Austerity: Government to abolish two public holidays – Portugal
The Portuguese government opted to end with the two public holidays of October 5th and December 1st in order to ensure numerical symmetry with the cut in religious holidays. “For the Church, it was...
View ArticleUpdate: Portuguese to lose four national holidays – Portugal
Portuguese workers will lose two civil and two religious holidays as part of the austerity measures aimed to making the economy more competitive, Economy and Labor Minister Álvaro Santos Pereira...
View ArticleEducation: More elementary public schools set to shut down – Portugal
A total of 239 elementary public schools across Portugal will close down after the summer holidays, the Ministry of Education announced. “In every case, these closings are taking place in conjunction...
View ArticleCommunity: Lectures on the ‘History of the Portuguese Age of Discovery’ open...
The University of Massachusetts Lowell has announced a series of four lectures presented by Prof. Ana Valdez, the inaugural Luso-American Foundation Visiting Professor in Portuguese Studies in the...
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