21st Century
| Year | Date | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 4 March | Hintze Ribeiro bridge disaster: 70 people died in the collapse of an old bridge on the Douro river. Hours after the accident, Jorge Coelho, Minister of Transportation, resigns. |
| 2002 | 1 January | Portugal adopts the euro as currency. |
| 2004 | 2004 European Football Championship is held in Portugal | |
| 2006 | The Dakar Rally, the longest and, arguably, the hardest off-road rally in the world starts in Lisbon. | |
| 2007 | 11 February | in the second Portuguese abortation referendum, almost 9 years after the first, the proposal to allow the abortion until 10 weeks of pregnancy is now approved by 59,25% of the voters. |
| 2010 | 17 May | the law that allows the same-sex marriage is approved by the Portuguese President of the Republic, Cavaco Silva. |
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