- Jul 6
Portugal's PM faces backlash for World Cup trip to Dallas as country stays on wildfire alert
Prime Minister Luís Montenegro travelled to Dallas for Portugal's round of 16 match against Spain, missing the opening of his party's parliamentary days and drawing sharp criticism as mainland Portugal remains under a state of alert due to wildfires.
- Jul 4
Tour de France 2026 kicks off in Barcelona with new team time trial format and Pogacar-Vingegaard duel
The 113th Tour de France gets underway in Barcelona with a 19.6-kilometre team time trial featuring individual times, while Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard renew their rivalry.
- Jun 28
PS chief claims two legislative victories, accuses AD government of 'dating' far-right Chega
At the PS National Commission meeting marking his first year as secretary-general, José Luís Carneiro declared two recent policy blocks as party-wide victories and accused Prime Minister Luís Montenegro's AD government of a 'dating' relationship with the far-right Chega.
- May 27
Study: Germany lags behind in university startups, missing opportunity for 13 million jobs and €5 trillion in economic output
A new study by AlpMomentum, Redstone, TU München and Universität Trier reveals Germany ranks in the lower middle of Europe for spinning out startups from universities, with just 9.7 per €100M budget, far behind leader Andorra. Scaling challenges and brain drain to the US are cited as key barriers.
