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Santos Silva goes to Mozambique in January because of Cabo Delgado

The Portuguese Minister of Foreign Affairs travels on behalf of the European Union, at a time when Portugal will hold the presidency of the 27 states. "The urgency calls for speed," said the head of diplomacy.

PÚBLICO e Lusa

The ten DGS recommendations to avoid infection at Christmas

The Direcção-Geral da Saúde (DGS: Directorate-General of Health of Portugal) calls for compliance with the measures currently in place in the municipalities and for keeping contacts to a bare minimum, limiting gatherings to one’s own household whenever possible.

Ljubomir earns his first Michelin star

Michelin guide released the list of stars for restaurants in the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal has two new awards: one for Ljubomir Stanisic’s 100 Maneiras, and the other for Basque Eneko Atxa.

José Augusto Moreira

Eleven Portuguese scientists won more than 23 million euros in grants

Six Portuguese scientists working in Portugal and five abroad were distinguished with European Research Council consolidation grants.

Teresa Sofia Serafim

António Costa: Europe must be a political space “based on fundamental values”

António Costa presented the outlines of the upcoming Portuguese presidency of the European Union at the Catholic University in Lisbon. There are still many unknowns, yet there are also goals to set which will leave a mark.

Teresa de Sousa

Portugal in calamity. Government wants masks to be mandatory on the street and reduces gatherings to five people.

The state of calamity comes into effect at 0.00am on Thursday. Weddings now, can only be celebrated with 50 guests. Government also wants to make the use of the StayAway Covid app mandatory in work and school settings.

Liliana Borges

What if a judicial clerk incites hate on social media? It could mean a voting ban

Between 2016 and 2017, a court official ranted on social media against blacks, homosexuals, Jews, and Donald Trump detractors, among others. During the trial, he showed remorse and alleged that he had tried to assert his views on social media to elude the hostility he felt at his workplace. The court ordered him to pay a thousand euros and banned him from voting for four years.

Natália Faria

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Ana Henriques

Three Portuguese companies are under investigation in a case of human trafficking

Dozens of agricultural associations signed employment contracts with ten defendants and their "fake companies under cover of legality”. The trial of the accused will start this Tuesday in the Beja court. The 58 victims came to Portugal to work for the olive harvest. Previous workers had already reported the situation to the National Republican Guard (GNR) and fled.

Ana Dias Cordeiro

Von der Leyen is confident in the “bazooka’s” ratification by the 27 by the end year

At the State Council meeting, the president of the European Commission also warned the United Kingdom and the Brexit process: “There will not be a deal at any cost”. “We have a leader and she likes Portugal”, Marcelo commented at the end of the encounter.

Leonete Botelho

Pandemic must make us ‘rethink school’

During the confinement, Portuguese students enjoyed making the most of their time. They worked more yet felt less tired. And they were more autonomous. In a week where about 1.3 million students return to classes, this gives us some pointers for rethinking school, say researchers. And they warn: a ‘militarized’ return could bring on a mental health pandemic.