Portugal
Focus
Victim of its success: Rising rents push locals out of Lisbon
Long immersed in a painful economic crisis, Lisbon is getting a facelift. Buildings are being renovated and buyers - particularly foreigners - are falling over themselves for a…
Temperatures soar across Europe
Europe sweltered Saturday in intense heat with temperatures hitting near-record highs of 46 degrees Celsius (115 degrees Fahrenheit) in Portugal, while elsewhere the high…
Europe weathers scorching heatwave, north and south
Hot air from Africa is bringing a new heatwave to Europe, prompting health warnings about Sahara Desert dust and exceptionally high temperatures that are forecast to peak at 47…
Down To Earth
Portugal: Eucalyptus trees under fire
Join us on Down To Earth as we return to the scene of Portugal's deadliest wildfires. Last year, 115 people were killed and 500,000 hectares of land scorched. The poor emergency…
Portugal's Ronaldo signs for Juventus from Real Madrid
Modern great Cristiano Ronaldo left Real Madrid to join Italian champions Juventus for 100 million euros ($117 million) on Tuesday, with the Portuguese superstar saying the time…
Uruguay to face France after edging out Ronaldo’s Portugal
Uruguay forward Edinson Cavani scored twice to earn the South Americans a 2-1 win over European champions Portugal in their World Cup round of 16 clash on Saturday and set up a…
World Cup
Ronaldo hat-trick leads Portugal to 3-3 draw with Spain
Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat-trick in a Group B match against Spain on Friday, with a free kick two minutes from time bringing Portugal to a 3-3 draw after a lacklustre opening.
In The Papers
Momentous decision: Portugal votes on legalising euthanasia
IN THE PAPERS - Tuesday, May 29: We look at cartoonists' reactions to Italy's ongoing political crisis. And lawmakers in deeply Catholic Portugal consider legalising euthanasia.…
People & Profit
Mind the pay gap: UK companies publish figures on gender pay disparity
New figures have revealed an astonishing gender pay gap in the UK's financial industry. Stephen Carroll talks to Ann Francke, CEO of the Chartered Management Institute (CMI),…
Talking Europe
Europeans and their food: World-beaters in tradition and traceability?
This month, Talking Europe takes a closer look at just what goes into European food – and asks whether Europe’s tight regulations are working, given the Fipronil egg scandal, as…
Portugal in mourning as deadly wildfires tamed
Portugal began three days of national mourning Tuesday over 41 deaths, with pressure growing on the government to explain why it failed to prevent a tragedy that came just four…
Deadly wildfires rage in Portugal and Spain
At least 36 people have died in fires which have ravaged forests in northern and central Portugal over the past 24 hours, rescuers said Monday, as three people were killed in…