Portugal signs up to United States defence programme days before new president takes office
Ceremony takes place in Lisbon in presence of outgoing ambassador With the messaging coming out of NATO veered more and more towards allies shifting to a wartime mindset, Portugal’s minister
Two Portuguese families lose homes in California fires
The homes of two Portuguese families living in the Los Angeles area have burned to the ground as a result of the fires that have been ravaging the region for
Portugal offers firefighting assistance to US to help with California blazes
Prime Minister expresses “deepest sympathy” and “total solidarity” Portugal’s prime minister Luís Montenegro has today offered the United States “any human and technical resources available that may be useful in
Portugal ranks as second ‘hot destination’ for American travellers in 2025
US tour operators report growing interest in Portugal A recent study by the United States Tour Operators Association (USTOA) has placed Portugal as the second most popular destination for American
Nationalist Mário Machado “wants to ask United States for political asylum”
Nationalist Mário Machado, facing a two-year 10 month jail term for ‘seven words written over social media’ (suggesting that all women in the Bloco de Esquerda should be forced into
Luso descendant among 14 killed in New Orleans terror attack
25-year-old Matthew Tenedório was second generation of Portuguese emigrés One of the victims of the terror attack that left at least 14 dead over New Year in New Orleans was
PM ‘strongly committed’ to more ties with US, attracting investment
Portugal’s prime minister, Luís Montenegro, says that his government is “very interested” in attracting investment from the US, pointing out that tourists from that country are those that spend the
Europe should listen to Donald Trump, says former PM
António Costa starts as president of European Council on Sunday Former Portuguese prime minister António Costa believes Europe should be listening to what incoming president of the United States Donald
Number of US higher education students in Portugal up nearly 60%
“Highest number ever of American students” in Portugal The number of American higher education students studying in Portugal increased nearly 60% in the 2022/2023 school year, according to the Luso-American
Trump’s promise of mass deportations from US could affect ‘sanctuary cities’ with Portuguese
But ‘migration’ think tank believes policy will be “very hard to implement” The promise of mass deportation of illegal immigrants made by newly-elected US President Donald Trump could hit “sanctuary