In 2001, Portugal became the first country in the European Union to decriminalize drug use. Portugal abolished criminal penalties for possession of drugs including substances classified as hard drugs. Rather than criminalizing drug users, people found in possession of drugs are sent to a “dissuasion commission” or “dissuasion board” for treatment by social workers and […]
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Portugal’s drug policy reform pays off
Posted on 29 June 2011.
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Portugal’s newly elected government takes charge – Update
Posted on 28 June 2011.
Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho’s cabinet is submitting its first government program to the legislature for debate and voting, on Thursday and Friday, an official source told LUSA News Agency. State Secretary, Luís Marques Guedes, said the program aimes to “fulfill completely” Portugal’s obligations under the financial rescue package and even “goes beyond” its demands. […]
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Portuguese landmark in Kenya named World Heritage site – UNESCO
Posted on 28 June 2011.
UNESCO has named the Fort Jesus in Mombasa, Kenya, as a World Heritage site. The monument with “exceptional universal value” was added to UNESCO’s list of sites on Monday, June 27. The United Nations organization described the fort as “one of the most notable and best preserved examples of 16th century Portuguese military fortifications and […]
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Tourism is on the increase – Madeira
Posted on 27 June 2011.
There were 151 ships that paid a call to the island of Madeira in the first five months of 2011, 14 more than in the same period a year ago, revealed the Madeira Port Authority (APM). In the first five months of 2011, the port of Funchal had a 10 percent increase in the number […]
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Defying austerity measures workers demand pay raise – Portugal
Posted on 27 June 2011.
Union leader, Manuel Carvalho da Silva, head of CGTP (General Confederation of Portuguese Workers) — Portugal’s largest trade union confederation — met Monday with the newly appointed Minister of Economy, Álvaro Santos Pereira, to demand an increase in the national minimum wage from €485 euros/month ($692 USD) to €500 euros ($713 USD), before the end of the […]
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Thousands celebrate Yoga’s World Day – Lisbon, Portugal
Posted on 26 June 2011.
Thousands are expected to participate in a Mega Yoga Class to be held Sunday, June 26, at Estádio 1º de Maio, in Lisbon, to celebrate Yoga’s World Day. The event will gather Yoga practitioners, sympathizers and curious and representatives from the most renowned Yoga schools in Portugal and the world. Celebrated on the first Sunday after […]
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