Lusa News Agency
Native name | Lusa - Agência de Notícias de Portugal, S.A. |
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| Company type | Public |
| Industry | News agency |
| Genre | News |
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| Founded | 1986 |
| Headquarters | , |
| Website | www |
The Lusa News Agency (Portuguese: Lusa – Agência de Notícias de Portugal, SA; lit. 'Lusa - Portuguese News Agency') is the largest news agency in Portugal, as well as the largest news agency in the Portuguese language, incorporated on 28 November 1986 under the name of Agência Lusa — Cooperativa de Interesse Público de Responsabilidade Limitada (Lusa Agency - Public Interest Cooperative with Limited Liability) or simply Lusa - CIPRL, following the extinction of the earlier Portuguese news agency ANOP Agência Noticiosa Portuguesa (Portuguese News Agency). Lusa is a member of, and participates in, the European Pressphoto Agency and is an active member of the European Alliance of News Agencies (EANA).