World May 18 Portugal’s center-right alliance headed for another minority government after election The incumbent center-right Democratic Alliance won a general election in Portugal on Sunday, but it failed to secure a majority in Parliament and was set to take office as a minority government for the second time in a year.
World Jul 07 France sees large voter turnout in 2nd round of high-stakes legislative elections Voting was underway in France on Sunday in pivotal runoff elections that could hand a historic victory to Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally and its inward-looking, anti-immigrant vision — or produce a hung parliament and political deadlock.
World Jun 30 French voters flock to polls in high-stakes snap elections as support for the far right grows Turnout stood at an unusually high 59 percent with three hours to go before polls close. The two-round elections that wrap up July 7 could impact European financial markets, Western support for Ukraine and the management of France’s nuclear arsenal and global military…
Politics Nov 07 Portugal’s prime minister resigns as his government is involved in a corruption investigation Portuguese Prime Minister António Costa has resigned as his government is involved in a widespread corruption probe. The announcement sent a shock wave through the normally tranquil politics of the European Union member.
World Sep 24 Young activists from Portugal take 32 governments to court for failing to address climate change Six Portuguese children and young adults are set to take 32 European governments to court Wednesday for what they say is a failure to adequately address human-caused climate change in a violation of their human rights.
World Aug 03 Pope Francis meets with survivors of clergy sex abuse in Portugal After arriving in Lisbon for the Catholic Church's World Youth Day festival, Francis also blasted members of Portugal's Catholic hierarchy for their response to the country's sex abuse scandal.
World Aug 02 Pope Francis urges Europe to settle conflicts and ignite hope while on Portugal trip Francis was spending five days in Lisbon, blending a state visit and pilgrimage to the Catholic shrine at Fatima with the raucous trappings of World Youth Day, the Catholic jamboree that aims to rally young Catholics in their faith.
World Apr 03 Parisians eliminate e-scooter rentals in overwhelming vote Scattered around Paris, easy to locate and rent with a downloadable app and relatively cheap, the scooters are a hit with tourists who love their speed and the help-yourself freedom they offer.
World Oct 01 Unemployment rises in Europe as pandemic grinds on Unemployment rose for a fifth straight month in Europe in August and is expected to grow further amid concern that extensive government support programs won't be able keep many businesses hit by coronavirus restrictions afloat forever.
World Aug 26 Pope denounces Irish forced adoptions after victims’ appeal Pope Francis on Sunday denounced how Irish children were "robbed of their innocence and taken from their mothers" by Catholic-run institutions that put them up for adoption to erase the shame of having been born to unwed mothers.