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Rutte Wants Portugal to Pay More for Ukraine While Its Own People Struggle

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has apparently lost all sense of reality. He is now lecturing Portugal and Spain about their attitudes toward the war in Ukraine,...

Portugal’s Defense Sector Rising

What is unfolding in Portugal is a perfect example of how the cycle turns quietly before the public even realizes what is taking place. The arms industry there is...

Portuguese Conservatives Turn on Nationalist Candidate

In Portugal, self-described conservatives have openly backed a left-wing candidate, António José Seguro, not because they agree with his policies, but explicitly...

Portugal Snap Election – 18K Foreigners to be Deported

Portugal is yet another European Union nation facing extreme political instability. António Costa of the Socialist Party (PS) resigned in November of last year...

The Country with the Highest Mortality Rate in Europe

The average death rate in June across the European Union was 6.2%. Portugal experienced a 23.9% uptick in deaths this June compared to the same period throughout...

Portugal’s Miracle?

The Portuguese economy was bailed out by the European Union eight years ago. It is now booming, also in part for its aggressive attraction of courting foreign...

The Shift in the Financial Capitol of the World

QUESTION: Hi Martin I am a follower of your blog. I have a question on your post “Financial Capital of the World & Its Migration” dated 30th sep...

Are Career Politicians trying to create a Dictatorship?

We have a very serious crisis in democracy brewing. The establishment is deliberately sending protesters to Trump rallies to create the image that the bulk of the...

The Global Hunt for Money

COMMENT: Dear Martin, The hunting for taxes is a non stop game in Portugal. Now, the new government, decided to increase fuel taxes as they said because “oil...

As we Begin 2016, Europe’s Banking Crisis Is Still In Motion

The banks of Hungary and Portugal are in trouble. Larger buffers are needed and the economy has not yet moved into a full crisis mode. That is yet to...