Portugal Is Facing Two Different Realities

November 16, 2017 12:38 pm by Fernando Porta

Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa is leading a country facing two very different realities.

In one, the premier will from Monday host the Web Summit in a revamped riverfront area of Lisbon, a thriving city that draws thousands of tourists and rising numbers of French and Chinese property investors. In the other, he’s having to deal with vast swathes north of the capital that were scorched three weeks ago by forest blazes that left dozens dead. Know more here…