01 November 2011
Portugal assumed Tuesday the rotating monthly presidency of the Security Council of the United Nations for November, replacing Jog Ogwu, the Nigerian UN ambassador, who presided to the Council for the month of October. Portugal is presiding at 15-nation body at a time when it is reviewing the Palestinian bid for full UN membership. Ambassador […]
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01 November 2011
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), headed by Paulo Portas, proposed a cut of at least 40 million euros in its budget for 2012, representing 10 percent in savings. Under the proposed delivered in Parliament, the total expenditure of the MFA in 2012 will be reduced to 334 million-euro, 10.6 percent less compared to 2011. […]
Posted in Community, Organizations
01 November 2011
All Saints Day [Dia de Todos os Santos] is celebrated in Portugal on November 1st with a national holiday to honor the dead. The origin of All Saints’ Day cannot be traced with certainty, but it has been observed on various days in different places around the world. It is a national holiday in many […]
01 November 2011
Figures from Eurostat revealed Monday the unemployment rate in Portugal had climbed to 12.5% in September with youth unemployment (under-25) rising two decimals to 27.1%, returning to the level of June after dipping to 12.4% in July and August. Portugal now holds the fourth worst unemployment rate behind Spain with a rise in September to […]
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31 October 2011
The Portuguese Government and Canadian gold mining exploration company, Colt Resources, are signing an agreement, November 2, to launch an experimental gold probe project in the southern Alentejo region of mainland Portugal. The sites for the project are located at Nossa Senhora da Boa-Fé and Santiago do Escoural (Montemor-o-Novo) near Évora city. The announcement was […]
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30 October 2011
Portugal was represented at its highest level at the 21st Ibero-American Summit by President Aníbal Cavaco Silva, Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho, and Foreign Minister Paulo Portas. The summit was held Friday and Saturday in Asunción, capital of Paraguay. On October 27, on their way to Paraguay, Portugal’s President and Prime Minister made separate stops in […]
