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Sports | Cristiano Ronaldo retiring from Portuguese national team Diplomacy Community | Azores Government offers cultural exchange grants for diaspora applicants Travel | TAP and SATA airlines move forward with privatization Community | Barack Obama in Lisbon praises Portuguese Americans
 

Sports | Cristiano Ronaldo retiring from Portuguese national team – Portugal

Cristiano Ronaldo, one of the greatest players in world sports history and Portugal’s most celebrated footballer, announced on Thursday, November 5, that he is retiring from the Portuguese national team. The 41-year-old Madeira-born superstar announced his decision in an emotional social media video, saying the time had come to relinquish Portugal’s iconic No. 7 jersey. […]

Diplomacy – Portugal and the United States reaffirm cooperation with the Azores – Washington, DC

Portugal and the United States have reaffirmed this week their strategic partnership, emphasizing continued American military cooperation at Lajes Air Base, on Terceira Island in the Azores, at the 53rd meeting of the Portugal–United States Standing Bilateral Commission, held in Washington on November 3. Under the framework of the 1995 bilateral Defense Cooperation Agreement, commonly […]

Community | Azores Government offers cultural exchange grants for diaspora applicants – Azores

The Government of the Azores has opened applications for grant opportunities supporting cultural and community projects in Azorean emigrant communities abroad, as well as educational exchanges and immigrant integration initiatives for 2027.  The funding opportunities are particularly relevant to Azorean organizations, cultural associations, and educational institutions in the United States, Canada, Bermuda, Brazil, and other […]

Travel | TAP and SATA airlines move forward with privatization – Portugal

Portugal has selected Germany’s Lufthansa Group as the strategic investor in TAP Air Portugal, marking a significant turning point for the country’s aviation industry and with important implications for Portuguese communities in the United States, Canada, and beyond.  The selection does not mean that Lufthansa has already taken ownership of TAP. Rather, it represents a […]

Community | Barack Obama in Lisbon praises Portuguese Americans – Portugal

Former United States President Barack Obama returned to Lisbon on Saturday, October 10, where he delivered a keynote address at the 6th edition of the Game Changers Forum.  During his two-day stay in Lisbon, Obama met with Portuguese President António José Seguro at the Palácio de Belém, the official residence of the Portuguese head of […]

“Tempests and other natural disasters in the literary imagination” – Conference

11 July 2011

The Center for English, Translation and Anglo-Portuguese Studies (CETAPS), at the University of Lisbon, Portugal, is sponsoring an international conference evocative of the fourth-hundred anniversary of Shakespeare’s “The Tempest,” schedule for December 1-3, 2011. Titled “Dashed all to pieces: Tempests and other natural disasters in the literary imagination,” the event aims to promote a broader discussion […]

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Posted in Conferences, Education, Featured

Carthaginian temples found – Azores

09 July 2011

Archaeologists from the Portuguese Association of Archeological Research (APIA) believe to have found in the Azores a significant number of Carthaginian temples, from the fourth century BC, dedicated to the goddess Tanit. The new archaeological sites were found in Monte Brasil, Angra do Heroismo, Terceira island. According to APIA’s  archaeologists, Nuno Ribeiro and Anabela Joaquinito, “More […]

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Posted in Azores, Corvo, Faial, Flores, Heritage, Santa Maria, São Miguel, Terceira

Portugal demands European response to Moody’s rate cuts

08 July 2011

President Aníbal Cavaco Silva considered Moody’s attribution of junk status to long-term Portuguese bonds as unjustifiable and wants a “European response” to the rating agency’s rule. A presidential aide told Lusa news agency, Cavaco Silva, a former economics professor, saw “no minimal justification” for Moody’s rate cut on Tuesday. Cavaco Silva believes that “risk assessment […]

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Posted in Featured, Politics, World

Moody’s downgrades Lisbon, Sintra, Madeira and Azores – Update

07 July 2011

Moody’s Investors Services downgraded Thursday the ratings of Lisbon and Sintra cities, in mainland Portugal, and the two autonomous regions of Madeira and Azores. Moddy’s downgraded Lisbon in four levels from a Baa1 to Ba2, attributing a “negative outlook” to the capital city. Sintra city, in mainland Portugal, was also downgraded by Moody’s on Thursday, […]

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Posted in Azores, Featured, Madeira, Politics

Facebook users rally against Moody’s rule – Portugal

07 July 2011

The decision by Moody’s to downgrade Portugal’s sovereign debt to junk status has angered many Portuguese Facebook users who are mobilizing to protest against the rating agency. Since Wednesday, a number of new pages were created on the social network appealing to users to intervene in creative ways, from establishing discussion forums, to taking action against […]

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Posted in Featured, Politics

Moody’s downgrades Portugal’s debt to junk status – Update

06 July 2011

Mood’s Investors Service downgraded Portugal’s sovereign debt Tuesday to junk status, to Ba2 and Baa1, a sign the European crisis is deteriorating. A debt rating below Baa means the issuer’s debt no longer is considered investment grade. Moody’s said the downgrade was triggered by “growing risk” that Portugal would need a second bailout by the rest of Europe, […]

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