09 July 2013
By George Monteiro (*) It was singularly fitting, from my perspective, that this book had its launching at Lisbon’s Grémio Literário, that venerable institution founded, it is said, by Eça de Queiroz. Over forty years ago, in the summer of 1980, to be exact, I was the luncheon guest of João Gaspar Simões, whom I […]
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08 July 2013
Portugal’s President Aníbal Cavaco Silva is holding two days of a new round of meetings, with representatives of the major parliamentary parties, to address the political crisis resulting from the resignation, last week, of Minister of Finance Vitor Gaspar and Paulo Portas Minister of Foreign Affairs. On Monday morning, the President held a meeting with […]
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07 July 2013
In a prepared statement to the press, on Sunday President Vasco Cordeiro, the head of the Regional Government of the Azores, said that holding early elections is the “only way to create, not just the possibility of a fresh solution leading to government stability but, and above all, to rebuild a new relationship of trust […]
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05 July 2013
By Len Port, Contributor (*) No sooner had she been appointed minister of finance than the most senior woman in the Portuguese cabinet found herself at the heart of a political eruption that threatened to bring down the government and derail the bailout recovery process. Less than 24 hours after the surprise resignation of Minister […]
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04 July 2013
The Walk & Talk International Public Art Festival is returning to the island of São Miguel, Azores, a world destination for creative tourists with interest in public art projects. On its third edition, the event will take place from July 12 through July 27. Founded in 2011 by local artists Diana Sousa and Jesse James, the […]
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03 July 2013
By Len Port, Contributor (*) In the swings and roundabouts of public life in Portugal, the on-going economic crisis has produced another political one. If the present government collapses, which suddenly looks likely, there is no guarantee that an alternative one will fare any better. The country is in turmoil. As of today in a […]
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