Portugal's left-wing coalition government receive some mixed news on Friday, when its budget for 2016 was judged to be "at risk of non-compliance" with European Union (EU) rules.
Last minute changes to the budget meant that the European Commission (the executive arm of the EU) accepted the budget, although it remained concerned about the level of planned economic reforms.
"Following intense technical and political contacts, the Commission did not have to request a revised draft budgetary plan from the Portuguese authorities. Nevertheless, the government's plans are at risk of non-compliance with the rules of the Stability and Growth Pact," European Commission Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis said in a statement posted online on Friday.