ECONOMY-MOZAMBIQUE: Portuguese Investment Migrates to Angola

Portuguese investors have begun to pull out of Mozambique, once Portugal's biggest colony in Africa, and are moving over to the now peaceful Angola, where the guns fell silent 15 months ago.

EUROPEAN UNION: A Move in Defence of Overseas Territories

France, Portugal and Spain resolved Monday to demand that the European Union's new constitution include a provision ensuring continued special development aid to their overseas territories, which lag far behind the Europeans in terms of economic production and employment.

EUROPEAN UNION: Not as Simple as Big v. Small, New v. Old

The rift created in the European Union by the largely unilateral U.S. decision to invade Iraq has cut into the debate on the bloc's new Constitution, further complicated as preparations are underway to admit new members, including former socialist countries that are today aligned with Washington.

EUROPEAN UNION: Not as Simple as Big v. Small, New v. Old

The rift created in the European Union by the largely unilateral U.S. decision to invade Iraq has cut into the debate on the bloc's new Constitution, further complicated as preparations are underway to admit new members, including former socialist countries that are today aligned with Washington.

ECONOMY: Portuguese Firms Have Growing Presence in Brazil

Brazil has ''invaded'' Portugal with its soap operas for over a quarter century, and with more than 60,000 immigrants, whose presence is strongly felt in the day-to-day life of the Portuguese, who often hear, for example, a Brazilian accent among employees of shops and restaurants.

IRAQ: Portugal Also Keen on Winning Reconstruction Contracts

Just hours after U.S. tanks entered al- Fardous square in the heart of Baghdad, Portugal began to press Washington for its right to a share of the contracts for rebuilding Iraq.

IRAQ-PORTUGAL: ‘Revolution’ Officers Speak Out against War

The invasion of Iraq is an illegal war, one that uses 21st-century technology and medieval ideology against freedom, democracy and progress, say several influential Portuguese military officials who are famed for their role in the 1974 ”Carnation Revolution” that ended their country's long dictatorship.

IRAQ-PORTUGAL: ‘Revolution’ Officers Speak Out against War

The invasion of Iraq is an illegal war, one that uses 21st-century technology and medieval ideology against freedom, democracy and progress, say several influential Portuguese military officials who are famed for their role in the 1974 ”Carnation Revolution” that ended their country's long dictatorship.

IRAQ: Azores Summit, a Declaration of War on UN, Say Analysts

Either the United Nations will undergo a change of heart and throw its unconditional support behind Washington's decisions, or its days are numbered, at least in its current shape and form.

IRAQ-PORTUGAL: Azores a Key Stop on U.S. Route to Baghdad

The Lajes air base, in Portugal's Azores Islands, is playing a prominent role in the movement of U.S. troops and war material on their way to the Persian Gulf region to hem in Saddam Hussein's Iraq.

ANGOLA: Thousands Return Home from Portugal

Thousands of Angolans, Portuguese, and Portuguese-Angolans are returning from Portugal to Angola, a country in southwest Africa which two million people fled during four decades of armed conflict that left a death toll of over one million.

PORTUGAL: Multinationals Pack Up in Search of New Subsidies

Several transnational corporations that opened plants in Portugal with European Union (EU) subsidies have recently closed up shop to move to countries offering more advantageous conditions, triggering a heated debate on the use of the bloc's development funds.

PORTUGAL: Weak Border Controls Attract Undocumented Immigrants

Portugal's border police issued a warning this week regarding the extreme permeability of the borders along Europe's southwestern frontier to the inflow of undocumented immigrants.

EUROPEAN UNION: Social Democracy Adrift, Says Soares

Democratic socialism, the labour movement and social democracy are in crisis and there is no alternative approach to counter the "devastating power" of the United States, says Portugal's former president, Mario Soares (1986-1996).

EUROPEAN UNION: Social Democracy Adrift, Says Soares

Democratic socialism, the labour movement and social democracy are in crisis and there is no alternative approach to counter the "devastating power" of the United States, says Portugal's former president, Mario Soares (1986-1996).

COMMUNICATION: Brazil’s TV Invasion of Portuguese-Speaking World

Portuguese-speaking countries and territories in Africa and Asia tend to accept the "invasion" of Portuguese television broadcasts in the homes of thousands of their citizens, largely because the programming includes what viewers see as Brazil's irresistible shows.

COMMUNICATION: Brazil’s TV Invasion of Portuguese-Speaking World

Portuguese-speaking countries and territories in Africa and Asia tend to accept the "invasion" of Portuguese television broadcasts in the homes of thousands of their citizens, largely because the programming includes what viewers see as Brazil's irresistible shows.

HEALTH-PORTUGAL: AIDS Spreads as Campaigns Focus on ‘Fidelity’

Portugal is the only European Union (EU) country where AIDS continues to spread in an alarming manner, due to public awareness campaigns that focus only on "marital fidelity" and abstinence, especially on the part of women, complain experts.

DEVELOPMENT-PORTUGAL: Artificial Lake a Cauldron of Debate

An immense artificial lake in Portugal that is gradually flooding the most arid region of the entire European Union (EU) has environmentalists, defenders of cultural heritage and tourism operators making last-ditch efforts to halt the creation of the giant reservoir.

IMMIGRATION-PORTUGAL: A Wave of Workers from the East

Portugal has long been the destination of immigrants from its former colonies in Africa and Latin America, but today is increasingly chosen by people from Eastern Europe who are leaving their own countries in search of a better standard of living.

RIGHTS-EUROPE: OSCE Urges UN to Take Lead in Anti-Terrorism Fight

The United Nations, the most solid guarantee of universal respect for human rights, must lead the fight against terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, recommended the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in a meeting here Wednesday.