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Portuguese President Dissolves Parliament, Calls for Elections in June
Akhir 27, 1432 / April 1, 2011, SPA -- Portuguese President Anibal Cavaco Silva decided on Thursday to dissolve the parliament and call for elections on June 5. This is the outcome of the political crisis that started on March 23, when the five (...)

01 - 04 - 2011
Portugal to seek financing despite bailout threat
Akhir 27, 1432 H/April 1, 2011, SPA -- Portugal will continue seeking to raise funds on international debt markets to guarantee that the state has sufficient liquidity, the Finance Ministry said following a successful bond auction on Friday, dpa (...)

01 - 04 - 2011
Portugal admits its deficit was higher than initially reported
Akhir 26, 1432, March 31, 2011, SPA-- Portugal on Thursday admitted that its 2010 budget deficit was far higher than initially reported, increasing pressure on the country to seek an international bailout, according to dpa. The deficit was 8.6 (...)

31 - 03 - 2011
Portugal president seen calling snap election
Akhir 26, 1432 H/March 31, 2011, SPA -- Portugal's president met senior politicians on Thursday to decide when to hold a snap election following the resignation of the prime minister, kicking off a campaign focussed on a debt crisis that could lead (...)

31 - 03 - 2011
Portugal opposition says bridging loan possible
Akhir 21, 1432 H/March 26, 2011, SPA -- Portugal's caretaker government could seek a bridging loan if the country's financial crisis escalates, the leader of opposition Social Democrats (PSD) said on Saturday, adding he hoped no bailout would be (...)

26 - 03 - 2011
Market pressure on Portugal mounts after premier's resignation
Akhir 19, 1432 H/March 24, 2011, SPA -- Market pressure on Portuguese debt mounted Thursday in the wake of Prime Minister Jose Socrates' resignation, raising the likelihood of the country seeking an international bailout, according to dpa. The (...)

24 - 03 - 2011
Portuguese demonstrate against cuts, demand jobs
Akhir 14, 1432 H/March 19, 2011, SPA -- Thousands demonstrated in Lisbon on Saturday to demand jobs, better pay and an end to austerity measures introduced by the Socialist government which is rushing to cut spending and avoid a bailout, according (...)

19 - 03 - 2011
No confidence motion ups pressure on Portugal govt
Akhir 05 , 1432 H. / March 10, 2011 -- Debt-stressed Portugal's embattled government is enduring further political pressure as Parliament debates a motion of no confidence tabled by a fringe leftist party, AP reported. The largest opposition (...)

10 - 03 - 2011
German president backs Portuguese, Spanish economic reforms
Awwal 08, 1432, Feb 11, 2011, SPA -- German President Christian Wulff on Friday stressed the need to guarantee the financial stability of the eurozone and expressed support for Spain and Portugal in their attempts to overcome their debt crisis, dpa (...)

11 - 02 - 2011
Rising bond yield sounds alarm for Portugal
Awwal 07, 1432, Feb 10, 2011, SPA -- The yield on Portugal's 10-year bonds has risen to a euro-era record, signaling the debt-stressed country has so far failed to dispel investor fears about its fiscal health, according to AP. Analysts say (...)

10 - 02 - 2011
Portugal opposition head signals election can wait
Awwal 01, 1432, Feb 04, 2011, SPA -- Portugal's main opposition party signalled it is in no hurry to force an early election, unless the minority government fails to deliver on spending cuts and reforms to overcome the nation's debt crisis, (...)

04 - 02 - 2011
Police Detain 40 Anti-NATO Protesters in Lisbon
Hijjah 14, 1431 / Nov. 20, 2010, SPA -- Portuguese police detained 42 anti-NATO protesters who blocked a road near the military alliance's summit venue in Lisbon on Saturday. "They are detained for identification. It was an action of civil (...)

20 - 11 - 2010
Russian President Lands in Lisbon for NATO Summit
Hijjah 14, 1431 / Nov. 20, 2010, SPA -- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Saturday landed in Lisbon for a summit with NATO leaders at which the two sides were expected to launch talks on linking proposed anti-missile systems. NATO leaders late (...)

20 - 11 - 2010
Abdullah bin Zayed to Lead UAE Delegation to NATO Lisbon Summit
Hijjah 13, 1431 / Nov. 19, 2010, SPA -- UAE Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan will lead his country's delegation to a meeting of the leaders of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), scheduled Saturday in (...)

19 - 11 - 2010
Chinese President Extends Helping Hand to Portugal
Hijjah 01, 1431 / Nov. 07, 2010, SPA -- Chinese President Hu Jintao offered Portugal increased economic cooperation on Sunday to help it out of its economic woes. Beijing was ready to help "with concrete measures," Hu said during a meeting with (...)

07 - 11 - 2010
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