Interview with Carolina Cerqueira, the Angolan Minister of State for Social Welfare
Having presented last July the first voluntary report from the Angolan government on the Sustainable Development Goals to the United Nations Economic and Social Council, this initiative received a warm welcome from the international community that is attentive to the efforts the country has been making to improve the popular standard of living and strengthen the rule of law under a democratic state. In interview, Carolina Cerqueira reveals the priorities of the government led by João Lourenço for the social domain with a particular emphasis on health, education, employment, social protection, justice and economic growth, among others and explains the work that has been done while accepting there is still much to do in a country where combating poverty and investing in the qualification of citizens rank very much as the prevailing priorities.
Selecção nacional terminou em 3º na fase de grupos. Em 2016, o posto deu o título europeu. Cinco anos depois, no Euro2020, a nº1 mundial e 100% vitoriosa da fase de grupos, a Bélgica aparece no caminho no mata-mata, a Itália mostra-se bela, a Espanha ainda não encantou, os Países-Baixos somam vitórias e golos, a Inglaterra tem encontro marcado com a Alemanha nos oitavos e a França corre como favorita.
Interview with António Vitorino, Director-General of the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) The Director-General of the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) is deeply concerned about the growth of transnational crime networks following the closure of borders due to the Covid-19 pandemic. In an interview with PRÉMIO magazine, António Vitorino urges all states to include migrants in their national vaccination plans. And warns to the new reality that affects migration and is closely linked to climate change. “There are more and more people living internally displaced within their countries, largely due to climate change,” he says.
In the last issue of PRÉMIO, we highlighted one of the world events that will mark the year 2021: Expo 2020 Dubai.
This exhibition will take place in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, between October 1, 2021, and March 31, 2022. Portugal will be represented under the theme “A World in a Country” with its pavilion and many outstanding events.
To get the most of your stay, here we offer some suggestions to visit, enjoy and relax in the largest city in the United Arab Emirates.
26 players, 11 winners of the European title in 2016, one debutant, Pedro Gonçalves, two cities, Budapest and Munich, two countries in the group phase, Hungary and Germany and two old rivals, France and Germany. Portugal and Fernando Santos, reigning European champions, depart in conquest of Euro 2020. The event, taking place one year late due to the pandemic, spans 11 cities in 11 countries, from 11 June to the 11 July. Kick-off in Rome and the final in London. Fans back in the stadiums with capacities between 25% and full-houses.
It all started 22 years ago on Madison Avenue. Three of the world’s most senior financial PR professionals met to discuss a ground-breaking alliance, that would change the shape of the communications industry.
Over two days in late April 2023, The Economist spent over eight hours in conversation with Dr Kissinger. Just weeks before his 100th birthday, the former secretary of state and national security adviser laid out his concerns about the risks of great power conflict and offered solutions for how to avoid it. This is a transcript of the conversation, lightly edited for clarity.
A new geopolitical and economic order is being written through the emergence of China as an economic, military and diplomatic superpower and threatening the status of the United States. We are heading towards a multipolar world in which the search for strategic autonomy is changing the dynamics of international trade for the worse. Nothing will be more determinant to the world’s destiny over forthcoming years than the relationship between Beijing and Washington. Europe risks being a mere bystander.
