The President of the Government of the Azores, Vasco Cordeiro, is concerned that the decontamination of soils on Terceira island, resulting from the US presence in Lajes Air Base, is not being addressed as a “top priority” by the Portugal/USA Permanent Bilateral Commission. In a prepared statement, President Cordeiro stated that, “[T]he position taken by […]
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Lajes: Decontamination of Terceira island soils must be a top priority – Azores
Posted on 19 March 2017.
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Education: Portuguese language qualifies for college placement and credit – NEWL
Posted on 06 March 2017.
Effective April 2017, college bound secondary education students in the United States will be able to earn college placement and college credits for Portuguese as a foreign language’. To qualify, students will take the National Examinations in World Languages (NEWL), a test developed by the American Councils for International Education and recognized by the Advanced […]
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Book: ‘The Lusophone World’ by Sarah Ashby – Editor’s Note
Posted on 01 March 2017.
Portugal’s European Union honeymoon has officially ended. It was the victim of a Europe-wide political and financial crisis and an unstable EU identity increasingly splintered along regional and economic fractures. What does this mean for the former ‘‘good student’’ of European democracy? The answer may lie in renewed Portuguese efforts to deepen and strengthen ties […]
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Scholarships: Portugal Summer Study Program – UMass, Lowell
Posted on 01 March 2017.
The Saab-Pedroso Center for Portuguese Culture and Research, at the University of Massachusetts Lowell, has announced a 2017 summer abroad program in Lisbon, Portugal. Financial aid and/or scholarships are available for eligible students. Students can choose Option 1 (4 week program) departing the US on June 3 and returning June 30, 2017. Students who choose […]
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Book: ‘Pereira Maintains’ by Antonio Tabucchi – Editor’s Note
Posted on 28 February 2017.
Dr. Pereira is an aging, lonely, overweight journalist who has failed to notice the menacing cloud of fascism over Salazarist Lisbon. One day he meets Montiero Rossi, an aspiring young writer whose anti-fascist fervor is as strong as Pereira’s apolitical languor. Eventually, breaking out of the shell of his own inhibitions, Pereira reluctantly rises to […]
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Europe: Portuguese rank second with more emigrants leaving the country – Portugal
Posted on 25 February 2017.
Portugal ranks second after Malta among the European countries losing more population to emigration, the Lisbon-based Emigration Observatory [Observatório da Emigração] reported. According to the report, an average of 110,000 Portuguese/year have left the country between 2013 and 2015. It is estimated that currently 2.3 million (22%) Portuguese born nationals live abroad, a figure only […]
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