Portugal government

Portugal government

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  Spain, Portugal demand quick action on bank union

  The leaders of Spain and Portugal on Monday demanded that the 17-nation eurozone speed up efforts to create a banking union and complained that credit ... 

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  Portugal sells bonds for first time since bailout

  Portugal sold 10-year bonds Tuesday for the first time since it needed a bailout in 2011, representing a milestone in efforts to restore investor ... 

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  EU to extend loan repayments for Ireland, Portugal

  European Union finance ministers agreed Friday to grant Ireland and Portugal seven years more years to pay their bailout loans, easing the burden on ... 

• Portugal finance minister cracks down on spending

  Portugal's finance minister has a message for his government colleagues: don't spend an extra penny without asking me first. The government is ... 

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  Pain bites into Portuguese life as crisis deepens

  Serving a frugal lunch in their kitchen not much bigger than a bathroom, Pedro and Elena Baptista spoon stewed chicken feet onto their boiled potatoes ... 

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  Portugal's prime minister says deeper cuts coming

  Despite two years of corrosive austerity measures since it needed an international financial rescue, Portugal's prime minister told his country Sunday ... 

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  Pressure mounts on Portuguese government

  Opposition parties in Portugal presented a motion of no confidence in the government Wednesday, giving voice to widespread discontent as the ... 

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  Europe eases the austerity whip _ a little

  Three and a half years into its government-debt crisis, there are signs that Europe is adopting a gentler approach toward austerity. Political leaders ... 

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  Austerity triggers novel protests in Portugal

  A Portuguese revolutionary song from 40 years ago is haunting the bailed-out country's government. Anti-austerity protesters are hounding senior ...