WORKING IN PORTUGAL: How to apply for a RESIDENCE CARD under Article 88 – 2

ARTICLE 88, PARAGRAPH 2 – RESIDENCE PERMIT FOR EMPLOYED WORKERS WITHOUT A RESIDENCE VISA DOCUMENTS REQUIRED: The expression of interest is preferably submitted through the electronic platform (SAPA Portal) and the application is submitted personally on a standard form signed by the applicant or his/her legal repr...

30 countries closed media and blocked internet access so far in 2019

- Brussels. In advance of the International Day for Universal Access to Information (IDUAI) on 28 September, the IFJ has condemned the fact that more than 30 countries have been guilty of closing media or blocking internet access so far in 2019, threatening citizens’ fundamental right to free access to informati...

17-year-old girl who was raped as a child asks to die

The Dutch teenager could no longer live with the memories of the time she was sexually abused. Noa Pothoven, a 17-year-old resident of the Dutch city of Arnhem, was legally euthanized last Sunday at home. The adolescent could no longer live with the memories of the time when she was sexually abused, describing...

PCP says minimum wage should already be in the 1,200 euros

- Margarida Davim (margarida.davim@sol.pt) "The increase of the national minimum wage is a requirement of dignity and should not have counterparts beyond the work done by each worker" The PCP has no doubts: the reduction of the Single Social Tax (TSU) as the exchange rate for the increase in the minimum w...

Pregnant is murdered and baby removed by force in the USA

Marlen Ochoa-Lopez was 19 years old and the mother of another child, three years old. Chicago police said Thursday at a press conference the details of this macabre story and explained how it solved the case. - Sofia Santana Marlen Ochoa-Lopez, 19, was nine months pregnant when she disappeared in April i...

Portugal “desperately needs” immigrants

Coordinator of the Emigration Observatory argues that the country should facilitate the entry of foreigners to solve the problem of lack of labor . The coordinator of the Emigration Observatory defended today that Portugal "desperately needs" immigrants and, in order to solve the problem of lack of manpower,...

The United States admits that it has mistakenly bombed Afghan security forces

Chief of the Helman Provincial Council, Attaullah Afghan, said 17 policemen were killed and 14 wounded in Thursday's air strike, although central authorities did not confirm the number of casualties or the causes of the accident US troops in Afghanistan have acknowledged that they mistakenly bombed Afghan s...

Maternal deaths may increase in Portugal

- Portugal. Between 2014 and 2017, almost 60% of maternal deaths occurred in women over 35 years of age, according to the Directorate-General for Health. The Directorate-General for Health (DGS) warned on Monday that maternal deaths could increase in Portugal due to the characteristics of the pregnant ...

PSP fined 367 drivers for using the mobile while driving

367 drivers were fined for using the mobile phone at the wheel during the seven days of the operation "Phone off" - Lisbon, Portugal. The PSP has fined 367 drivers for using the mobile phone at the wheel during the seven-day "Phone off" operation that took place across the country, the security force sa...