Portugal
While lithium is at the heart of the green transition, mining it is unsustainable. The residents of Covas do Barroso resist.
Read moreProgressives in southern Europe need to find unity in fragmentation, following the Spanish example.
Read more49 years later, Portugal’s Carnation Revolution still teaches a vital lesson to today’s democratic politics.
Read moreNow that Portuguese citizens have voted it’s time to take a look at where the players have landed and towards what might lie ahead.
Read morePortugal heads to the polls in a week. For years an outpost for successful progressive government in the European Union, Portugal’s Socialist-led government lost its majority in late 2021. What can we expect from the snap elections? What role will Portugal’s green political forces play in shaping the country’s future?
Read moreUntil 2019, Portugal seemed unaffected by the right-wing populism on the rise elsewhere in Europe.
Read moreWhat does the future of the EU look like from Southern and Eastern Europe?
Read moreThe recent spate of wildfires in Portugal and elsewhere raises serious questions about the adequacy of European fire governance.
Read moreCan Austria and Portugal provide clues as to which conditions are needed for progressive forces to flourish?
Read moreIn Portugal, emigration worsens the problems caused by austerity. A recent study documents its dramatic consequences on the demography of the country. As a result of the current trend, the Portuguese population, currently estimated at 10.4 million people, could decrease to 7 million by 2061.
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