Brazil, Angola and Portugal are, in that order, the Portuguese-speaking countries ranked highest in the Chinese index for global infrastructure construction, according to a report released today in Macau. Overall, all eight Portuguese-speaking countries rose in the 2022 'ranking' of the Infrastructure Development Index "A...
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CPLP military will be trained in Portugal
The Military University Institute of Portugal will host in November the training of military personnel from the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries (CPLP) for United Nations (UN) missions, the Portuguese Minister of National Defense announced Friday in São Tomé. "We will provide all countries with a training internship at the IUM (University Institute...
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Portuguese real estate investment may grow around 30%, reaching 2.7 MM€ in 2022
The real estate consulting firm Cushman & Wakefield estimates that investment in the sector in Portugal this year could reach 2.7 billion euros, compared to 2.1 billion euros in 2021, with the help of hotel and logistics. Speaking to Lusa, Eric van Leuven, general manager of Cushman & Wakefield in Portugal, highlighted "in...
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Portugal looks forward to seeing Mozambican natural gas enter Europe through the port of Sines
The Portuguese prime minister, António Costa, said today that the would like to see Mozambican liquefied natural gas entering Europe through the port of Sines. "We can already use the port of Sines and Mozambican gas will be very welcome, if you choose it as an entry point into Europe," António Costa said on the sidelines of the...
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Mozambique and Portugal sign bilateral cooperation agreements worth more than 11 billion meticals
The governments of Mozambique and Portugal signed today five bilateral cooperation instruments in the areas of education, health, climate change, culture and tourism, defense and sovereignty, counter-terrorism, and information and communication technologies. The act was witnessed by the President of the Republic, Filipe Nyusi, and the Prime Minister of Portugal, António Costa, during the...
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Mozambique and Portugal seek strategies to innovate in agriculture
Mozambique and Portugal are working to identify strategies to innovate and technologically develop agriculture so that a greater number of young people join this sector of activity. To this end, the Young Farmers Association of Portugal (AJAP) organized on Wednesday in Maputo, a Forum on Quality and Agri-Food Sustainability, focusing on the...
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Commodore Martins de Brito proposed to head EU mission in Mozambique
The government today approved a deliberation that proposes to the President of the Republic the nomination of Marine class commodore Martins de Brito to command the European Union's training mission in Mozambique "The deliberation that proposes to His Excellency the President of the Republic the nomination of Marine class commodore Rogério de Brito to command the...
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Mota-Engil forms a partnership to promote the integration in Portugal of workers from CPLP countries
Mota-Engil Engenharia and the Training Institute of Portuguese-Speaking Countries (IF-CECPLP) established a partnership to promote the integration in Portugal of Workers from the countries of the Community of Portuguese-Speaking Countries (CPLP). The initiative of Mota-Engil and the IF-CECPLP will take place with a training and qualification program in the country of origin...
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Driving licenses from CPLP and OECD countries will be allowed in Portugal as of August 1st
Driving licenses issued in member states of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries (CPLP) and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) will now be allowed in Portugal as of August 1. "Freedom of movement is an essential element for the full exercise of citizenship, for such, Portugal has sought to...
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Portuguese Prime Minister cancels visit to Mozambique due to "worsening risk" of fire
The Portuguese prime minister has cancelled the official visit he had scheduled for 11 and 12 July to Mozambique. António Costa called the head of the Mozambican state, Filipe Nyusi, to explain the reasons for the cancellation, which is related to the fires that are now breaking out in Portugal (there are 125 active). In the statement sent by the cabinet...