The Portugal News
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The Portugal News, Portugal
's national weekly newspaper
in English
Established in 1977, this newspaper is the longest established English language
newspaper still in publication in Portugal. It is politically neutral and carries current comment on the latest political developments each week. News on a local and national level is carried from throughout Portugal with the aim of keeping expatriate
residents and visitors fully informed about Portugal in the English language. Via the website
there is the facility to search several years of editorial
, which is very useful for people researching most subjects about the country. The Portugal News has an audited circulation in excess of 20,000 copies each week. Its website has in excess of 20,000 unique visitors and also has a fan page on Facebook
and a page on Twitter
, both are accessible via a 'click through' from the portal. There is also an online Events Calendar where events can be freely listed, and visitors can find information about whats on in their area. A fully features ePaper is also available with every article, photo and advert. Some page of the ePaper are free access, others, principally the news pages, are subject to a monthly subscription of €5. The Portugal News is published every Friday
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
's national weekly newspaper
Newspaper
A newspaper is a scheduled publication containing news of current events, informative articles, diverse features and advertising. It usually is printed on relatively inexpensive, low-grade paper such as newsprint. By 2007, there were 6580 daily newspapers in the world selling 395 million copies a...
in English
Established in 1977, this newspaper is the longest established English language
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
newspaper still in publication in Portugal. It is politically neutral and carries current comment on the latest political developments each week. News on a local and national level is carried from throughout Portugal with the aim of keeping expatriate
Expatriate
An expatriate is a person temporarily or permanently residing in a country and culture other than that of the person's upbringing...
residents and visitors fully informed about Portugal in the English language. Via the website
Website
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there is the facility to search several years of editorial
Editorial
An opinion piece is an article, published in a newspaper or magazine, that mainly reflects the author's opinion about the subject. Opinion pieces are featured in many periodicals.-Editorials:...
, which is very useful for people researching most subjects about the country. The Portugal News has an audited circulation in excess of 20,000 copies each week. Its website has in excess of 20,000 unique visitors and also has a fan page on Facebook
Facebook
Facebook is a social networking service and website launched in February 2004, operated and privately owned by Facebook, Inc. , Facebook has more than 800 million active users. Users must register before using the site, after which they may create a personal profile, add other users as...
and a page on Twitter
Twitter
Twitter is an online social networking and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read text-based posts of up to 140 characters, informally known as "tweets".Twitter was created in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey and launched that July...
, both are accessible via a 'click through' from the portal. There is also an online Events Calendar where events can be freely listed, and visitors can find information about whats on in their area. A fully features ePaper is also available with every article, photo and advert. Some page of the ePaper are free access, others, principally the news pages, are subject to a monthly subscription of €5. The Portugal News is published every Friday