Top bishop and Nobel economist sound warnings
As world financial markets remain in flux, the dangers posed by the Trump administration cannot be ignored Two very different top men in their fields have expounded on crucial issues
Portugal’s top bishop compares US president Donald Trump to Adolf Hitler
“People need to stand up”, D. José Ornelas tells Rádio Renascença Portugal’s top bishop has compared what one newspaper calls “the positions of United States president Donald Trump” with those
Portuguese EU commissioner among colleagues “issued with burner phones for trip to US”
European Commission wants to avoid risk of espionage – Financial Times Portuguese European Commissioner Maria Luís Albuquerque is among colleagues given burner phones and ‘basic laptops’ for a trip to
Further confirmation of closure of US consulate in Azores
Portuguese government dismissed closure news in March as “speculation” News that the US consulate in the Azores – the oldest US consulate in continuous operation – is almost certain to
All orders of Portuguese wines on hold due to tariff turmoil
US importers drop orders in face of “terrible uncertainty” With every day bringing another slant on the so-called reciprocal tariffs threatened by US president Donald Trump, the greatest damage so
Portugal’s government praises universities’ stand against “intrusive” US questionnaire
Minister of Foreign Affairs agrees: questionnaire is “unacceptable” Portugal’s caretaker government has finally reacted to some of the letters being sent out by the US government to European entities, questioning
Minister warns of “invasion of Chinese goods” into Europe
Invasion will have “dramatic consequences” on member states’ economies With another ‘groundhog-US-tariff-announcements-day’ dawning, the knock-on consequences of all the uncertainty suggest that China will end up ‘dumping’ large quantities of
USA cancels programmes at top Portuguese universities – sending “intolerable” questions probing terrorist links
President Trump’s campaign against diversity continues to encroach into Portuguese life The ‘looming Trump-berg’ that we talked about only a few days ago has now shut down various programmes at
Government prepares €10 billion in counter-measures to protect businesses against Trump’s tariffs
“Sometimes, even with great friends, we have differences” – PM Portugal’s prime minister Luís Montenegro has announced a set of measures this afternoon “totalling more than €10 billion” to respond
Government meets to discuss “possible responses to tariffs” as President Trump backpedals
Brussels applauds President Trump’s 90-day reprieve Government ministers are meeting today to discuss the whole issue of tariffs in light of conversations it has had with the business sector. The