“Take every opportunity. Actively participate in academic life, engage in cultural activities, attend conferences, play sports, volunteer, participate in movements. And never give up. In the coming years, the University of the Algarve will be your home”. These were the words that Paulo Águas, dean of the Algarve University, used to welcome this year’s new students.
The Portuguese Victim Support Association (APAV) will start providing care in Silves from tomorrow, the 17th of September, directed "at anyone who wants advice and support."
The Algarve reached, for the first time ever, the mark of three million overnight stays in July, according to data just released by the National Statistics Institute (INE).
Portugal has been reported to be one of the few countries where teachers earn more than other university graduates. Younger teachers even receive 45-48% more than their well-educated peers.
In a statement, the GNR highlighted international cooperation thanks to the permanent presence of police personnel from the Spanish Guardia Civil, the French Gendamarie Nationale and the Carabinieri of Italy to conduct mixed patrols in the most popular tourist areas of the Algarve.
A report carried out by independent scientists for the United Nations (UN) on sustainable development during 2019, presented in New York, places Portugal 26th out of 162 countries evaluated.
London police have issued a new public appeal for information on regarding the murder of a 24-year-old Portuguese man last weekend. The young man was killed by gunshots shot from a motorcycle.
With economic predictions worsening, ECB President Mario Draghi has called for prudent policies for countries with high public debt, such as Portugal. Draghi also recommended the opposite to countries at the higher end of the European economic spectrum.
