Portugal tightens naturalisation rules, doubles residency requirement
World 09:51 24/06/2025Portugal's centre-right minority government, under pressure from the far right to reduce immigration, said on Monday it would double to 10 years the amount of time most foreigners need to be legally resident in Portugal before applying for citizenship.
EIB backs Spain-France power link with 1.6 billion euros
World 14:03 16/06/2025LUXEMBOURG - The European Investment Bank will back a planned power interconnector between Spain and France with an investment of 1.6 billion euros ($1.84 billion), it said on Monday, after Spain and Portugal's governments sought EU help to improve their power links following a huge blackout in April.
Power outage brings chaos to Spain and Portugal
World 08:41 29/04/2025Lights flickered back to life in Spain and Portugal early Tuesday after a massive blackout hit the Iberian peninsula stranding passengers in trains and hundreds of elevators while millions saw phone and internet coverage die.
Nearly 6.3 million COVID-19 vaccine doses donated by European nations arrive in Vietnam
Vietnam News 18:00 26/01/2022The vaccine donation was made via the COVAX Facility
