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Diplomatic relations, EU affairs, and Portugal's role in international politics.
Paulo Rangel Walks Into Brussels on Monday Asking for EU Sanctions on Ben-Gvir and Smotrich — Foreign Minister Concedes the Two-Minister Measure Will Not Pass But Pushes Settler-Targeted Sanctions and West-Bank-Settlement Trade Restrictions

Paulo Rangel Walks Into Brussels on Monday Asking for EU Sanctions on Ben-Gvir and Smotrich — Foreign Minister Concedes the Two-Minister Measure Will Not Pass But Pushes Settler-Targeted Sanctions and West-Bank-Settlement Trade Restrictions

Paulo Rangel walked into the 11 May 2026 EU Foreign Affairs Council asking for sanctions on Ben-Gvir and Smotrich. He conceded the measure will not pass and pushed for settler-targeted sanctions and trade restrictions on West Bank settlement goods.
The Portugal Brief
Montenegro Walks Into the Berlin Wirtschaftstag With a 12.9% Export-Growth Pitch and a Multiannual Financial Framework Ask — Castro Almeida and Inês Domingos in Tow as Merz Closes the Stage at 19:20

Montenegro Walks Into the Berlin Wirtschaftstag With a 12.9% Export-Growth Pitch and a Multiannual Financial Framework Ask — Castro Almeida and Inês Domingos in Tow as Merz Closes the Stage at 19:20

Luís Montenegro spent Tuesday afternoon in Berlin: bilateral with Friedrich Merz at the Chancellery, then the closing block of the Wirtschaftsrat's 62nd Wirtschaftstag. The trip is timed to the next MFF debate — and Lisbon brought the Portugal-Germany trade book with it.
The Portugal Brief