Economics
Portugal: 356 homeless people living in Lisbon
According to a note from the parliamentarian’s office in charge of social rights, the latest statistics of Manuel Grilo, an entity involved in the response to the homeless population in the city of Lisbon, show that “there are 356 homeless People (living on the street)”. Most homeless people are men, 309 and 46 are […]
Read MoreMurcia: 2020 may be second hottest year on record
There are still nearly two weeks to 2020, but the national meteorological agency Aemet has predicted that the end of the year will be the second hottest year in Murcia since the first comparable record was compiled 80 years ago. During the year, the average temperature in the area was 17.5 degrees, which was […]
Read MorePortuguese Population Grows 0.19 Percent
According to data from the Regional Statistical Yearbooks, with statistical information on a regional and municipal scale for 2019, of the seven NUTS II (Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistical Purposes), four showed an increase in the respective resident population, namely the Metropolitan Area of Lisbon (+0.59 percent), the Autonomous Region of Madeira (+0.12 […]
Read MoreFrench fashion designer Pierre Cardin passes away
French fashion designer Pierre Cardin is one of the highest fashions of the 20th century. He died on Tuesday at the age of 98. pierrecardin.com Cardin was born near Treviso on July 2, 1922. His name is Pietro Costante Cardin, he is a descendant of a wealthy agricultural family who fell into poverty after […]
Read MoreItaly: Occupancy rate hotels falls in 9 months
ISTAT said on Tuesday that due to COVID-19, the occupancy rate of tourist hotels in Italy from January to September was halved compared to the same period last year. According to the Bureau of Statistics, this number is 50.9% lower than in 2019, and a drop of nearly 192 million. It said that this […]
Read MoreBarcelona public transport fares to be frozen in 2021
As the Metropolitan Transport Agency (ATM) announced on Monday, public transport fares in the Barcelona area will be frozen in 2021. The agency’s board of directors also agreed to extend the validity period of tickets sold this year to December 31, 2021. T-Usual and T-Casual were launched this year, and new tickets in a […]
Read MoreGreece starts officially the vaccination against COVID-19
According to official reports: On Sunday, December 27, 2020, Greece and the entire European Union received the first coronavirus vaccine. A new and brighter chapter gradually begins, bringing a glimmer of hope to all those suffering from this terrible situation. Vaccination against COVID-19 started in Evangelismos, Sotiria, Attikon, Thriasio and Asklipiio Voulas hospitals in […]
Read MoreNumber of Portuguese obtaining Spanish citizenship increased in 2019
According to data from the Immigration Observatory, the number of Portuguese who obtained Spanish citizenship increased by 58.1% in 2019. This may be due to one of the reasons why the descendants of Venezuelan immigrants chose this destination because of their language affinity. Rui Pena Pires, Scientific Coordinator of Immigration Observatory of ISCTE-University […]
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