF-EU-ECB Troika will examine Portugal’s banking system situation over the coming weeks. Issues such as bank capitalisation and deleveraging, public sector debts, and local authorities