The Council of State will meet this Friday at Belém Palace to analyse the international situation, in particular in Ukraine — the issue that prompted the President of the Republic to convene the meeting, to which he has since added Venezuela.
Council of State to meet to analyse situations in Ukraine and Venezuela
Friday, 9 January 2026RSS
Context & Explainers
Belém is the presidential palace (Palácio de Belém), the official residence and workplace of Portugal's president; it has served as the presidential seat since 1911 and sits in the Belém district of Lisbon near the Tagus River. The incoming president will be sworn in there on 9 March, and those in Lisbon may see public events or media coverage around the palace during the inauguration.
