Portugal

Top 5 Vacation Spots in Portugal

erku — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 11:09:08 -0500

If you are planning a vacation to Portugal, you are probably looking for a great vacation area. Here are the top five vacation spots in Portugal that should give you a bit of inspiration on where to go on your vacation.

Euro 2008 Fun Video Portugal Vs. Turkey

Armen Hareyan — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 14:46:21 -0500

Euro 2008 funs have produced this video about a game between Portugal and Turkey. I think you will love this fun soccer game played by two fingers.

Switzerland Vs. Portugal: Playing For Pride

Armen Hareyan — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 09:01:54 -0500

Switzerland is out of contention at the European Soccer Championship Euro 2008 and faces Portugal in its final tournament match looking for a decent farewell.

Portugal Wins: Scolari's Men Too Strong For Turkey

Armen Hareyan — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 22:27:59 -0500

Losers on the opening day four years ago, Portugal made a sure-footed start to UEFA EURO 2008 as second-half strikes from Pepe and substitute Raul Meireles secured all three points against Turkey at the Stade de Genève.

European Commission signs Contract of Confidence with Portugal

seher — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 07:06:01 -0600

Commission signs Contract of Confidence with Portugal to reinforce joint responsibility for control of Structural Funds and Cohesion Fund Danuta Hübner, Commissioner for Regional Policy, and, Mr Fernando Teixeira dos Santos, Portuguese Minister of Finance, today sign a Contract of Confidence which guarantees the quality of the Portuguese authorities' audit work on Structural Fund programmes for 2000-2006. The signing will take place in the margins of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council in Brussels.

Kosovo Tops Bush's Agenda for Talks With Portuguese PM

Dinka — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 22:47:53 -0500

The situation in Kosovo was high on the agenda when President George Bush met Monday with Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Socrates, whose country currently holds the rotating presidency of the European Union.

Another bad result may end Portugal's romance with Scolari

Dinka — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 10:20:32 -0500

Luiz Felipe Scolari may end his career thanks to another bad result and an ill-considered left jab. Tempers flared after the Portuguese were held to a 1-1 draw by Serbia on Wednesday in a European Championship qualifier, the team's second straight draw in Lisbon which put the World Cup semifinalist's qualification in doubt.

Portuguese police to hand prosecutors papers against Mccanns

Dinka — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 09:45:18 -0500

Portuguese police prepared documents to hand to prosecutors on Monday outlining the case in the disappearance of 4-year-old British girl Madeleine McCann, as her parents awaited the outcome at the family home.

Business interest in Portugal on the rise

Geoff Burnz — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 16:32:14 -0500

Figures don't lie; especially statistics. And statistics show that the interest in Portugal is rising in Europe.

Soccer: Armenia vs. Portugal 1-1

Armen Hareyan — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 13:22:42 -0500

Armenia and Portugal played 1-1 in UEFA qualifying games in Yerevan's Republican Soccer Stadium.

Portugal lifts ban on abortion

Dinka — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 10:34:38 -0500

A law legalising abortion in Portugal has come into force, putting the traditionally Catholic country on a par with most European countries that allow the practice. The law will allow pregnant women to abort in the first 10 weeks of pregnancy.

EU: Portuguese Presidency To Focus On Developing World

Dinka — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 08:51:54 -0500

Portugal, which assumed the European Union's rotating Presidency on July 1, believes the bloc has become too preoccupied with Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union.