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Portugal Redirects 2.5 Billion Euros in EU Funds Toward Housing, Defence and Innovation

Portugal Redirects 2.5 Billion Euros in EU Funds Toward Housing, Defence and Innovation

Portugal has reallocated more than 2.5 billion euros from its EU structural funds envelope toward five priority areas identified by the European Commission, according to data released this week by Brussels as part of the mid-term review of the...

PS Leader's Venezuela Visit Sparks Internal Backlash as Senior Socialists Question the Optics

PS Leader's Venezuela Visit Sparks Internal Backlash as Senior Socialists Question the Optics

A weekend trip by Portugal's Socialist Party leader to Venezuela has triggered an unusually public display of discomfort within the party, with senior figures distancing themselves from the visit and questioning its political wisdom at a sensitive...

Lajes Field Becomes Mid-Atlantic Staging Post as US Military Traffic Hits Record Levels

Lajes Field Becomes Mid-Atlantic Staging Post as US Military Traffic Hits Record Levels

Lajes Field in the Azores recorded 32 US military aircraft on Saturday, its highest count since the Iran strikes began. Portugal's conditional authorisation faces growing scrutiny as the base becomes a key mid-Atlantic staging post.