New cabinet sworn in and PM promises to work for the poor
Pedro Santana Lopes and his new cabinet have been officially sworn in at a ceremony in Lisbon. The appointment means that the country continues to be led by the centre-right
Elections may loom
Current Portuguese Prime Minister Durão Barroso’s chosen successor, Pedro Santana Lopes, has been voted in as the new leader of the ruling Social Democrats, but may not become Prime Minister.
Barroso steps up
Portugal’s Social Democratic Prime Minister Durão Barroso has officially accepted the post of new European Commission President, and will replace outgoing President Romano Prodi in October. Barroso made his announcement
Portugal to keep Troops in Iraq
Prime Minister José Manuel Durão Barroso has confirmed that Portugal’s 135 strong GNR contingent in Iraq will stay put, despite the “repulsive” abuse of Iraqi prisoners by US soldiers. “This
Barroso criticises Spain
Prime Minister Durão Barroso has sharply criticised the Spanish government’s decision to withdraw troops from Iraq, saying that their disengagement will only exacerbate the situation in Iraq. He has also
United front on terror
Portuguese Prime Minister Durão Barroso and British Prime Minister Tony Blair declared themselves “united in adversity” during their recent encounter. At the end of the meeting, held at Barroso’s official
A new ally
ACCORDING to a source close to Prime Minister, Durão Barroso, the leader recently made a personal phone call to the new Spanish Prime Minister, José Luís Zapatero, inviting him to
Barroso made mistakes
Unlike one of his predecessors, Cavaco Silva, who maintained he never made mistakes, Prime Minister Durão Barroso has confessed to making some miscalculations while leading the country. But, perhaps wisely,
Blair visits Barroso
BRITISH Prime Minister Tony Blair was due to visit Portugal this week for a meeting with his opposite number, Durão Barroso, and President Jorge Sampaio. Top of the agenda is
Inevitable closeness to Spain
Closer economic integration between Portugal and Spain is “inevitable and desirable”, in the view of Durão Barroso. The Prime Minister was speaking at an Iberian economic forum in Madrid, attended