Sunday May 23 2010 10:11 GMT
Original Source:
Forexyard
Filed under Portugal News,
Politics
LISBON, May 21 (Reuters) - Portugal's parliament rejected a no-confidence motion against the minority Socialist government on Friday, confirming the main opposition party's backing for the cabinet's austerity plan and defusing the risk of snap elections until 2011, analysts said. "This vote shows that political stability should prevail at least until March 2011, or through all of 2011," said political scientist Antonio Costa Pinto.…
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Thursday May 06 2010 21:06 GMT
Original Source:
USA Today
Filed under Portugal News,
Politics
LISBON, Portugal — The European Central Bank's left key interest rates unchanged Thursday and did not announce any new measures to ease the debt crisis engulfing the eurozone.…
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Friday April 30 2010 20:49 GMT
Original Source:
BBC News
Filed under Portugal News,
Finance,
Politics
Portugal is under pressure to convince investors that its public finances are under control - a tough job for the Socialist government after the country's credit rating was downgraded.…
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Tuesday October 13 2009 11:40 GMT
Original Source:
BBC
Filed under Portugal News,
Politics
Portuguese police have launched a manhunt for a local election candidate accused of shooting his rival's husband at a voting station in the north.…
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Saturday October 10 2009 22:03 GMT
Original Source:
Euronews
Filed under Portugal News,
Politics
A long voting season ends today in Portugal with the end of the campaign for local council elections. …
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