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Friday Briefing: Shaken, not stirred

Good morning and welcome to PORTUGAL DECODED. Monday's earthquake - the strongest in 55 years - was yet another stark warning: Portugal needs to get serious about earthquake preparedness.

Aug 30, 2024
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Jim Cooke | Los Angeles Times

POLITICS

The Government appointed Maria Luís Albuquerque, the Finance Minister who oversaw the last years of Portugal’s bailout program (2013-15), to be part of Ursula von der Leyen’s second team of EU commissioners (More).

One of PM’s Montenegro’s closest allies said that he wouldn’t be able to pick between …

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