30 June 2011
The President of the Regional Government of Madeira, Alberto João Jardim, announced that the reconstruction work underway, following the storm of February 20, 2010, is estimated to cost over 100 million-euros ($145 USD million). The President made the announcement during his recent visit to the affected areas. The storm affected mainly the district of Funchal, […]
30 June 2011
The 16th International Metropolis Conference will be held September 12-16, in Ponta Delgada, Azores. The event, hosted by the Regional Government of the Azores, is co-sponsored by the University of the Azores, the University of Lisbon, ACIDI, and the Luso-American Development Foundation. More than 500 researchers, policy-makers, international organizations and non-governmental organizations will meet to […]
29 June 2011
Portugal’s newly elected center-right coalition unveiled its government program. The document was presented to Parliament on Wednesday to be debated on Thursday and Friday. The program is based on the agreement with the so-called “European troika” — European Union, European Central Bank, International Monetary Fund. Under the terms of the agreement, Portugal must cut its […]
29 June 2011
Cardinal José da Cruz Policarpo, the Patriarch of Lisbon, was quoted saying that “Theologically there is no fundamental obstacle,” that would preclude women’s ordination in the future and from saying the Mass from the altar, the Vatican Insider reported. According to the Cardinal of Lisbon, there will be women priests in the future “when God […]
29 June 2011
In 2001, Portugal became the first country in the European Union to decriminalize drug use. Portugal abolished criminal penalties for possession of drugs including substances classified as hard drugs. Rather than criminalizing drug users, people found in possession of drugs are sent to a “dissuasion commission” or “dissuasion board” for treatment by social workers and […]
28 June 2011
Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho’s cabinet is submitting its first government program to the legislature for debate and voting, on Thursday and Friday, an official source told LUSA News Agency. State Secretary, Luís Marques Guedes, said the program aimes to “fulfill completely” Portugal’s obligations under the financial rescue package and even “goes beyond” its demands. […]
