To fight the populist far-right, European leaders could learn from Portugal
By Mensur Haliti, Vice President for Democracy and Governance at the Roma Foundation for Europe
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OPINION
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EUROPE 
August 22, 2025 “Navigator Company has killed dozens people through the fires and will continue to do so if we don’t stop it”, Climáximo accuses
By Martin Banks Climáximo, the climate justice collective held an action at the headquarters of Navigator this morning in Lisbon, on a day of popular mobilizations in neighbouring Galicia against the fires, accusing cellulose and fossil fuel companies of being responsible for them, and “in support of all the people currently fighting the flames with […]
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EUROPE
July 31, 2025 Portugal to consult major parties and president about Palestinian state recognition, PM says
Some 144 of the UN’s 193 member states recognise Palestine as a state, including most of the global south but only a handful of the 27 European Union member countries do.
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EUROPE
April 29, 2025 Spain and Portugal hit by sweeping power outage: Here is what we know
Spain’s Interior Ministry declared a state of emergency after a nationwide blackout paralysed much of the Iberian Peninsula. Work is still underway as technicians scramble to restore power.
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EUROPE
March 11, 2025 Why does Portugal face its third snap election in three years?
Prime Minister Luís Montenegro is engulfed in a political scandal over his family’s business activities. He is expected to lose a confidence vote on Tuesday, paving the way for yet another national vote.
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EUROPE
October 22, 2024 Spain, Portugal call for new approach to EU-Africa relations
On Monday, Spain and Portugal called for a new EU approach to relations with Africa at a ministerial meeting in Madrid, where the two countries reaffirmed their alignment on foreign policy and defence.
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EUROPE
October 4, 2024 European Commission sues Portugal over failure to combat industrial pollution
The European Commission is taking Portugal to the EU Court of Justice over failures to combat pollution from industrial activities, the European Commission announced in a statement published on Thursday.
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SPORTS
March 25, 2022 Soccer – Portugal must respect North Macedonia as much as Italy, coach says
By Fernando Kallas PORTO, Portugal (Reuters) – Portugal coach Fernando Santos said he warned many times that North Macedonia could shock Italy and he was proved right when they won their World Cup qualifying playoff semi-final 1-0 in Palermo on Thursday.
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TOURISM
March 13, 2022 Ryanair cancels thousands of flights to Portugal affecting nearly one million passengers
Ryanair has been forced to cancel 5,000 flights to Portugal for summer 2022 following a dispute over landing slots at Lisbon airport.
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SPORTS
June 28, 2021 Keane: Ronaldo should ‘be going after’ Portugal ‘imposter’
Roy Keane has laid the blame for Portugal’s Euro 2020 exit at the feet of Joao Felix.
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