EU Presidency

The coronavirus pandemic has exposed glaring deficiencies in the healthcare systems on the world; this, along with ageing populations and the global proliferation of chronic diseases, will pull [...]

The online newspaper Politico has accused the Portuguese government of splashing out on thousands of euros for drinks, equipment and even clothes for events that are unlikely to be held in [...]

In the second of a series of webinars examining the Portuguese presidency of the European Council and United States trade, the focus turns to the pressing need to set up a digital and artificial [...]

One of the top priorities of the Portuguese Presidency is to promote a European recovery leveraged by climate and digital transitions. Accelerating digital transformation at the service of [...]

Can the EU and US forge a shiny new relationship from one stained by steely trade disputes?   The excellent trading relationship overall between Western Europe and the United States formed [...]

Portugal’s Recovery and Resilience Plan includes a €1.25Bn public home building deal to be invested over the next seven years. The announcement was made by Pedro Nuno Santos, the minister for [...]

Portugal is to receive the first tranche worth €1.7Bn from a €13.2Bn ‘bazooka’ economic aid package to help kickstart the country’s economy by the start of this summer. However, [...]

Portugal has completed negotiations with the European Commission for around €240Bn of European structural funds for the period 2021-2027. The completion was announced during Portugal’s rotating [...]