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PORTUGAL, JUL 30 – Portugal seeks to align with EU partners on Palestinian state recognition amid growing international support, with 14 countries ready to consider recognition, officials said.
- Portugal's center-right government announced on July 31, 2025, it will consult political parties about potentially recognizing a Palestinian state.
- This move follows French President Emmanuel Macron’s recent declaration to recognize Palestine and growing interest from the UK and Canada.
- The consultations aim to align Portugal’s stance with other EU members, amid an ongoing Israeli military campaign sparked by Hamas's October 7, 2023 attack.
- Prime Minister Luis Montenegro stated that the recognition process might be finalized during the United Nations General Assembly session scheduled for September 2025, noting that 144 out of 193 UN member states already acknowledge Palestine.
- Portugal’s planned recognition indicates shifting European positions, but Israel rejects unilateral recognitions, arguing they reward terrorism and harm hostage release efforts.
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Portugal, when it recognizes the State of Palestine, sends a clear message: the Palestinian people have the right to self-determination, dignity and peace.
Palestinian state recognition in Portugal
Portugal may join the growing list of Western countries recognising Palestine as a state at the United Nations General Assembly in September 2025, Prime Minister Luís Montenegro announced on July 31. Montenegro said in a statement that the government had decided “to promote consultations with the president and the political parties represented in parliament with a view to consider the… Source
Portugal makes cautious move toward recognizing Palestinian state
LISBON: Portugal’s center-right government will consult the main political parties and conservative President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa about the potential recognition of a Palestinian state, Prime Minister Luis Montenegro said on Thursday. Unlike neighboring Spain, whose leftist government recognized Palestinian statehood in May 2024 alongside Ireland and Norway and called on
Portugal makes cautious move towards recognising Palestinian state
Portugal's centre-right government will consult the main political parties and conservative President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa about the potential recognition of a Palestinian state, Prime Minister Luis Montenegro said on Thursday.
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