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Portugal to recognise Palestinian state ahead of EU summit <article data-history-node-id="428919" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/portugal-recognise-palestinian-state-ahead-eu-summit" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/portugal-recognise-palestinian-state-ahead-eu-summit" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Portugal to recognise Palestinian state ahead of EU summit</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p data-end="563" data-start="356">Portugal will formally recognise a Palestinian state on Sunday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Friday. The declaration comes ahead of next week’s High-Level Conference.</p> <p data-end="698" data-start="565">Foreign Minister Paulo Rangel had indicated earlier this week, during a visit to the UK, that Portugal was considering recognition.</p> <p data-end="953" data-start="700">Unlike Spain, which recognised Palestinian statehood in May 2024 alongside Ireland and Norway and urged other EU members to follow suit, Portugal has taken a more cautious path, seeking to coordinate a common position with its European partners first.</p> <p data-end="1202" data-start="955">Only a few of the EU’s 27 members formally recognise Palestine, primarily former Communist states along with Sweden and Cyprus. The UN General Assembly granted Palestine “non-member state” status in November 2012, a form of de facto recognition.</p> </div> </div> </article> https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/portugal-recognise-palestinian-state-ahead-eu-summit