2023 in Portugal
Incumbents
- President: Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa
- Prime Minister: António Costa (Socialist) (resigned 7 November)
Events
- 16 February: The Portuguese government announces the end of the Portugal Golden Visa investor program, as well as a ban on new licenses for Airbnbs, due to a severe housing shortage and rising rents.{{Cite news |last=Rua |first=Patricia Vicente |last2=Demony |first2=Catarina |last3=Demony |first3=Catarina |date=2023-02-17 |title=Portugal ends Golden Visas, curtails Airbnb rentals to address housing crisis |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/markets/europe/portugal-ends-golden-visas-curtails-airbnb-rentals-address-housing-crisis-2023-02-16/ |access-date=2023-02-17}}
- 28 March: 2023 Lisbon Ismaili Centre stabbing: Two Portuguese women are killed in a stabbing attack at an Isma'ilism Shia religious centre in Lisbon. Police shoot the suspect, an Afghan man, in the leg at the scene, before arresting him and taking him to a hospital.{{Cite news |date=2023-03-28 |title=Lisbon stabbing: Two women killed at Ismaili Muslim centre |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-65097098 |access-date=2023-04-07}}
- 1-6 August: World Youth Day 2023{{cite web|title=Declaration of the Director of the Holy See Press Office, Matteo Bruni|url=https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2020/04/20/200420b.html|date=April 20, 2020|accessdate=April 20, 2020|work=Holy See Press Office|publisher=Holy See|archiveurl=|archivedate=}}{{cite web|url=https://www.aciprensa.com/noticias/ya-es-oficial-anuncian-fecha-de-la-jmj-lisboa-2023-35318|title=Ya es oficial: Estas son las fechas de la JMJ Lisboa 2023|publisher= Aciprensa|language= ES|date= October 3, 2021|access-date= October 3, 2021}}
- 8 August: 2023 Iberian wildfires: In Portugal, 7,000 hectares of forest have burned down and 1,400 people have been evacuated.{{Cite web |date=2023-08-08 |title=Bosbrand Portugal verspreidt zich naar Algarve, 1400 mensen geëvacueerd |url=https://nos.nl/artikel/2485911-bosbrand-portugal-verspreidt-zich-naar-algarve-1400-mensen-geevacueerd |access-date=2023-08-09 |website=nos.nl |language=nl}}
- 7 November: Prime Minister António Costa resigns over a corruption probe.{{Cite news |date=2023-11-07 |title=Portuguese PM António Costa resigns over lithium deal probe |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-67346780 |access-date=2023-11-07}}
Deaths
- 10 January – Hermenegildo Candeias, 88, Olympic gymnast (1960).{{Cite web |title=A BOLA - Morreu o ginasta olímpico Hermenegildo Candeias (Ginástica) |url=https://www.abola.pt/amp/2023-01-10/ginastica-morreu-o-ginasta-olimpico-hermenegildo-candeias/971854 |access-date=2023-01-10 |website=www.abola.pt}}
References
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