By Len Port April 12 could be a highly significant day for Portugal’s shattered tourist industry, which is desperate to welcome visitors from abroad as soon as possible. A great many of those potential visitors, who have long been living in lockdown, are desperate to come. On April 12 a British government taskforce will report […]
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Travel: Tourism industry in limbo indefinitely? – Portugal
Posted on 26 March 2021.
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Azores: President José Bolieiro calls for relevance of the archipelago – Portugal
Posted on 24 March 2021.
The President of the Regional Government of the Azores, José Manuel Bolieiro, declared today that the development of the Azores represents an asset for the whole country, for its contribution to the international prestige of Portugal. Speaking at the plenary session of the Legislative Assembly of the Autonomous Region of the Azores, President Bolieiro said, […]
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Regressar: New measures attract Portuguese nationals to return – Portugal
Posted on 23 March 2021.
The Government of Portugal has announced additional terms and conditions for the “Programa Regressar” [Return Program], created to attract Portuguese expatriates to return home. The incentives target mainly young professionals who emigrated before 2015. The expectation is that many emigrants will return to Portugal as entrepreneurs. The new regulations are included in the document ‘Medida […]
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COVID’19: Azores officially requesting vaccines from the United States – Portugal
Posted on 22 March 2021.
The Vice President of the Regional Government of the Azores, Artur Lima, addressed today a letter to the Portuguese Minister of Foreign Affairs, Augusto Santos Silva, requesting that Portugal invoke the Cooperation and Defense Agreement between the Portuguese Government and the United States, to supply vaccines against COVID’19 to the underserved Azorean population. In the […]
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Ireland: St. Patrick’s Day celebrates common heritage – Portugal
Posted on 17 March 2021.
By Len Port St. Patrick’s Day, March 17, is celebrated annually around the world, including, of course, by Irish expatriates in Portugal and Portuguese living in Ireland. With traditional festivities subdued this year because of the coronavirus pandemic, it’s a good time to reflect on the close ties that have long existed between these two […]
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Court: Euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide overruled – Portugal
Posted on 15 March 2021.
Portugal’s Constitutional Court has rejected on Monday a law voted overwhelming by Parliament last month, allowing euthanasia and medically assisted suicide for terminally ill patients. The judges rejected the law in a 7-5 ruling. Following the Court rule, the law was swiftly vetoed today by the President of Portugal, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, and returned […]
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