The Regional Government of the Azores, through the Department for the Azorean Communities (DRC), is sponsoring the 10th edition of the “Saudades dos Açores” program for seniors, from November 3 to November 10. This year, 17 seniors from the United States, Canada and Brazil are participating in the program. The initiative is aimed to providing older Azorean expatriates living in […]
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Travel: 10th edition of the “Saudades dos Açores” program for seniors – Azores
Posted on 03 November 2012.
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Emigration: More unemployed are leaving the country – Portugal
Posted on 03 November 2012.
More people registered as unemployed at Portugal’s job centers have signed off in the first nine months of 2012, because they were leaving the country. The number was up more than 45% from a year earlier, official figures revealed. According to statistics from the Institute of Employment and Professional Training (IEFP), 24,689 people cancelled their […]
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Travel: Tourism revenues rising despite crisis – Portugal
Posted on 02 November 2012.
Revenues from tourism in Portugal should increase this year despite the ongoing economic crisis, largely thanks to foreign visitors, according to a top official. Tourism is one of Portugal’s most important sectors, with revenues last year totaling Euro8.1 billion, according to Bank of Portugal figures. “We have expectations of growth, despite the difficult economic situation […]
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Austerity: Angela Merkel to visit Lisbon amid street protests – Portugal
Posted on 02 November 2012.
German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, will pay an official visit to Portugal, on November 12, to meet with Portugal’s President of the Republic, Aníbal Cavaco Silva, and Prime Minister, Pedro Passos Coelho. This is the Chancellor’s first official visit to Portugal. The head of the German government will also be the guest speaker at the opening […]
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Travel: Dengue virus outbreak rises to 62 cases – Madeira
Posted on 31 October 2012.
The Institute of the Administration of Health and Social Affairs (IASAUDE), based on Madeira island, has confirmed 62 dengue fever cases on the region, with 6 patients currently hospitalize in the Hospital of Funchal. There were 52 cases of dengue in Madeira confirmed last week, with five patients in hospital, according to IASAUDE , compared […]
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Elected: Vasco Cordeiro sworn Regional President of the Azores- Update
Posted on 31 October 2012.
Vasco Cordeiro, 39, was sworn Regional President of the Government of the Azores, on Wednesday, in a ceremony presided by Ambassador Pedro Catarino, Portugal’s government representative in the Azores. President Cordeiro was elected Regional President of the Azores on October 14, with an absolute majority of 49% of votes. Cordeiro, the leader of the Socialist […]
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