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Parliament is set to debate a raft of competing housing bills this week, with proposals ranging from strict rent caps to aggressive tax cuts for landlords, underscoring how deeply divided Portuguese politics remains on one of the country's most...
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 Azores Regional Assembly will debate the use of Lajes Air Base by the United States during the ongoing Middle East conflict, in a session that highlights the strategic significance -- and the political sensitivities -- of Portugal's mid-Atlantic...
Prime Minister Luis Montenegro has raised the stakes in the privatisation of TAP Air Portugal, telling the three remaining bidders that they must submit plans to bolster the airline's operations and routes at all Portuguese airports -- not just its...
Portugal's Foreign Affairs Minister Paulo Rangel has categorically ruled out any Portuguese military involvement in the Middle East conflict, including in the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz. Speaking to journalists after a meeting of EU...
The Portuguese government, employer confederations, and the UGT trade union are back at the negotiating table this Monday afternoon, meeting at 3 p.m. at the Ministry of Labor in Lisbon to resume discussions on the most significant overhaul of the...
As the conflict in Iran sends energy prices surging across Europe, a question that Portugal has long dismissed is returning with new force: should the country reconsider nuclear power? The debate was reignited last week when European Commission...
