24 March 2021
The President of the Regional Government of the Azores, José Manuel Bolieiro, declared today that the development of the Azores represents an asset for the whole country, for its contribution to the international prestige of Portugal. Speaking at the plenary session of the Legislative Assembly of the Autonomous Region of the Azores, President Bolieiro said, […]
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23 March 2021
The Government of Portugal has announced additional terms and conditions for the “Programa Regressar” [Return Program], created to attract Portuguese expatriates to return home. The incentives target mainly young professionals who emigrated before 2015. The expectation is that many emigrants will return to Portugal as entrepreneurs. The new regulations are included in the document ‘Medida […]
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22 March 2021
The Vice President of the Regional Government of the Azores, Artur Lima, addressed today a letter to the Portuguese Minister of Foreign Affairs, Augusto Santos Silva, requesting that Portugal invoke the Cooperation and Defense Agreement between the Portuguese Government and the United States, to supply vaccines against COVID’19 to the underserved Azorean population. In the […]
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17 March 2021
By Len Port St. Patrick’s Day, March 17, is celebrated annually around the world, including, of course, by Irish expatriates in Portugal and Portuguese living in Ireland. With traditional festivities subdued this year because of the coronavirus pandemic, it’s a good time to reflect on the close ties that have long existed between these two […]
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15 March 2021
Portugal’s Constitutional Court has rejected on Monday a law voted overwhelming by Parliament last month, allowing euthanasia and medically assisted suicide for terminally ill patients. The judges rejected the law in a 7-5 ruling. Following the Court rule, the law was swiftly vetoed today by the President of Portugal, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, and returned […]
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15 March 2021
The Autonomous Government of the Azores, lead by President José Manuel Bolieiro, has stated that its administration is unhappy with the reduced number of COVID’19 vaccines the Government of Portugal has made available to the Azorean population. Indeed, the Azorean administration has indicated it is very concerned about the spread of the COVID’19 British variant […]
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