Portugal

Portugal

• Portuguese teachers strike over austerity plans

  Thousands of Portuguese students have missed mandatory end-of-year exams because of a 24-hour strike by teachers opposing government plans to extend ... 

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  Portugal's Rui Costa wins Tour de Suisse title

  Rui Costa of Portugal retained his Tour de Suisse title on Sunday after winning the final stage by 21 seconds. The Movistar rider finished the 26. 

• IMF: Portugal meeting targets but outlook is grim

  The International Monetary Fund says Portugal is on track to meet conditions of its bailout but the economic outlook is grim, support for austerity ... 

• IMF gives Portugal more time to cut budget deficit

  The International Monetary Fund has approved a request by Portugal for more time to cut its budget deficit as the country struggles with austerity ... 

• Ronaldo gives Portugal 1-0 win over Croatia

  Cristiano Ronaldo ended his season by scoring Monday in Portugal's 1-0 win in an international friendly over a Croatia team featuring 16-year-old ... 

• Porto appoints Paulo Fonseca as coach

  Porto says Paulo Fonseca is to take over as the northern Portuguese club's coach for the next two seasons. In a brief statement Monday it says ... 

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  Portugal wins, Italy draws in WCup qualifying

  Portugal revived its World Cup qualifying campaign by beating Russia 1-0 while Mario Balotelli was red-carded for Italy in a 0-0 draw at the Czech ... 

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  Portugal beats Russia 1-0 with Postiga goal

  Helder Postiga's early goal gave Portugal a 1-0 win over Russia on Friday and kept alive Portuguese hopes of qualifying for next year's World Cup ... 

• Portugal's parliament approves new spending cuts

  Portugal's two coalition government parties have used their parliamentary majority to pass 2013 state budget amendments contested by the opposition, ... 

• Portuguese parties remain divided over austerity

  Portugal's main opposition Socialist Party says its differences with the government over economic policy are insurmountable and prevent the forging ... 

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  Ailing Portugal up against it in Euro qualifying

  The prospect of Cristiano Ronaldo missing the 2014 World Cup will creep ever closer if Portugal fails to beat Russia in the biggest match of the ... 

• Drug trafficking ring dismantled in Brazil

  Brazilian police say they have dismantled an international drug trafficking ring that for almost two years sent cocaine to Europe hidden in crates ... 

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  Mourinho appointed Chelsea manager

  When Jose Mourinho left Chelsea in 2007 after falling out with owner Roman Abramovich, it looked like the divorce would be final. But less than six ... 

• 10 Things To Know About Jose Mourinho

  Ten things to know about Jose Mourinho, the Portuguese coach who returned to Chelsea on a four-year contract on Monday, six years after his departure ... 

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  Germany to help Spain with credit for growth, jobs

  Germany is setting up a loan program for struggling small and medium-sized firms in Spain to boost growth and jobs in the crisis-hit southern European ... 

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  Anti-austerity protests: Spain, Germany, Portugal

  Anti-austerity protesters on Saturday took to the streets of dozens of European cities, including Madrid, Frankfurt and Lisbon, to express their anger ... 

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  EU gets political deal on fisheries reform

  Half a century ago, a cook would chop a cod in half because it was simply too big to fit in the oven. Today, most fit easily in the frying pan. 

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  Strike shuts Lisbon subway in austerity protest

  A 24-hour strike by Lisbon subway staff snarled rush-hour traffic in the Portuguese capital Thursday, heralding a new spate of planned strikes against ... 

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  EU eases pace of austerity to help economy

  The European Union softened its demands for austerity Wednesday when it gave France, Spain and four other member states more time to bring their ... 

• EU drug agency warns about unemployment, cuts

  The European Union's drug agency says high youth unemployment in some EU countries and cuts to public health budgets could reverse advances in ... 

• Euro official vows support for Portugal

  A senior European official says Portugal's compliance with the terms of its 78 billion euro ($101 billion) bailout has earned it the goodwill of its ... 

• Andre Martins gets 1st call-up for Portugal

  Sporting Lisbon midfielder Andre Martins has earned his first Portugal call-up for a World Cup qualifying game against Russia it can't afford to lose. 

• Guimaraes beats Benfica in Portuguese Cup final

  Benfica's miserable end to the season got even worse on Sunday when it conceded two late goals to lose the Portuguese Cup final 2-1 to Guimaraes, ... 

• Porto sells Rodriguez, Moutinho to Monaco for $90m

  FC Porto says it has struck a deal worth a combined 70 million euros ($90 million) with Monaco for midfield duo James Rodriguez and Joao Moutinho. 

• Portugal adds growth plan to austerity measures

  Portugal's government says it will offer tax breaks to investors as the bailed-out country looks for ways to spur growth while continuing to cut the ...