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.
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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 …
