UK police said Wednesday that Madeleine McGann - missing since 2007 - may still be alive. She vanished just before her fourth birthday while on a family holiday in Portugal. More than 30 officers are still working on the case.
Portuguese unions began a 24-hour general strike on Thursday to protest government austerity measures agreed to as part of a rescue deal with the European Union and the International Monetary Fund.
Moody's slashed the debt ratings of Italy, Spain and Portugal as well as Slovenia, Slovakia and Malta on Monday. France, Britain and Austria were warned that they were at increasing risk of downgrades due to the eurozone debt crisis.
More than 100,000 people demonstrated in Lisbon's Palace Square on Saturday against the harsh austerity measures in place. The protest came amid growing concerns of international lenders that Portugal will require more bailout funds.
In today’s programme, Eve Jackson meets the doctor with the epic voice, Portuguese fado singer Katia Guerreiro. Also on the show: Britten's Shakespearean comedy "A Midsummer Night's Dream" gets an African style revamp and Louis XIV's accurate, detailed and historic jewels go on display in Paris.
Public services across Portugal ground to a halt on Thursday as trade unions held a 24-hour walk out. The strikers are protesting against a raft of austerity measures introduced by the government in exchange for financial aid.
The head of the International Monetary Fund’s European unit, Antonio Borges (pictured), submitted his resignation Wednesday. His department oversees financial assistance to bailed-out eurozone members Greece, Ireland and Portugal.
European Union and IMF auditors gave the green light to Portugal Wednesday for its next installment of aid, following a two-week review into the country’s finances.
Cristiano Ronaldo led Portugal to the Euro 2012 finals late Tuesday, while Ireland, Croatia and the Czech Republic also qualified comfortably during playoffs.
Christophe Robeet meets Markus Kerber, professor at Berlin's Technische Universität. He has called upon the General Court of the European Union in Luxembourg to argue that the bailouts of Greece, Ireland and Portugal breached the rules of the European treaties and the structural principles of monetary union.
