25 January 2013
President Barack Obama has appointed Portuguese-American attorney, David Simas, Assistant to the President and Deputy Senior for Communication and Strategy. A native of Tauton, Massachusetts, Simas, 42, is the child of Portuguese immigrant parents. His mother, Deolinda Matos Simas, is from Abela, Alentejo, mainland Portugal. His father, António Simas, is from Faial da Terra, São […]
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25 January 2013
The President of the European Commission and former Portuguese Prime Minister, José Manuel Durão Barroso, was awarded the Grand Collar of Merit by Brazil’s Federal Audit Court, on Thursday, in a ceremony at the institution’s headquarters in Brasilia. The European Commission President used the event to highlight the European Union’s role as an example of […]
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25 January 2013
Portugal’s Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Miguel Relvas, confirmed that Portugal’s government has postponed plans to privatize state-run broadcaster RTP [Rádio Televisão Portuguesa]. Adding that the government still intends to sell off one public channel when the time is right, Relvas commented that RTP faces a “painful” restructuring and modernization process which will cost the government […]
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24 January 2013
The New York based Arte Institute has announced the 3rd edition of NY Portuguese Short Film Festival (NYPSFF) and is calling for submissions. The festival is scheduled for May 31- June, 2013, to take place in New York and Portugal, simultaneously. Launched in 2011, the NYPSFF aims to showcasing the best work of emerging Portuguese […]
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24 January 2013
Portuguese neuroscientist, Rui Costa, is the co-author of a breakthrough research paper revealing new findings applicable to the treatment of Parkinson and Huntington’s diseases and other neurological disorders. The research paper titled, “Concurrent Activation of Striatal Direct and Indirect Pathways during action initiation,” was published in the January issue of the online journal Nature. The findings are […]
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23 January 2013
Portugal’s Minister of Finance, Vítor Gaspar, took the occasion of Monday’s Eurogroup meeting to submit a formal request to extend the repayment periods on the country’s bailout, Lusa reported Tuesday. Speaking after the meeting, Gaspar stressed Portugal was a country that “met and meets” its commitments under the adjustment program and that this explained its “readiness […]
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