Speaking in Boston, on Tuesday, the President of the Regional Government of the Azores, Vasco Cordeiro, warned Washington that the friendship and cooperation between Portugal and the United States “could be compromised” regarding the U.S. decision to significantly reduce its military presence in the Lajes Air Field, on Terceira island. He said that the U.S. […]
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Lajes: President Vasco Cordeiro warns U.S. of challenges ahead – Boston, MA
Posted on 04 June 2013.
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Festival: New York celebrates the best of Portugal – NYC
Posted on 04 June 2013.
AICEP Portugal Global, Trade & Investment Agency is promoting the second edition of the “Festival of Creativity, Culture and Business,” taking place during the month of June in New York City. Organized by “Meet Portugal in New York,” the festival includes a series of events, showcasing the best Portugal has to offer, as part of […]
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Labor: Portuguese workers to stage general strike June 27 – Portugal
Posted on 03 June 2013.
Portugal’s two largest trade union confederations, the CGTP and the UGT, are calling for a general strike for Thursday, June 27. Thousands of workers are expected to take part in street mass demonstrations across the country. The head of UGT, Carlos Silva, told the press Monday the strike was in opposition to the austerity measures imposed […]
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Community: 8th Annual Azorean Whale Boat Regatta – Cambridge, MA
Posted on 01 June 2013.
The Boston Portuguese Festival and the Azorean Maritime Heritage Society are hosting its 8th Annual Azorean Whale Boat Regatta taking place at the MIT Pierce Boathouse, Cambridge, MA, on Sunday, June 02, starting at 12pm. One of the most celebrated events of the Boston Portuguese Festival, the annual regatta in the Charles River is back […]
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Community: President Vasco Cordeiro presiding to Heritage Day of Portugal – Boston, MA
Posted on 31 May 2013.
The President of the Regional Government of the Azores, Vasco Cordeiro, will preside, as the guest of honor, to the 29th Heritage Day of Portugal celebrations to be held in the House of Representatives of the Massachusetts State House, scheduled to take place from 10 a.m. to noon, Tuesday, June 4. The statewide event recognizes […]
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Opinion: How many more ‘terrible years’ ahead? – Portugal
Posted on 30 May 2013.
By Len Port, Contributor (*) The “two terrible years” anticipated by Pedro Passos Coelho on taking office as Portugal’s Prime Minister on 5th June 2011 are almost up. That will not be the end of it, of course. There is no end in sight to the economic suffering Passos Coelho said the nation would have […]
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