By Cristina Ogden The NRP Sagres training ship docked at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, last week on its latest Grande Viagem tour of the North America Atlantic coast. The visit is part of a number of events aimed at boosting Portugal’s diplomatic profile in North America. The vessel spent three days at the Halifax harbor […]
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Grande Viagem: NRP Sagres sailing to Florida before returning to Portugal – Miami, FL
Posted on 29 June 2018.
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White House: President Rebelo de Sousa met President Ronald Trump – Washington, DC
Posted on 27 June 2018.
The President of Portugal, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa met United States President Donald Trump in the White House today. In their private meeting, President Trump and President Rebelo de Sousa talked about the economy, trade and global security. After meeting privately, the two leaders joined an expanded bilateral meeting, to deepen cooperation in addressing global […]
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Prime Minister: António Costa to admit over 50,000 new immigrants per year – Portugal
Posted on 24 June 2018.
Prime Minister António Costa has reiterated that Portugal needs to attract more immigrants to address a crisis in demographic decline due to an aging population. Portugal’s birth rate is one of the weakest in the European Union, with more than a fifth of the population aged over 65 years. Portugal has also lost population to […]
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PALCUS: Inaugural Portuguese-American National Conference – Washington, DC
Posted on 21 June 2018.
The Portuguese-American Leadership Council of the United States (PALCUS,) in collaboration with the Embassy of Portugal and the support of the Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and with the Luso-American Development Foundation (FLAD), will host the Portuguese-American National Conference, on June 23, the first national conference dedicated to the discussion of Portuguese-American issues. Secretary General […]
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Diplomacy: Secretary-General António Guterres visits Kremlin – Moscow
Posted on 20 June 2018.
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and Russian President Vladimir Putin met in Moscow on June 20. The Secretary General arrived in Moscow on June 19, where he attended the Portugal vs. Morocco game at the 2018 FIFA World Cup. According to the UN agenda for the visit, António Guterres was scheduled to meet President Vladimir […]
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Diplomacy: President Rebelo de Sousa to meet President Vladimir Putin – Portugal
Posted on 19 June 2018.
The President of Portugal, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, will meet with Vladimir Putin, the President the Russian Federation, on Wednesday, June 20, in Moscow. In Moscow, President Rebelo de Sousa will also watch Portugal’s soccer team playing the Moroccan team for the World Cup. The President of Portugal has remarked that “Portugal would like to […]
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