The Irish Times

Suzanne Lynch: Europe is looking at Ireland and does not like what it sees

Ireland has become the latest bailout country to reject the incumbent government in a search for a political alternative

Wed Mar 02 2016 - 20:11

Portugal’s centre-right president pledges to unite country

Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa signals some common ground with leftist government

Mon Jan 25 2016 - 20:00

Leftist parties take power in Portugal after ousting coalition

Incoming coalition vows that it will ‘stay on the path of fiscal consolidation’

Wed Nov 11 2015 - 01:01

Portugal’s far-left set to support socialists

Portugal’s benchmark 10-year bond yields jump more than 20 basis points to 2.87%

Mon Nov 09 2015 - 19:44

Portugal president accepts new minority government amid uncertainty

Pedro Passos Coelho’s centre-right coalition to be sworn in on Friday

Tue Oct 27 2015 - 16:57

Row as Portuguese president tries to block leftist coalition

Cavaco Silva accused of acting beyond his brief in blocking formation of left-wing coalition

Tue Oct 27 2015 - 01:00

Loss of majority in Portuguese election a headache for coalition

Centre-right partnership received 38.5% of the votes – but it will have to read carefully

Mon Oct 05 2015 - 19:49

Portugal government re-elected despite years of austerity

Passos Coelho retains power but propsect of a minority government creates uncertainty

Mon Oct 05 2015 - 12:46

Portuguese PM confident of re-election despite troika austerity

Passos Coelho’s Social Democratic Party goes into weekend election with four-point lead

Sat Oct 03 2015 - 03:00

Analysis: Greek drama ‘a parody, a comedy and a tragedy’

North, south, east and west, goodwill toward Greece is running on empty

Wed Jul 08 2015 - 08:10

Political fault line widens between Greece and Iberia’s anti-Athens axis

Pushing unpopular austerity policies since 2011 leaves little sympathy in Spain and Portugal

Wed Mar 04 2015 - 01:00

Portugal plans to make an early payment on IMF loans

Prime minister Pedro Passos Coelho announces move as borriwng costs fall

Sat Feb 21 2015 - 01:00

Kenny not expected to follow Greece in debt relief demands

Taoiseach to meet European heads amid Athens’s campaign for loan renegotiation

Thu Feb 05 2015 - 01:00

Portugal says it will meet 2015 deficit target

Finance minister claims government’s revenue assessment is ‘absolutely realistic’

Tue Nov 04 2014 - 13:32

Portugal tries to reassure bank customers

Trading in Banco Espírito Santo shares suspended after fall of 17% on Thursday

Sat Jul 12 2014 - 01:00

Last tranche of Portugal’s bailout at risk because of austerity ruling

Country’s supreme court strikes down several austerity measures in government’s budget

Tue Jun 03 2014 - 17:58

Core concerns in European elections arise from everyday economics

Suzanne Lynch argues while Portugal’s bailout exit is good news, jobs and debt fears stalk the zone

Thu May 08 2014 - 01:00

Portugal’s bailout exit would have been unthinkable just six months ago

Some challenges remain despite the nation’s remarkable turnaround

Tue May 06 2014 - 01:00

Bond yields fall as markets welcome Portugal's bailout exit

European Commission president José Manuel Barroso commended his country’s achievements

Mon May 05 2014 - 21:36

Portugal to follow Irish lead and exit bailout without credit line

Prime minister Pedro Passos Coelho says Lisbon has year’s worth of financial reserves

Mon May 05 2014 - 01:00

Tymoshenko among Kiev uprising figures to visit Dublin

New Ukraine PM and freed opposition leader confirmed for EPP congress on Thursday

Tue Mar 04 2014 - 12:03

Portuguese voters punish government over austerity programme

Party of PM Pedro Passos Coelho loses control of 30 municipalities in local elections

Tue Oct 01 2013 - 01:00

Portugal PM vows to meet bailout goals after confidence vote win

Protesters in parliamentary gallery put on red clown noses to show disdain for vote

Tue Jul 30 2013 - 21:28

Portugal political crisis deepens

President accused of igniting ‘time bomb’ after rejecting plan to heal government rift

Thu Jul 11 2013 - 11:59

Greece told to step up reforms as it secures €6.8bn lifeline

Rehn denies drip feeding of funds to Athens will derail the recovery

Tue Jul 09 2013 - 07:40

Portugal may need new ‘soft rescue’ bailout package

Lisbon reportedly negotiating details of ESM credit line

Mon Jul 08 2013 - 21:02

Portuguese yields fall but investors remain cautious

ECB commitment to keeping interest rates low and apparent fix to Lisbon strife ease fears

Fri Jul 05 2013 - 11:09

Formula found to continue coalition, says Portuguese prime minister

Deal may include redistribution of posts in favour of People’s Party, the junior partner

Fri Jul 05 2013 - 01:00

Lisbon resignations

Thu Jul 04 2013 - 01:00

Portugal political crisis likely to deepen

Two more ministers expected to resign as turmoil threatens to derail bailout exit

Wed Jul 03 2013 - 09:08

Second ministerial resignation throws Portugal’s government into turmoil

Foreign minister Paulo Portas steps down over replacement of finance minister who resigned on Monday

Wed Jul 03 2013 - 01:00

Portugal finance minister resigns, cites need for ‘cohesion’

Departure comes shortly before the next bailout review

Tue Jul 02 2013 - 06:41

Portuguese to work longer under new austerity measures

Savings of €4.8 billion by 2015 include voluntary redundancies for 30,000 public sector workers

Sat May 04 2013 - 09:41

Taoiseach to hold meeting with Spanish prime minister

Enda Kenny travels to Granada today for a meeting with Mariano Rajoy

Sun Apr 28 2013 - 09:58