28 de Junho de 2019.
In May, the call for European elections is opening and all European citizens are needed to express their desire to get involved in politics. These are not simple elections, this is an international event in which we are involved as protagonists because the future of the European Union depends on us. The EU is experiencing a moment of crisis due to the national political transformations that are happening, the international emergency related to the migratory fluxes that are occurring and the lack of common intents between the countries that constitute the monetary and economic Union. The number of populist parties that are rising in power in national contexts is increasing as a result of the boom in nationalism, economic autarky […]
27 de Junho de 2019.
Copo com água? Literalmente? Norte-americano? Perca? Não. Não. Não. Por favor, não Toda a gente tem duas ou três palavras que não aprecia por aí além, porque as acha deselegantes, de mau tom e pior som. Eu tenho uma longa lista. Só de repente, lembro-me de requeiro, caberão, compito, compila e cômputo, cujo, blinda, brioche e broche, adição, vi-vos e fá-lo, eslovaca, xaputa e disputa, pariu e podido. Umas percebo porquê, outras nem por isso. Mas longe de mim querer bani-las. De que outra forma poderia dizer “Requeiro uma xaputa e um brioche”?, ou “Eu compito em disputa pelo primeiro lugar, mas caberão três pessoas no pódio”, ou “Fá-lo tu, que eu não tenho podido”? Há, no entanto, outras palavras […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
14 de Junho de 2019.
In a short time, it will be May 23-26, time for the next elections for the European Parliament. These elections are especially important, as they concern the future of Europe and its standing towards important subjects such as work, security, migration and climate change, some of the most discussed topics, be it in global or local politics. Topics which have a huge influence on our future and well-being in said future. These elections may also mark an important turning point, seeing as the European Union is trying, and often struggling, to fight against the apathy of its citizens and the strong populist tide many countries seem to find themselves in. The situation in my country, Germany, may be described as […]
12 de Junho de 2019.
Europe is going through quite a difficult period; facing turbulent times and big important questions coming along forces the EU to think how it is going to shape its future. What kind of solutions it will it be able to make and how well will they work eventually. The European Union has survived before, so now it just needs to focus on solving problems in a innovative way and try to keep people trusting and believing on the work of Union. Europe has to be able to react quickly for the changing reality and to turn the challenges in to possibilities. This next citation is about the motto of the EU (”United in diversity”) and so, according to the European […]
10 de Junho de 2019.
The occasion for a young Italian man to discuss about European unity. In this exact historical moment Italy is facing some troubles on the road to European unity: year by year too many governments have risen to power, each of them ruled by different parties and political figures, sometimes with diametrically opposed ideas about how to deal with Europe and its politics. Now more than ever, it is essential to work towards unity; in a world where the powers become bigger and more centralized there’s no space for fishes that swim alone. Moreover the European dream is not anymore something unavailable and far from our reality, it is slowly happening in front of our eyes, and an initiative such as […]
5 de Junho de 2019.
Europe doesn’t mean only a couple of countries, it is more than that. Members of the European Parliament are elected every five years and this year in May will be the next election. As a transnational parliament with directly elected members, the European Parliament is unique in the world. The institution represents the interests of the EU citizen at an European level. The Parliament elects the President of the European Commission and appoints the Commissioners (as a college). There is more scepticism in the Netherlands about what Europe is and if it is necessary to be in the European Union. In general the Netherlands are positive about Europe but the well-known migration discussion is still a big deal for some […]