Or, when is a politician better off keeping quiet? The Portuguese secretary of Defense, Nuno Melo, stated this Friday that the town of Olivença “is Portuguese”, and defended that “rights are not abdicated” when they are just. Asked by journalists in Estremoz, in the district of Évora, whether Olivença is Portuguese or Spanish, the minister … Continue reading Olivença, “Centuries-old” discourse at Portuguese – Spanish border