Tag: Portugal

Saturday, July 25th 2020 - 08:24 UTC
F1 Grand Prix scraps this year the Americas and includes three European races

The Grand’s Prix in the United States, Mexico, Brazil and Canada have been scrapped this year but three races in Europe have been added to the coronavirus-affected season, Formula One said on Friday.
Friday, July 10th 2020 - 08:06 UTC
Irish minister elected new president of the Eurozone finance group

Ireland's finance minister Paschal Donohoe has been elected as the new president of the eurozone's finance group. Donohoe succeeds former president Mário Centeno from Portugal who said in June he would not run for another term as Eurogroup president.
Saturday, July 4th 2020 - 08:20 UTC
Portuguese tourism industry furious with England over the quarantine measures

Portugal's tourism sector reacted with fury and disbelief at Britain's decision to maintain a quarantine regime for travelers coming from Portugal despite having a higher number of coronavirus cases and deaths.
Thursday, June 11th 2020 - 13:28 UTC
Spain eyeing chair of the Eurozone of finance ministers and WTO leadership

The Spanish government started lobbying on Wednesday for Economy Minister Nadia Calvino to take the presidency of the Euro-group, with a minister saying “it would be good news” if she were to replace Mario Centeno, who is stepping down.
Monday, May 4th 2020 - 08:13 UTC
Argentina arrested on Sunday a Portuguese trawler poaching in its EEZ

The Argentine Coast Guard arrested on Sunday a Portuguese trawler poaching in the country's EEZ, and will in the next few hours be escorted to the port of Bahía Blanca where it will face charges.
Monday, April 13th 2020 - 07:19 UTC
Portuguese president praises Porto nurse Luis who cared for Boris Johnson

Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa on Sunday expressed his thanks to a Portuguese nurse who had tended to coronavirus-stricken British Prime Minister Boris Johnson in intensive care, according to a statement by the presidency.
Monday, January 20th 2020 - 15:59 UTC
Interview: “Pepe” Gómez, the Uruguayan big wave surfer who rubs shoulders with surfing legends

The surfer “Pepe” Gomez slid this week what may be the biggest wave ever surfed by an Uruguayan. He did it in Nazaré, Portugal, where a submarine valley creates the necessary conditions to break a worldwide known wave that reach up to 35 meters high.
Monday, October 7th 2019 - 09:40 UTC
Portugal's incumbent Prime Minister and stability policies win election

Portugal's incumbent Prime Minister Antonio Costa's Socialists won a general election on Sunday after presiding over a period of solid economic growth following years of austerity, near total results showed. The Socialist Party (PS) took 37% of the vote, followed by the centre-right Social Democrats (PSD) with 28%, with 98% of constituencies counted, according to the interior ministry.
Tuesday, September 3rd 2019 - 09:47 UTC
Argentine opposition candidate Fernandez visiting Spain and Portugal

The leader of the Argentine opposition and favorite to become the next president in October's election is currently spending time in Spain and Portugal where he has an academic, political and rest and recover agenda, which begins this Tuesday at the Camilo Cela José University with a conference on politics and voters, “a perspective from the electoral campaigns”.
Thursday, June 27th 2019 - 08:35 UTC
 Spanish and Portuguese vessels overfishing sharks in the North Atlantic, claims Greenpeace

Thousands of endangered sharks are killed each year in the North Atlantic due to a lack of protection against overfishing in international waters, Greenpeace said on Thursday .