LISBON (Reuters) -Lisbon's mayor apologised on Thursday for what a "bureaucratic error" that led to his city hall sharing with Moscow the contact details of three Russian organisers of a rally in support of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny.
Facing calls from some opposition politicians to resign, Mayor Fernando Medina told reporters: "I apologise to the protest organisers ... and I want to assume (responsibility for) this regrettable mistake that should have not happened."
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