15 January 2018
Official data released by the Trump Administration reveals that repealing the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) will affect 520 undocumented Portuguese immigrants, authorities in Portugal have confirmed. DACA was approved in 2012, by President Barack Obama, to protect undocumented residents who were brought illegally to the country as children. The program was approved conditionally […]
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15 January 2018
An earthquake magnitude 4.9 Richter scale was reported at 11.51am, local time, on Monday morning, in the Alentejo southern region of Portugal. The event felt across the country caused no injuries or destruction, the Portuguese Institute of the Sea and Atmosphere (IMPA) has confirmed. The earthquake happened in the District of Evora (population 173,700). The […]
13 January 2018
A Portuguese passport holder owns one of the best passports in the world, according the 2018 Passport Index released by Henley & Partners, a prestigious international consulting firm. In 2018, Portugal moved from sixth (2017) to the fifth place in the Henley & Partners passport index. The ranking evaluates passports according to the number of […]
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02 January 2018
The Portuguese government is banning all unhealthy foods and drinks from all public health services providers, following the publication of an administrative order published in ‘Diário da República’ the official journal. Thus, health centers and hospitals, as well as any institution of the Ministry of Health, will be prohibited from having vending machines for foods […]
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28 December 2017
Portugal has acknowledged a persistent negative emigration trend resulting in a migratory deficit – with more young qualified Portuguese leaving the country than returning – and that the country is not attracting those who have left in recent years. According to Secretary of State for the Communities, José Luís Carneiro, in spite of the positive […]
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13 December 2017
The former President of Portugal, Mário Soares, was memorialized today by the European Parliament, naming one of its main assembly rooms, in Brussels, after the late Portuguese President. In a statement, the European Parliament announced that the decision to honor President Soares was taken during a plenary session in Strasbourg, France, to recognize “his relevant […]
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