Portugal
3 weeks ago
The Top Startups to Watch in Portugal Use AI & Platform Connection to Grow
One of Europe’s best-known technology media companies — The Next Web (TNW) — has just announced the five “hottest” startups…
4 weeks ago
Portugal’s Innovation Reduces Bad Bank Loans
Portugal’s sovereign debt crisis in 2011-2014 caused a rash of bad, or non-performing loans, which are loans either in default,…
March 6, 2019
Analysis: This Year’s European Parliament Elections Can Reshape The EU
The European Parliament is holding elections in May. However, the normally staid procedure is of outsized importance this year, in…
March 5, 2019
Portugal Ranked A Top Country for Women in Tech
Portugal’s booming start-up scene is now one of the best places across the European Union for women in technology to…
February 7, 2019
The front line: MAOC-N and the battle to combat the narcotics ‘avalanche’
Now in its 12th year of operations, the Maritime Analysis and Operations Centre-Narcotics (MAOC-N) has, between 2007 and 2016, coordinated…
January 31, 2019
Analysis: What Happened At the 5th South EU Summit and Why Does It Matter? (Part I)
The regional gathering, that was launched in Athens in September, 2016, has developed into a perennial meeting amongst Southern European…
January 22, 2019
Portugal Upholds EU-Mercosur Trade talks With New Brazilian Government
Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil’s new President, was inaugurated in late December, promising to free the country from “socialism and political correctness”.…
December 24, 2018
Portuguese Government Launches Climate Plan With Ambitious Carbon-Neutral Target
Recently, the Portuguese government unveiled their Roadmap to Carbon Neutrality, a national energy and climate plan, to be submitted to…
December 10, 2018
Portugal Set to Repay IMF Loans By End of Year
Seven years after requesting a joint bailout from the EU and IMF, Portugal is now poised to repay the remaining…
November 13, 2018
Regulation and Gender Equality Dominate Talks at This Year’s Web Summit in Lisbon
From November 5th through 9th, representatives from the world’s largest companies, entrepreneurs, and policymakers, gathered in Lisbon to discuss a…