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The EU is increasing funding for fire brigades, deploying some units in vulnerable countries, and expanding its firefighting fleet by 28 planes and 4 helicopters to combat the expected severe wildfire season due to climate change.

Ukraine's women's beach volleyball team won all six matches without losing a single set and reached the final of the CEV Nations Cup.

Kuleba discussed with the new Portuguese Foreign Minister, Paulo Rangel, the implementation of Ukraine's "peace formula" and the bilateral agenda, including Portugal's support for Ukraine's EU membership application.

The second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 took place on May 9 in Malmö, where 10 more countries - Latvia, Austria, the Netherlands, Norway, Israel, Greece, Estonia, Switzerland, Georgia and Armenia - advanced to the grand final on May 11, joining the 10 countries that had qualified from the first semi-final.

Portugal's Foreign Minister said that Ukraine's accession to the EU is of fundamental importance to Portugal because of potential economic opportunities, solving the food problem, and because Ukraine is a pro-Atlantic ally.

Poles are outraged by the behavior of Ukrainian singer Jerry Heil, who recorded a video wearing a sweater with the inscription "Banderaciaga. Social media users have accused her of supporting Stepan Bandera and are urging her not to vote for Ukraine at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2024.

Ukraine held another round of negotiations with Portugal on a bilateral security agreement, making significant progress toward the signing of the agreement by their leaders in the near future.

Ukrainian singers Alyona Alyona and Jerry Heil have reached the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 along with artists from Serbia, Portugal, Slovenia, Lithuania, Finland, Cyprus, Croatia, Ireland, and Luxembourg.

Ukrainian audio guides and bookshelves are already present in 44 countries, including Finland, Canada, Hungary, Ireland, Poland, Portugal, and others. They were installed as part of initiatives to popularize Ukrainian culture around the world.

Despite Western sanctions, russia is likely to obtain British luxury cars through neighboring countries such as Azerbaijan, where exports from Britain have increased unprecedentedly.

The Parliament adopted a law regulating the calculation of pensions for those who worked abroad and establishing rules for the termination of pension payments in certain cases.

Ukraine and Portugal start negotiations on a bilateral security agreement.

Spain and Portugal condemned Iran's attack on Israel and called for de-escalation to avoid further violence in the region.

President Zelenskyy announced that Germany would provide Ukraine with an additional Patriot air defense system, and that work is underway to obtain an additional IRIS-T system and missiles for existing air defense systems from Germany.

More than 2,200 troops and 135 ships, aircraft and vehicles from 12 NATO and partner countries take part in the Sea Shield 24 naval exercise in Romania.

More than 2,200 military personnel from 12 NATO and partner countries will take part in Exercise Sea Shield 24, which will take place in Romania from April 8-21 and will include maritime and riverine operations in the Black Sea region.

Portugal's new government, led by Prime Minister Luiz Montenegro, supports Ukraine's accession to the European Union, having put aside previous hesitations.

President Zelenskyy welcomed newly appointed Portuguese Prime Minister Luiz Montenegro and discussed defense agreements, a bilateral security agreement, and future joint contacts.

In 2023, guests spent 678. 6 million nights in short-term rentals in the EU booked through online platforms such as Airbnb, Booking, Expedia Group, or TripAdvisor, an increase of 13.8% compared to 2022.

The Czech initiative to purchase ammunition for Ukraine outside the EU needs more funding, Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavsky said, calling on allies to provide more money to help Ukraine defend itself against Russian aggression.

44 countries support the creation of a special tribunal to investigate and prosecute the crime of Russian aggression against Ukraine, and the Netherlands has offered to host it.

Luiz Montenegro, leader of the center-right opposition Democratic Alliance of Portugal, was appointed the new Prime Minister of Portugal after his alliance won the recent parliamentary elections.

The majority of the population in NATO countries supports their country's military assistance to Ukraine in the fight against Russia.

International delivery of driver's licenses for Ukrainians is now available in 5 more countries: Sweden, Georgia, Portugal, Greece and Norway.

On March 10, Portugal held early parliamentary elections in which, according to preliminary results, right-wing parties were close to winning and ending the longstanding dominance of the Socialists.

A russian oil tanker quickly turned around off the coast of Portugal after being hit by US sanctions.

By October 2024, the Czech government will request the opinion of the National Economic Council on the feasibility of joining the European Exchange Rate Mechanism (ERM II) as a prerequisite for the introduction of the euro.

The Portuguese foreign minister and his Ukrainian counterpart discussed Portugal's continued support for Ukraine's financial and military problems in the context of the war with Russia.

Ukraine and Portugal discussed Portugal's accession to the air coalition in support of Ukraine and the reconstruction of schools damaged during the war.

Spanish farmers blocked major highways with tractors to protest high prices, bureaucracy and competition from outside the EU.