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Exclusive poll shows Portuguese voters in favour of early elections

Portuguese voters will head to the polls on 10 March to vote in early elections triggered by a government corruption scandal.

Portugal

What went wrong with the investigation that toppled Portugal's PM?

'Operation Influencer' brought down a sitting prime minister for the first time in Portugal's history. As prosecutors admit mistakes, many are asking: Was the downfall of Portugal's PM necessary?

Economy

Portugal: Central bank governor’s impartiality under scrutiny

Portugal’s opposition has called into question the impartiality of central bank governor Mário Centeno, following claims he could have been a candidate to become prime minister after António Costa resigned amid a corruption scandal.

Portugal

Portuguese prosecutors reportedly mistranscribed wiretaps that implicated PM in corruption scandal

Socialist Costa who has led Portugal since 2015 stepped down on Tuesday after a corruption investigation appeared to implicate his chief of staff and one of his ministers.

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Economy

Portugal: Will the political crisis bring about an economic one?

Voting on the budget is the glue that holds the Portuguese parliament together, but amid a corruption scandal that has sent the government packing, what comes next for the country's feeble economy?

Portugal

Portuguese PM António Costa resigns over corruption scandal

The Public Prosecutor's Office announced Tuesday it was investigating Costa and several members of his cabinet for alleged crimes of prevarication, active and passive corruption, and influence peddling.

Portugal

Two people killed after stabbing at Portuguese Muslim centre

A man wielding a large knife killed two women and injured several other people at an Ismaili Muslim centre in Lisbon, Portugal.

Portugal

Portugal considers scrapping controversial 'golden visa' scheme

The programme allows wealthy foreigners to obtain EU residency in exchange for investment.

Europe News

Spain and France announce new deal to build underwater gas pipeline

The leaders said the previous MidCat pipeline project across the Pyrenees would be abandoned.

Europe News

Europe should learn from COVID to find common crisis response - Costa

"When we tackled COVID, we came together. We gave a common response and that helped us to overcome this crisis," Portugal's prime minister told Euronews.

World News

Portugal announces €2.4 billion inflation support package

Prime Minister António Costa said helping struggling families is important, but insisted it must be done responsibly.

My Europe Series

Portugal election: Why now? Who leads the polls? Why does it matter?

Read our special guide to Portugal's parliamentary poll, which will take place on Sunday, 30 January.

Portugal

Portugal's PM joins in early voting ahead of general election

The official election date in Portugal is 30 January, but the early voting option was introduced to avoid over-crowding on the day itself.

Europe Decoded

As pandemic worsens, Portugal re-imposes COVID-19 travel restrictions

Under new rules, entry to Portugal will be subject to a negative coronavirus test, even for fully vaccinated EU travellers.

Portugal

Portugal faces snap elections after MPs reject budget

Portuguese MPs have rejected the proposed 2022 state budget, leading to the likelihood of an early election.

Portugal

Portugal could see snap election as coalition in tatters over budget

A political crisis is looming in Portugal as the minority Socialist government struggles to win support for its state budget from other left-of-centre parties.

World

António Costa: Europe needs "reform and investment"

"Only those who want to be part of the Union are in the Union and those who are in the Union are there because they share those values and those values are not conditional" - Portuguese Prime Minister, António Costa, gives his insight into the pandemic and EU relations with Hungary and Russia.

World

EU leaders to push for social safeguards in two-day summit in Porto

The push for social safeguards led by centre-left EU governments has caused some tension within the bloc.

The Cube

Lockdown easing plan circulating on WhatsApp in Portugal is "false"

Portugal's government says there is "no truth" to the document, which has been shared widely on social media.

Portugal

Azores elections sees Portugal's socialists lose majority

Portugal's socialists suffered a surprise loss of their majority in Sunday's Azores elections, while the far-right Chega party entered the regional parliament for the first time.