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 […]
Posted in Arts&Culture, Azores, Featured, Heritage, Music, Painting, People, Photography, Travel
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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03 July 2013
In an attempt to quell the current political crises, the President of Portugal Anibal Cavaco Silva is meeting today with the leader of the Socialist main opposition party, António José Seguro, and has summoned a meeting for Thursday with Prime Minister Passos Coelho and the leaders of the main political parties. The political crisis has resulted […]
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02 July 2013
The plane carrying Bolivia’s President Evo Morales was denied air permits to Portugal’s air space, Tuesday, because Portuguese authorities suspected fugitive Edward Snowden was on board. The plane was diverted to Austria after air permits were also denied by France, Spain and Italy. Snowden is the former NSA contractor wanted by Washington on espionage charges regarding […]
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01 July 2013
Former Treasury Secretary, Maria Luis de Albuquerque, was appointed Portugal’s Minister of Finance by Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho, the office of President Cavaco Silva announced Tuesday. Albuquerque, 46, holds degrees in economics from the Lusiada University of Lisbon and the Technical University of Lisbon. A former university professor of economics she has worked in government since […]
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