10 March 2022
Portugal’s Council of Ministers has approved a resolution simplifying the entry process and protection requirements for Ukrainian refugees fleeing the impending war launched by Russia against Ukraine. Portugal can receive “tens of thousands of Ukrainians without risk of turbulence,” said Justice Minister, Francisca Van Dunem. “We have a large Ukrainian community in Portugal which is […]
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07 March 2022
Writings on Art and Poetical Theory contains a selection of Fernando Pessoa’s writings (or those of his heteronyms) on art and poetical theory, originally written in English. In Pessoa’s oeuvre one finds not only literary and fictional works but also a multiplicity of theoretical texts on the most diverse subjects concerning artistic movements, literature, and writers. […]
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01 March 2022
It is increasingly possible that President Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine could be his downfall, not so much because of sanctions imposed by the West, but because of condemnation by his own people. That’s what happened in Portugal during this country’s colonial war in the 1960s and ‘70s. Portugal’s conflict in the last colonies of […]
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28 February 2022
From the winner of the prestigious FIL Prize in Romance Languages comes this masterpiece saga, set in the twilight of the late twentieth century, of two clashing families in coastal Portugal. With the grand sweep of Elena Ferrante’s Neapolitan novels, this enduring tale transports us to a picturesque seaside town haunted by its colonial past. […]
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27 February 2022
On Sunday, the Portuguese President, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, was in a telephone conversation with the Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky, where the current situation in Ukraine was addressed. According to an official note, “The President of the Republic reiterated the vehement condemnation of Portugal and solidarity for the courageous Ukrainian resistance. This support has been […]
22 February 2022
So much aggression across the world is making it increasingly difficult to focus, even here in peaceful Portugal, on the biggest threat of all to the future of humanity: climate change. The arguing over Ukraine, now getting close to all-out war, atrocities in Afghanistan, mass killings in African nations, Islamic terrorism, child abuse within the […]
