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08 June 2022, Spain, Madrid: Spanish Minister for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge Teresa Ribera, gives a statement to the media. Photo: Alejandro Martínez Vélez/EUROPA PRESS/dpa.

Economy & Business

ENERGY

Spain and Portugal get EU OK to subsidize electricity production

The Nomad Today 6/9/22

Sanchez has previously announced €16 billion in state aid and loans to help businesses and households weather the sharp rise in energy costs due to the war in Ukraine

02 June 2022, Spain, Seville: Portugal's Ricardo Horta celebrates scoring his side's first goal during the UEFA Nations League group B soccer match between Spain and Portugal at Estadio Benito Villamarin. Photo: Jose Luis Contreras/DAX via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa.

Sports

FOOTBALL

Late Horta strike means Spain-Portugal draw in Nations League opener

The Nomad Today/dpa 6/3/22

Cristiano Ronaldo was introduced just after the hour, but it was another substitute, Horta, who equalized

FILED - 16 February 2022, Hessen, Marburg: Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General of the World Health Organization, speaks to the press. The chief of the World Health Organization called on pharmaceutical companies to lower their prices for Covid-19 drugs in order to make them more widely available. Photo: Andreas Arnold/dpa.

Lifestyle

HEALTH ALERT

WHO urges contact tracing as monkeypox spreads across Europe and US

The Nomad Today 5/19/22

In Spain, eight infections were reported in the capital Madrid and another 23 suspected cases are under study. Italy and Sweden on Thursday became the latest countries to report cases…

28 July 2020, Lower Saxony, Seelze: A police officer with a dog searches an area inside a garden as part of an investigation plan to find any clues about the disappearance of the British girl Madeleine McCann on 3 May 2007. Photo: Peter Steffen/dpa.

World

DISAPPEARANCE

Portuguese authorities make German 'formal suspect' in McCann probe

The Nomad Today 4/22/22

Investigators believe the convicted sex offender Christian Brueckner killed Madeleine, then three, after abducting her from a holiday apartment in Praia da Luz in May 2007

25/03/2022. Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, offered a joint press conference with the Prime Minister of Portugal, Antonio Costa, at the end of the European Council. Photo: La Moncloa.

Economy & Business

ENERGY CRISIS

Spain and Portugal want to cap the price of gas at 30 euros per MWh

The Nomad Today 4/1/22

Limiting the price of gas would have an immediate reducing effect on electricity prices, since both are linked in the European energy market

29 March 2022, Portugal, Porto: Portugal's Bruno Fernandes celebrates scoring his side's first goal during the 2022 FIFA World Cup European qualification Play-Offs soccer match between Portugal and North Macedonia at the Estadio do Dragao. Photo: Pedro Fiuza/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa.

Sports

QATAR 2022 QUALIFIER

Portugal and Poland win play-offs to secure World Cup berths

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/30/22

"This game has to stay in the memory because we made it to the World Cup," Portuguese midfielder Bruno Fernandes said after the match

03/18/2022. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, has traveled to Rome (Italy) to hold a meeting with the Prime Minister of the Italian Republic, Mario Draghi (not pictured); the Prime Minister of the Portuguese Republic, António Costa (L) and the Prime Minister of the Hellenic Republic, Kyriakos Mitsotaki (by videoconference). Photo: La Moncloa.

Spain

ENERGY

EU allows 'Iberian exception' for Spain to cap electricity prices

The Nomad Today 3/26/22

For Spain and Portugal, this 'Iberian exception' is justified by the low interconnection of the Iberian Peninsula with the rest of the European energy market, which turns both countries into an…

31 January 2022, Portugal, Lisbon: Portuguese incumbent Prime Minister and leader of the Socialist party (PS) Antonio Costa waves as he addresses the nation after winning the Portugal's General Election. Photo: Pedro Fiuza/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa.

World

GOVERNMENT CHANGES

Portugal announces new cabinet with first female majority

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/24/22

Mariana Vieira da Silva remains presidential minister and also takes on a new role as deputy prime minister

Porto-Portugal by Pixabay.

Coronavirus

PANDEMIC

Portugal eases coronavirus entry restrictions for vaccinated people

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/7/22

Proof of full vaccination in accordance with European Union rules will suffice, following a decision taken last week by the government of Prime Minister António Costa.

31 January 2022, Portugal, Lisbon: Portuguese incumbent Prime Minister and leader of the Socialist party (PS) Antonio Costa waves as he addresses the nation after winning the Portugal's General Election. Photo: Pedro Fiuza/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa.

World

ELECTIONS

Ruling Socialists win absolute majority in Portugal's elections

The Nomad Today/dpa 1/31/22

In a victory speech in the early hours of Monday, Costa promised "dialogue" and assured that he would "govern for all Portuguese"

16 December 2021, Belgium, Brussels: Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa arrives to attend the EU Leaders Summit at the European Council building. Photo: Pool Benoit Doppagne/BELGA/dpa.

World

ELECTIONS

Poll: Socialists close to absolute majority in Portugal

The Nomad Today/dpa 1/14/22

The poll was commissioned by the state TV channel RTP and the renowned newspaper Publico and is considered very reliable

FILED - 05 February 2016, Berlin: Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa speaks during a press conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel after their meeting at the Federal Chancellery. Four weeks before parliamentary elections in Portugal, Prime Minister Antonio Costa has approved a hike in the monthly minimum wage. Photo: Bernd von Jutrczenka/dpa.

World

PORTUGAL

Portuguese prime minister raises minimum wage as election nears

The Nomad Today/dpa 1/3/22

It is "an increase of 40 euros - the highest ever" in Portugal, he said

30 December 2021, Spain, Barcelona: Protesters dance under the Arc de Triomphe in Barcelona during a protest to show their rejection of the regulations and obligations derived from the Covid-19 pandemic. Photo: Paco Freire/SOPA Images via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa.

Coronavirus

PANDEMIC

Portugal joins Spain in reducing coronavirus quarantine period

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/31/21

With 101,760 new infections reported within 24 hours, the 100,000 mark was exceeded for the first time since the pandemic began

FILED - A Corona warning sign "We Need You" hangs at Humberto Delgado International Airport. In Portugal, the emergency status with new restrictions and test rules has been in effect again since Wednesday, December 1st, 2021 due to increasing corona numbers. Photo: Pedro Fiuza / ZUMA Press Wire / dpa.

Coronavirus

PANDEMIC

Portugal again imposes Covid-19 restrictions on public life

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/22/21

The seven-day incidence of coronavirus infection in Portugal has risen to over 300

Porto-Portugal by Pixabay.

World

PORTUGAL

Portuguese interior minister resigns after fatal road accident

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/4/21

Eduardo Cabrita was sitting in the car when the vehicle hit and killed a motorway worker on June 18

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

Portugal's Belenenses hit with 13 Omicron cases of Covid-19

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/29/21

Those affected had been isolated

18 October 2021, Spain, Seville: A man receives the third dose of a COVID-19 and flu vaccine. Photo: Eduardo Briones/EUROPA PRESS/dpa

Coronavirus

EPIDEMIC

Coronavirus numbers slowly rising again in Spain and Portugal

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/16/21

There are currently few coronavirus restrictions in either country

14 November 2021, Portugal, Lisbon: Serbia's Nemanja Radonjic (R) shake hands with Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo at the end of the 2022 FIFA World Cup European qualifiers Group A soccer match between Portugal and Serbia at the Luz stadium. Photo: Pedro Fiuza/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa.

Sports

Portugal 1-2 Serbia: Mitrovic sends Serbia to Qatar with late winner

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/15/21

Portugal enjoyed a dream start but Serbia completed an epic comeback

10 November 2021, Berlin: German Finance Minister and candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) for Chancellor, Olaf Scholz, receives Portugal's Prime Minister Antonio Costa for talks. Photo: Annegret Hilse/Reuters/Pool/dpa.

World

ECONOMY

Portugal trade deficit widens in September

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/10/21

On a month-on-month basis, exports rose 16.4% and imports increased 18.5%

04 November 2021, Portugal, Lisbon: Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa speaks on the last day of the Web Summit. Photo: Pedro Fiuza/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa.

World

BUDGET CRISIS

Portugal's president calls for new elections on 30 January

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/5/21

Portugal's next regular election had not been due until the autumn of 2023