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World’s cartoonists on this week’s events
First published in The New York Times, U.S., October 24, 2018 | By Chappatte First published on POLITICO.eu, Belgium, October 27, 2018 | By Rytis Daukantas First published in Der Standard, Austria,...
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World’s cartoonists on this week’s events
First published in Der Standard, Austria, October 30, 2018 | By Oliver Schopf First published in The Economist, U.K., November 3, 2018 | By Kal First published on POLITICO.eu, Belgium, November 3,...
View ArticleUN chief Guterres wins Charlemagne Prize
U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres will receive the prestigious Charlemagne Prize for his services to European values. The award’s board of directors announced the winner Tuesday, saying it is...
View ArticlePortuguese MEP Rodrigues left off election list
Maria João Rodrigues, vice chair of the Socialists and Democrats group in the European Parliament, has been left off the European election candidate list of Portugal’s Socialist Party (PS). The PS...
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Family affair rocks Portuguese government
The world may have gotten used to Ivanka and Jared in the White House but family ties are causing a commotion in Portuguese politics. After last month’s government reshuffle, the Cabinet now features a...
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Portugal’s Costa threatens to quit over teachers’ pay dispute
Portugal’s Prime Minister António Costa threatened to resign if parliament approves giving teachers salary increases dating back more almost a decade. After a long emergency meeting with key ministers,...
View ArticlePortugal’s parliament rejects teachers’ pay rises
Portugal’s main conservative opposition parties voted against a bill that would have given full retroactive pay rises to teachers, and that made Prime Minister António Costa threaten to resign. Despite...
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Portugal eyes big EU cash prize
In the post-election battle for top EU jobs, Portugal is eyeing a portfolio with a big pot of cash. Portuguese Prime Minister António Costa has targeted the regional policy post for his country’s next...
View ArticlePortugal’s Costa says Weber should not be Commission chief
There are “no conditions” under which Manfred Weber should become president of the European Commission, according to Portugal’s Prime Minister António Costa. There is “almost absolute rejection” of...
View ArticleQuiz: Which Tory candidate are you?
We’ve already learned lots about the people who aspire to lead the U.K. Conservative party and replace Theresa May as prime minister. There have been admissions of youthful experimentation with drugs;...
View ArticleMEP André Bradford dies after suffering cardiac arrest
The Portuguese Socialist MEP André Bradford died Thursday in hospital in his home country after suffering cardiac arrest earlier this month. Bradford, 48, had been hospitalized on July 8 and was placed...
View ArticlePortugal chooses Elisa Ferreira as European Commission candidate
Portugal has chosen deputy central bank Governor Elisa Ferreira as its nominee for the European Commission, Lusa news agency reported Tuesday. The news was confirmed by Portuguese diplomats. Prime...
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António Costa’s last-minute popularity dip
LISBON — The Portuguese prime minister has had a bad week. Socialist leader António Costa’s poll lead ahead of Sunday’s election has been shrinking fast amid a bizarre scandal involving an arms heist...
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Socialists victorious in Portuguese election
LISBON — The Socialist Party of Portuguese Prime Minister António Costa scored a comfortable victory in Sunday’s general election but failed to secure an absolute majority in parliament. The result...
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Costa grabs role as regions’ champion in EU budget fight
BEJA, Portugal — In the EU’s budget battle, António Costa has seized the role of standard-bearer for the Continent’s poorer regions in the South and East. Portugal’s prime minister on Saturday hosted...
View ArticlePortugal declares state of emergency over coronavirus
Portugal’s President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa on Wednesday declared a state of emergency to combat the coronavirus pandemic. The new measures allow Prime Minister António Costa’s government to restrict...
View ArticlePortugal shuts down to tackle coronavirus
Portugal’s government on Thursday announced new measures to fight the coronavirus pandemic, calling for all non-essential activity outdoors to be avoided and shutting down most shops. “This set of...
View ArticlePortugal’s Costa calls for EU plan to tackle coronavirus
Portuguese Prime Minister António Costa said the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic will be a “tsunami” and “there are no buoys that can save us from a tsunami.” He also called for an EU plan...
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Dutch try to calm north-south economic storm over coronavirus
The Netherlands tried Friday to calm outrage in southern Europe over its stance on the economic response to the coronavirus after a Dutch minister’s comments were branded “repugnant” by Portuguese...
View ArticlePortugal’s Costa questions Dutch commitment to EU
Portugal’s Prime Minister António Costa on Friday called into question the Netherlands’ commitment to the European Union because of its tough line on economic support for countries badly hit by the...
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