Portugal is burdened with such big debts that some are calling it "the next Greece." Unemployment is soaring, and the debt continues to rise, despite draconian austerity measures. But Portugal has ...

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LISBON (Reuters) -Portugal's government said on Saturday it refuses to initiate any process to pay reparations for atrocities committed during transatlantic slavery and the colonial era, contrary to ...

FILE - The sword of the Royal House of Avis on a stylised cross decorates the 56-meter high Monument to the Discoveries by the Tagus river in Lisbon, on March 30, 2023. The Vatican has recalled a ...

Portugal has a rich history of exploring once uncharted lands, like Brazil and Africa. But with that history comes the shame of the slave trade. In Lisbon, two separate public projects - a slavery ...

LISBON (Reuters) - President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa said late on Tuesday that Portugal was responsible for crimes committed during transatlantic slavery and the colonial era, and suggested there was ...

Critics of Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa say behind remarks is lack of national recognition that slavery should be discussed in schools Portugal needs to “pay the costs” of slavery and other colonial-era ...

Report says recognising role in transatlantic slave trade is important in fight against racism today Europe’s top human rights body has called on Portugal to do more to confront its colonial past and ...