26 de Junho de 2019.
To be honest, writing about the importance of the next election in the European Parliament is really tough. Even though I have always been interested in politics, if you do not do research on your own, you might not know a lot about EU-politics. For me the next elections are going to be quite important in the sense of which parties will allow what kind of national policy. In theory the word “Öxit” used to exist but has not been used since at least two years. Austria knows it would be nothing without the EU and since this knowledge arrived in peoples heads, even the right wing party FPÖ stopped using this topic for their populism. Since Madeira is what […]
25 de Junho de 2019.
Esta segunda-feira assinala-se o Dia Nacional da Pessoa Cigana. Também serão lançados projectos para promover a formação e emprego das pessoas destas comunidades. Uma centena de bolsas de estudo, programas de inserção profissional e um guia para a elaboração de planos locais de integração. As três medidas, todas direccionadas às comunidades ciganas, vão ser apresentadas em Tomar, pela secretária de Estado para a Cidadania e Igualdade, Rosa Monteiro, nesta segunda-feira. As bolsas de estudo, destinadas a jovens de qualquer ano do secundário que queiram continuar a estudar, fazem parte do programa Roma Educa e são uma das medidas que integra a Estratégia Nacional para a Integração das Comunidades Ciganas. Em antecipação das medidas apresentadas no Dia Nacional da Pessoa Cigana, […]
24 de Junho de 2019.
About the European project and the next elections, France is quite divided, such as numerous countries in the Union. Firstly, about the elections for the European Parliament, France is not really involved, the people don’t really care about this election, this one of the elections with the highest rate of people who don’t vote. And this is for many reasons, first because Brussels and the Parliament always seem to be far away from the National needs. There is also a big lack of trust in the European institution. Like in almost all the European countries people are afraid to lose political power and ability to take some decision in profit of the European Parliament. But this election is still important, […]
24 de Junho de 2019.
A fotografia “Lua de titânio” de Miguel Claro está entre as nomeadas para o concurso de fotógrafo de astronomia do Real Observatório de Greenwich. A nossa Lua em tons de azul numa fotografia tirada no Observatório Oficial do Dark Sky Alqueva. É esta a fotografia de Miguel Claro que fez com que o astrofotógrafo português integrasse a shortlist da 11.ª edição concurso Fotógrafo de Astronomia de 2019 da Insight Investment, do Real Observatório de Greenwich. Este ano a competição recebeu fotografias de mais de 4600 fotógrafos amadores e profissionais. Anunciada esta semana, a shortlist tem imagens de nebulosas, de auroras boreais, de Saturno, do Sol ou da Lua (algumas dessas imagens estão na fotogaleria). Entre essas fotografias está a “Lua […]
21 de Junho de 2019.
The European elections in May 2019 will have a direct impact on our life. The European Parliament is the only supranational, democratically elected parliament in the world. All adult EU citizens will have an opportunity to select who will represent them and how Europe will act in the coming years. The European Union currently consists of 28 member states and is largely viewed as a cornerstone of European stability and prosperity, however, many EU countries have faced considerable economic difficulties. The EU has had to deal with a series of crises in these last few years: the Brexit negotiations, the trade dispute with the United States, the growth of right-wing populist movements, a democracy and rule-of-law concerns in Poland (since […]
20 de Junho de 2019.
António Guterres falava no encerramento da Conferência Mundial de Ministros Responsáveis pela Juventude 2019, que terminou este domingo em Lisboa. O secretário-geral das Nações Unidas, António Guterres, assumiu este domingo que a sua geração falhou numa resposta apropriada ao desafio da emergência climática e que compreende agora que os jovens podem e devem liderar esta luta. António Guterres falava no encerramento da Conferência Mundial de Ministros Responsáveis pela Juventude 2019, que terminou este domingo em Lisboa, 21 anos depois de um evento semelhante e no qual participou e liderou como primeiro-ministro português. “Nestes 21 anos percorremos todos um longo caminho”, disse António Guterres, lembrando que em 1998 a Internet dava os primeiros passos e a ameaça existencial das alterações climáticas […]
19 de Junho de 2019.
To summarise the intricacies and complexities of European Union is no mean feat, especially to do so in roughly 200 words. The European Union is facing its most difficult challenge to date as people in the member states are increasingly becoming apathetic or down right adversarial towards the EU. With the situation of Brexit being a predominant political problem, that will be felt by most people throughout the continent and to the rest of the world, the EU will have to weather this storm if it is to maintain the integrity and diplomatic relations with the rest of the union member states. The EU needs to be strong when confronting Britain as they have to show other countries that leaving […]
18 de Junho de 2019.
Alguns dos estudantes da Escola Secundária de Camões, em Lisboa, preferiam que tivessem saído questões sobre os Maias. Outros, falam nas dificuldades que têm na gramática. Saiba as opiniões dos alunos que realizaram esta terça-feira a prova de Português. No segundo dia de exames foi a vez de os alunos do 12.º ano realizarem a prova de Português. O PÚBLICO esteve na Escola Secundária Luís de Camões e realizou um inquérito à saída do exame: 1. Como correu o exame? 2. Correspondeu à matéria leccionada nas aulas? 3. O que gostavas que tivesse saído que não saiu? 4. Qual foi a pergunta ou tópico que correu pior? Tiago Tomás, 20 anos, Línguas e Humanidades 1. Pensei que fosse correr muito […]
17 de Junho de 2019.
The next Elections to the European Parliament are held from the 23rd till the 26th of May 2019. At the moment 751 Members of the European Parliament represent the 28 member states with more than 512 million people. Because of the Brexit, the European Parliament voted in February 2018 to decrease the number to 705 members. With the exit of Great Britain the European Union faced some problems. At the beginning a lot of other countries thought about to follow Britain and also leave the EU. The parliament showed a lot of challenges the Brexit brings and because of that they could avoid it. Although there was a petition for a referendum my home country always was commonly for staying […]
17 de Junho de 2019.
Filipe Costa, professor da Universidade do Minho, integra consórcio internacional que quer compilar sequências curtas de ADN de pelo menos cerca de dois milhões de seres vivos. Filipe Costa, professor da Universidade do Minho, é um dos mil cientistas que integra um consórcio internacional que quer descobrir os “códigos de barras” das diferentes espécies. O projecto Bioscan, que é lançado este domingo, pretende encontrar sequências curtas de ADN de cerca dois milhões de seres vivos nos próximos sete anos. O sistema de identificação usado por esta equipa de investigadores baseia-se em “códigos de barras” de ADN, que são sequências mais curtas de ADN, que permitem uma identificação rápida, mas ainda assim eficaz, das espécies. O seu funcionamento é semelhante ao […]
15 de Julho de 2019.
Today you’ll learn about René Magritte, the famous Flemish surrealistic painter. Because there are already numerous biographies out there and Google provides us so kindly with quite a complete overview in his life and oeuvre, I’ll try to approach him from a different angle. Even for the people who aren’t really actively roaming in the art scene, the image of a pipe with the description ‘ceci n’est pas une pipe’ (French for ‘this is not a pipe) must ring a bell. Or perhaps you have seen the applefaced guy with his bowler hat around? These frequently used images belong to the common visual knowledge, thanks to the many channels they’ve been exposed through. It could be you’ve been hiding from […]
12 de Julho de 2019.
This Polish painter who loved apocalyptic and dystopian art is now one of the most recognized in Poland. His paintings inspire many – one example is the famous Mexican film director Guillermo del Toro, who has directed films such as The Shape of Water and Hellboy. Zdzisław Beksiński was a modern-day surrealist painter, photographer and sculptor. He was born in 1929 in Sanok, survived the World War II, finished the university in Krakow and was working as a bus designer for an automotive factory. At the same time was creating art, firstly sculptures and photographs, later he also started to paint. While his art was grim, Beksiński was a kind man with a keen sense of humor. He liked to […]
10 de Julho de 2019.
The next elections for the European Parliament are almost here and more than ever, these elections will affect the future of the European Parliament. Up till now most of the decisions were made by the major parties but this year this could change because of the growing support for smaller parties. Because of this, the decision making in the European Parliament might become more open and democratic. In this way the European Parliament might start to look more like the Dutch parliament where multiple smaller parties form the majority instead of just two big parties. The Netherlands was one of the first countries to be part of the ‘European Coal and Steel Community’ which eventually became the European Union. With […]
8 de Julho de 2019.
The coming months will be very important for the future of the European Union. The next elections to the European Parliament are scheduled for this year. Five years after the last elections, citizens of the European Union can vote for Members of the European Parliament (MEP). One of the major changes this year will be a reduced number of MEPs. After the United Kingdom leaving the European Union, 705 MEPs will be elected. Simultaneously Poland will receive one additional mandate and thus will elect 52 MEPs. One of the most important challenges is the exit of the European Union by the United Kingdom and lack of respect for the rule of law in some countries. The European Parliament is working […]
5 de Julho de 2019.
On the 26th of may the people of my country, Austria, will be going to the polls to elect the members of the next European Parliament. With us, many other people all over Europe will vote and in this way and we will change the future of the European Union. At the moment, we as Europeans are facing many challenges and difficulties. The Brexit (or whatever it’s gonna be?), the immigration issue and climate change problems are just the tip of the iceberg. All of these things could be solved, if the European Union would work together properly – but currently that’s not the case. Right wing and anti-European parties are taking the lead in more and more countries and […]
3 de Julho de 2019.
The European elections never really mobilised people. Since 1979, the rate of abstention is in freefall in France. However, at this time of political and environmental crisis, the next ones in May could represent high stakes for the future of everyone. Usually used by the French politicians as a sort of instrumentalization of the national politics, this year those elections should carry a more important meaning. The opposition of Macron’s politics would like to sell those elections as a referendum against the actual government in power in France. Beyond this national dissension, appears an actual dichotomy through the all European Union between those who still believe in a Union in agreement with the historical project started in 1945 and those […]