Socialist Party (PS) delegates, meeting Saturday in Ponta Delgada, elected Vasco Cordeiro to succeed Carlos César as leader of the Socialist Party in the Azores. Vasco Cordeiro, the current Regional Secretary for the Economy, is now the Socialist Party candidate for president of the Regional Government of the Azores in the legislative elections scheduled for […]
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Regional elections: Vasco Cordeiro replaces Carlos César – Azores
Posted on 09 October 2011.
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Portuguese President Aníbal Cavaco Silva to visit Italy
Posted on 08 October 2011.
Portuguese President Anibal Cavaco Silva will visit Florence and Genoa, in Italy, Wednesday and Thursday of next week. In Florence he will give a public lecture about current European affairs at the European University Institute (EUI), while in Genoa he will participate in a meeting of COTEC Europa. This is the second time President Cavaco […]
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Regional elections: Carlos César will not seek a 4th term as president – Azores
Posted on 07 October 2011.
The President of the Regional Government of the Azores, Carlos César, 55, announced late Friday that he will not seek a 4th mandate in the Azores’ regional elections scheduled for October 2012, LUSA news reported. News that he would run for a new term were conflicting and were settled after Carlos César made a statement Friday evening indicating that he, indeed, was […]
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Moddy’s downgraded nine Portuguese banks – Portugal
Posted on 07 October 2011.
Moody’s Investors Service cut Friday the debt ratings of nine Portuguese banks, by one or two notches, from Baa1 to Ba2, on concerns of funding, bad loans and holdings of government debt. The targeted banks are now under negative outlook “junk” status. The affected banks are: Caixa Geral de Depósitos (CGD), Banco Comercial Português (BCP/Millennium), Banco […]
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Portuguese Jewish community celebrating Yom Kippur – Portugal
Posted on 07 October 2011.
The nearly five thousand Jews living in Portugal today are marking the beginning of Yom Kippur, a religious celebration that starts at 6pm on October 7 and lasts until sundown on Saturday, October 8, with a fast and periods of intense prayer. “This is a day of extreme importance to the Jewish community. It is […]
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Recuperation of the Portuguese Economy and Image of Portugal in the US – Conference
Posted on 07 October 2011.
The Luso-American Friendship Association (AAPEUA) and the National Organization of Portuguese Americans (NOPA) are hosting a conference, scheduled for October 13, on the topic “The Recuperation of the Portuguese Economy and Image of Portugal in the United States.” The event will take place from 10am to 12:30, at Renaissance Hotel, 999 Ninth Street, Washington, DC […]
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