Security stepped up for Lisbon’s Venezuelan Consulate following attack with explosive device
Government labels attack “intolerable”; “inviolability of diplomatic missions must be respected” Much has been made of “an attack with an explosive device” on the Venezuelan Consulate General in Lisbon last
Three Portuguese nationals detained in Venezuela
Portuguese among 1,877 people detained for political reasons The Venezuelan non-governmental organisation (NGO) Foro Penal has said that there are three people with Portuguese nationality among the 1,877 detained for
Portugal’s parliament stops short of recognising Edmundo González as Venezuela election winner
Parliament’s decision counters position taken in Europe In a fairly tortuous exercise in semantics, Portugal’s parliament has today rejected the Liberal Initiative Party’s draft resolution to recognise Edmundo González as
Portugal condemns persecution of opposition in Venezuela
But Nicolás Maduro shows little sign of taking notice In what is increasingly feeling like a sense of déjà vu, governments are ‘reiterating’ their “outright condemnation” of everything that has
Portugal “has to prepare: a lot of people are coming back from Venezuela”
Government also pressures for independent review of last Sunday’s election results With Venezuelan citizens desperate for change beginning to fear last Sunday’s elections won’t be allowed to give it to
Argentine diplomats expelled by Maduro fly to Lisbon
It’s only way to comply with Maduro’s expulsion order Five Argentine diplomats are leaving Venezuela today on a TAP flight to Lisbon, from where they will depart on Saturday for
Venezuela plans next move after court orders Novo Banco to unblock €1.3 billion
Was Novo Banco ‘aware’ of damage it was causing, or simply following orders? The Venezuelan government is described today as setting out to ‘determine the extent of the damage caused
Venezuela claims to have recovered €1.3 billion held by Portuguese bank Novo Banco
Sources in Portugal strangely quiet… The Venezuelan government has just announced the release of $1.5 billion (€1.366 billion) that was held in Portugal in accounts of Venezuelan institutions and companies
President hails resilience of 500,000 Portuguese living in Venezuela
Portugal’s president, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, hailed the strength and perseverance of the nearly 500,000 Portuguese nationals living in Venezuela, in a video message broadcast in Caracas yesterday to mark
Portugal wants to deepen bilateral relations with Venezuela, says ambassador
TAP will be resuming direct flights between Lisbon and Caracas from next week João Pedro Fins do Lago, Portugal’s ambassador in Caracas said that Lisbon will be taking every opportunity