Official data released by the Trump Administration reveals that repealing the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) will affect 520 undocumented Portuguese immigrants, authorities in Portugal have confirmed. DACA was approved in 2012, by President Barack Obama, to protect undocumented residents who were brought illegally to the country as children. The program was approved conditionally […]
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Community: DACA repeal will affect 520 Portuguese dreamers – Washington, DC
Posted on 15 January 2018.
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January 15: Moderate earthquake magnitude 4.9 rattled Alentejo – Southern Portugal
Posted on 15 January 2018.
An earthquake magnitude 4.9 Richter scale was reported at 11.51am, local time, on Monday morning, in the Alentejo southern region of Portugal. The event felt across the country caused no injuries or destruction, the Portuguese Institute of the Sea and Atmosphere (IMPA) has confirmed. The earthquake happened in the District of Evora (population 173,700). The […]
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Travel: Portugal holds one of the most powerful passports in the world – Henley & Partners
Posted on 13 January 2018.
A Portuguese passport holder owns one of the best passports in the world, according the 2018 Passport Index released by Henley & Partners, a prestigious international consulting firm. In 2018, Portugal moved from sixth (2017) to the fifth place in the Henley & Partners passport index. The ranking evaluates passports according to the number of […]
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Portugal: Unhealthy food ban at all public health services providers – New Year’s resolution
Posted on 02 January 2018.
The Portuguese government is banning all unhealthy foods and drinks from all public health services providers, following the publication of an administrative order published in ‘Diário da República’ the official journal. Thus, health centers and hospitals, as well as any institution of the Ministry of Health, will be prohibited from having vending machines for foods […]
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Portugal: Thousands leaving the country each year – few returning
Posted on 28 December 2017.
Portugal has acknowledged a persistent negative emigration trend resulting in a migratory deficit – with more young qualified Portuguese leaving the country than returning – and that the country is not attracting those who have left in recent years. According to Secretary of State for the Communities, José Luís Carneiro, in spite of the positive […]
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Portugal: European Parliament honors President Mário Soares – Strasbourg, France
Posted on 13 December 2017.
The former President of Portugal, Mário Soares, was memorialized today by the European Parliament, naming one of its main assembly rooms, in Brussels, after the late Portuguese President. In a statement, the European Parliament announced that the decision to honor President Soares was taken during a plenary session in Strasbourg, France, to recognize “his relevant […]
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