The European Commission has decided to take Portugal to the Court of Justice of the European Union because Portugal has not adopted and notified compulsory guidelines for the application of safety management procedures for road infrastructure in the trans-European network (TEN-T). The adoption of these guidelines would save more lives on Portuguese roads, reinforcing the […]
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Road safety: European Commission takes Portugal to Court – Brussels, Belgium
Posted on 23 January 2014.
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Kleztival: 4th International Klezmer Music Festival – São Paulo,BR
Posted on 22 January 2014.
By Richard Simas,Contributor (*) Why an international Klezmer Music Festival in São Paulo… “I am an idealist,” Kleztival director Nicole Borger admits. “That’s why I do this.” Promoting Jewish music in all its facets connects her long-standing youthful idealism and musical love to a powerful commitment to Hazbara, promoting the cause of Israel. She is […]
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Portugal: Government of the Azores wins Constitutional Court ruling – Azores
Posted on 22 January 2014.
The President of the Government of the Azores, Vasco Cordeiro, has said it was a “great victory” for the Region the ruling, by Portugal’s Constitutional Court, that the regional budget for 2014 will be implemented, as approved by the Azorean Parliament, despite being questioned by central government authorities. “The decision that has been made public […]
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CPLP: President Obama invites African leaders to August summit – Washington, DC
Posted on 22 January 2014.
President Barack Obama has invited the leaders of 50 African countries to take part in a summit at the White House, on August 5-6, 2014. Heads of state from Angola, Mozambique, São Tomé and Cape Verde, members of the Community of Portuguese-Language Countries (CPLP) are among the invited. The list includes the leaders of all […]
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Essay: Robert Frost, Vasco da Gama and Columbus – By George Monteiro
Posted on 20 January 2014.
By George Monteiro, Contributor (*) The story of the poet Robert Frost’s (1874-1963) considerations on the subject of Christopher Columbus and Vasco da Gama as great historical voyagers begins with a brief account of the relationship between Frost and the poet-translator Leonard Bacon (1887-1954), whose last major work was a fine translation of Camões’s Os […]
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Education: Women outnumbering men in the number of doctoral theses – Portugal
Posted on 18 January 2014.
The number of doctoral theses in Portugal rose to 2,200 in 2012 from 860 in 2000, with women outnumbering men in terms of their production, according to figures released recently on by the Ministry of Education. The upward trend continued throughout the period under review, and from 2011 to 2012 it was a striking 19.7%. […]
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