Portugal

Portuguese Finance Minister Mario Centeno has been elected the new head of the so-called eurogroup, the body made up of the single currency bloc's finance ministers. In a tweet following the election, the European Union said he had been elected...

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras spoke with his Portuguese counterpart Antonio Costa on Sunday to express his condolences for the dozens of victims of the forest fires raging in the country, his office said in a statement. The premier also...

The ECOFIN decided on Tuesday to launch excessive deficit procedures for Portugal and Spain. Greece's Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos argued against the decisions, but did not have sufficient backing to block the procedures against both countries, that Tsakalotos notes...

The migrant and refugee issue and EU security matters will dominate the contacts between the political leadership of Portugal and EU Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship Dimitris Avramopoulos on Tuesday in Lisbon. Commissioner Avramopoulos, the President of Portugal...

Portugal's Prime Minister Antonio Costa will pay an official visit to Athens on Monday to support Greece at this critical time for the bailout program review and the refugee crisis. The Portuguese prime minister and Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras...

A total of 2,090 refugees were rescued and brought to Lesbos island in the past 24 hours alone, according to the Hellenic Coast Guard. Authorities say that in the past three days more than 6,000 refugees and migrants were registered...

High levels of employment and the creation of new job positions are vital factors for economic development and for the welfare and happiness of citizens in every country. Glassdoor, an American website where employees and former employees anonymously review companies...

The OECD released a list that ranks countries based on the highest number of scientists per capita in fields such as mathematics, physics, technology and engineering. As it turns out Greece was placed among the 10 “smartest” countries in...

The Cologne Institute of Economic Research released the results of a study, which found that among Europeans, Greeks have the least faith in their country's political and economic system. In the 2014 confidence index study that compared 20 European countries, Greece ranked...

As Greeks prepared for Sunday’s referendum, solidarity came from protesters in several other European cities. In Portugal, which has had its own international bailout, hundreds of demonstrators marched through the capital Lisbon in support of those planning to vote ‘no’. Protester...