Portugal

Valencia sign Portugal defender Pereira

25 May 2012

LISBON (Reuters) - Valencia have signed fiery Portugal international right back Joao Pereira from Sporting, the Lisbon club said on Thursday. Pereira is in Portugal's European Championship squad and has been a regular starter in defence since Bento took charge of the national team in 2010. "Sporting reached an agreement with Valencia for the transfer of Joao Pereira for a set fee of 3. ...

Portugal air traffic controllers stage new strike

24 May 2012

The latest partial strike by air traffic controllers in Portugal disrupted flights on Thursday, with around 500 flights to be affected over two days, the airports authority ANA said. Some 200 flights were ...

Portugal parliament passes pro-growth agenda

23 May 2012

LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal's parliament passed a pro-growth initiative proposed by the opposition Socialists on Wednesday after the austerity-minded centre-right government dropped its opposition amid a growing European debate on how to combine growth with fiscal consolidation. The Socialists previously had threatened to reconsider their support for the terms of Portugal's EU/IMF bailout if the ...