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Culture news
Évora prepares to be European Capital of Culture in 2027
With "Vagar" as its motto, a concept "deeply rooted in the characteristics of the people of Alentejo and its territory", the Portuguese city Évora is now planning a cultural and artistic offer centred on its heritage and "its people" in order to become European Capital of Culture in 2027.
Iran
Trump vs Portuguese empire: Two 'expeditions' with different results?
Is it possible to draw comparisons between the ongoing US military operation against Iran and the onslaught that led to the conquest of Hormuz by the Portuguese Empire in the 16th century? Euronews spoke to two historians about the consequences of the two "expeditions".
Health news
Climate change's impact on mental health: What is eco-anxiety?
Eco-anxiety is "a term that encompasses the set of emotional responses of the population to the anticipation and experience of phenomena associated with climate change," explained psychologist Teresa Pereira to Euronews. How do you manifest (and deal with) these negative feelings?
Culture news
New murals in Lisbon's Zambujal district show residents stories
A new art project in one of the Portuguese capital's best-known social housing districts is depicting people's life stories on walls. The initiative, inspired by the UN's Sustainable Development Goals, has breathed new life into the Lisbon neighbourhood
Europe News
Foreigners' law approved: PSD and Chega in favour, left voted against
The law was passed by the centre-right parliamentary majority after the Constitutional Court rejected the original text in July, judging it as being overly severe on family members of immigrants who wanted to join them.