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Maria Corina Machado Took the Venezuelan Question to São Bento on Wednesday — Paulo Rangel Pledges Continued Backing for the Diaspora as Foro Penal Counts 477 Political Prisoners

Maria Corina Machado Took the Venezuelan Question to São Bento on Wednesday — Paulo Rangel Pledges Continued Backing for the Diaspora as Foro Penal Counts 477 Political Prisoners

Venezuela's Nobel-laureate opposition leader closed her European tour in Lisbon on 23 April with a meeting at Paulo Rangel's office. Machado is locking in southern-EU backing for the political-prisoner releases the interim government has only partially delivered.

The Portugal Brief 26 Apr 2026

Three Allied Carrier Groups Just Sailed Together Under a NATO Command Headquartered Outside the Capital — Inside Neptune Strike 26-1, the Mediterranean Drill STRIKFORNATO Steered for the Alliance

Three Allied Carrier Groups Just Sailed Together Under a NATO Command Headquartered Outside the Capital — Inside Neptune Strike 26-1, the Mediterranean Drill STRIKFORNATO Steered for the Alliance

STRIKFORNATO at Oeiras steered Spain's Juan Carlos I, Italy's Cavour and France's Charles de Gaulle through a Mediterranean and Black Sea exercise from 25 March to 1 April. SACEUR Alexus Grynkewich made his first Portuguese visit during the drill.

The Portugal Brief 26 Apr 2026

PM Tells Nicosia Press Russia's G20 Inclusion Is 'Not Negative' — Lisbon Backs Trump's Miami Putin Invitation in a Break From the Berlin-Paris Caucus

PM Tells Nicosia Press Russia's G20 Inclusion Is 'Not Negative' — Lisbon Backs Trump's Miami Putin Invitation in a Break From the Berlin-Paris Caucus

At the EU summit in Nicosia on 24 April, Luís Montenegro endorsed Donald Trump's plan to invite Vladimir Putin to December's G20 in Miami and called dialogue with Moscow 'necessary'. The position lands days after Russia's embassy in Lisbon publicly named Tekever and Beyond Vision.

The Portugal Brief 26 Apr 2026

The 5% by 2035 Math Is Now Lisbon's Largest Multi-Year Fiscal Commitment — Inside the €3.84 Billion 2026 Defence Allocation and What It Locks In Through the Decade

The 5% by 2035 Math Is Now Lisbon's Largest Multi-Year Fiscal Commitment — Inside the €3.84 Billion 2026 Defence Allocation and What It Locks In Through the Decade

Portugal's 2026 defence budget hits €3.837 billion, +25% year-on-year. The 5% of GDP NATO pledge by 2035 — broken into 3.5% strictly military and 1.5% critical-infrastructure — is now the single biggest multi-year spending commitment on the State's books.

The Portugal Brief 25 Apr 2026

Russian Embassy in Lisbon Names Tekever and Beyond Vision by Name — Kremlin Puts Portugal's Drone Unicorns on Its 'Target List' After Nuno Melo's Paris Denial

Russian Embassy in Lisbon Names Tekever and Beyond Vision by Name — Kremlin Puts Portugal's Drone Unicorns on Its 'Target List' After Nuno Melo's Paris Denial

The Russian embassy rebutted Defence Minister Nuno Melo's 19 April claim that Moscow's escalation warnings don't apply to Portugal by listing Tekever, Beyond Vision, and private UAV assembly on Portuguese territory as reasons Lisbon bears 'full responsibility'.

The Portugal Brief 22 Apr 2026

Portugal Backs Pakistan's Mediation Efforts While Debate Over Azores Base Cooperation Intensifies

Portugal found itself walking one of the most delicate diplomatic tightropes in its recent history on Monday, as Foreign Minister Paulo Rangel voiced support for Pakistan's mediation efforts to end the Iran conflict — even as US combat drones...

The Portugal Brief 06 Apr 2026

Portugal Draws a Red Line on the Strait of Hormuz

Portugal Draws a Red Line on the Strait of Hormuz

Foreign Affairs Minister Paulo Rangel made Portugal's position on the Strait of Hormuz crisis unambiguous on Sunday: the country will not deploy military assets to the region, regardless of pressure from Washington. "Portugal is not, nor will it be,...

The Portugal Brief 17 Mar 2026

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