The Switzerland referendum against “massive immigration,” setting restrictions on European Union citizens emigrating to the country, is a cause for concern to Portugal, said Portuguese Minister of Foreign Affairs Rui Machete. Machete said that the new measures voted February 9th would “oblige a review of the relationship ongoing between the EU and Switzerland” given how […]
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Portugal: Portuguese will be affected by Swiss new xenophobic measures – Switzerland
Posted on 12 February 2014.
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Arts: Joana Vasconcelos exhibiting at the Manchester Art Gallery – United Kingdom
Posted on 11 February 2014.
Portuguese contemporary artist Joana Vasconcelos is staging new works of art at the Manchester Art Gallery, UK, opening February 15 through June 2014. Curator Natasha Howes said the event would be “the most ambitious” exhibition by Vasconcelos in the United Kingdom. Manchester Art Gallery is visited by about 400,000 people every year. Titled “Britannia” the […]
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Travel: Portugal voted best hostels destination in the world – Awards
Posted on 10 February 2014.
Portugal was voted best hostel destination in the world at the 12th edition of the Annual Hostel Awards by Hostelworld. According to the “Hoscars” Customer Annual Ratings, Portugal was voted the country with the largest number of awarded categories (19) and hostels (11), being Lisbon the city with more “Hoscars” (15 in total). Only Italy, the […]
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Opinion: More Madeleine misinformation
Churning out the news…Who cares
– By Len Port
Posted on 09 February 2014.
The recent flurry of fictitious reports about the Madeleine McCann case is another example of how far quality journalism has been replaced by the latest form of ‘churnalism.’ A story is concocted by a reporter and published on the website of a major newspaper or TV network. Within hours, it has been copied, rewritten or […]
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Churning out the news…Who cares
– By Len Port
Survey: Portuguese Catholics ask for all-inclusive welcoming Church – Portugal
Posted on 07 February 2014.
Catholics in Portugal want an inclusive church that does not discriminate against the children of non-traditional families, such as homosexuals, unmarried couples or divorcees, a Vatican-sponsored questionnaire on family-related issues has found, the Portuguese Episcopal Conference (CEP) announced on Thursday. “The cases of families that are not in line with canonical norms are presented as […]
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Pop Culture: Comic Con international convention to be held in Porto – Portugal
Posted on 05 February 2014.
Portugal will host its first Comic-Con Portugal convention to be held in Porto city, in December 5-7, 2014. Taking place at EXPONOR – Porto International Fair – the event is expected to attract over 20,000 participants. Organized by Conventions in the Yard (CITY), the Porto Comic Con Portugal Convention will host celebrity guests and guest […]
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