LISBON (Reuters) -- Portugal replaced injured midfielder Carlos Martins with Braga playmaker Hugo Viana in their 23-man squad for next month's Euro 2012, the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) said on Wednesday.
In Portugal, austerity has meant up to a 30 percent pay cut for civil servants. Unemployment is at more than 15 percent, and the economy continues to shrink. The European Union recently warned the Portuguese people may have to sacrifice even more.
LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal's international lenders will begin a visit to assess progress on the country's 78 billion euro bailout program next Tuesday, the government said, as fears of new contagion and a Greek exit from the euro zone grip Europe. The Diario Economico business newspaper said on Thursday, without citing sources, that the mission was also likely to prepare a contingency plan for ...
