The pleasures and sorrows of solo travelling
Could I truly enjoy a trip to Lisbon on my own?
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Victory puts Portuguese Socialists at forefront of Europe’s centre-left comeback
Social democrats elsewhere could learn from the deft, straightforward António Costa.
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How Portugal’s Socialists triumphed in the general election
The prime minister António Costa has won an unexpected majority after six years in office.
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Most of Portugal is vaccinated. Will that protect it from the Omicron variant?
Portugal’s vaccine take-up is exceptionally high and a source of national pride, says MEP Manuel Pizarro.
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How Portugal’s revolutionary spirit has shaped its Covid-19 response
The country’s socialist commitment to public health helped it outperform the UK and its European neighbours.
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Why the left is continuing to win in Portugal
The now re-elected socialist-led administration has reversed much of the damage inflicted by the conservatives’ austerity programme.
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Europe’s socialist success story: the strange rebirth of the Portuguese left
How a left-wing coalition government has functioned better than even its creators could have hoped.
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