Headquartered in Lisbon, Lusa News Agency was established on December 12, 1986, and began broadcasting on January 1, 1987. The agency provides news services to numerous newspapers, radio, and television channels across Portugal and Portuguese-speaking communities worldwide, and operates under a contract with the Portuguese government to provide public interest news. Lusa was formed through the merger of the Portuguese News Agency (ANOP) and the Portuguese Press Agency (NP), and is an active member of the European Alliance of News Agencies (EANA)