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Planning holidays in Portugal? New map promises crowd-free, peaceful beaches

Portugal's government has moved to bring order to the beaches, issuing maps that show, in black and white, where sunshades can and cannot be put up.

Euronews · Jul 14

'Portugal is an energy island and needs more flexibility,' minister says

The Portuguese government argues that because limited connections isolate Iberia from the European grid, the country faces many of the same challenges as the EU's outermost regions and deserves compensation for the lack of interconnections.

Euronews · Jul 7

Portugal edges closer to declaring energy crisis as gas prices surge

An existing energy crisis scenario allows the government to act directly in limiting prices, but this can only happen after an EU-level decision.

Euronews · Mar 23