The Azorean Government has implemented the “Guide to Hiring Foreign Citizens in the Azores,” a policy aimed at developing initiatives and strategies to promote the full integration of foreign workers. The document offers “important information” for employers and future foreign employees in the Region. Acknowledging their active contribution to the enrichment of Azorean society in […]
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CCRAI: Azorean Government promotes full integration of foreign workers – Azores
Posted on 26 April 2024.
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Book | The Carnation Revolution: The Day Portugal’s Dictatorship Fell | by Alex Fernandes – Editor’s Note
Posted on 25 April 2024.
25 April 1974, Lisbon. Over the course of a single day, Europe’s oldest fascist regime falls. On its 50th anniversary, this is the story of the revolution that changed Portugal forever. On the night of 24 April 1974, at five minutes to eleven, a Lisbon radio station broadcasts Portugal’s Eurovision entry. By 6.20 p.m. the […]
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Viva! Portuguese nation celebrates 50 years of democracy and freedom! – Portugal
Posted on 25 April 2024.
Portugal celebrates today the 50th anniversary of the Carnation Revolution (Revolução dos Cravos), the nation’s “Freedom Day,” when a military coup ended the Estado Novo authoritarian regime, led by Antonio Oliveira Salazar, Europe’s longest-lived dictatorship and 13 years of colonial wars in Africa. On April 25, 1974, some 200 to 300 officers calling themselves the […]
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Culture: Literary residencies created for world writers – Azores
Posted on 24 April 2024.
The President of the Azorean Government, José Manuel Bolieiro, announced the creation of a pioneering literary residency program for world writers. The initiative was revealed during a book launch event at the Letras Lavadas bookshop in Ponta Delgada. The occasion marked the release of David Lopes’s new book Uma Varanda Sobre Tóquio, Almedina (2023) Polish […]
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Opinion | Portugal vows to cooperate with the European Union – Len Port
Posted on 19 April 2024.
New Prime Minister, Luis Montenegro, was speaking in Brussels this week when he emphasized that Portugal has a “very strong commitment” to the European Union, both in domestic and foreign policy, especially regarding Ukraine and the Middle East. Portugal’s minister of foreign affairs, Paulo Rangel, personally told the Iranian ambassador to Lisbon that his country […]
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Travel Alert: Visa challenges ahead of the Paris Olympics – France
Posted on 16 April 2024.
As the countdown to the 2024 Olympics in Paris begins, Portuguese are gearing up to follow the games, but many may face unexpected hurdles in the form of visa requirements. With the Olympics fast approaching, world enthusiasts and supporters are busy making preparations, from travel arrangements to ensuring they have the necessary documentation to enter […]
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