Madeira Mobilises Consular Help After Venezuela Earthquakes Kill Six With Island Roots
The Regional Government of Madeira confirmed six people with island roots died in twin earthquakes in Venezuela, with 56 more missing, as it sent help to Caracas.
Diaspora
Casa de Portugal Lights Up Time Out Market Brooklyn for the World Cup 2026 Group-Stage Window — FPF and Turismo de Portugal Lease the Fifth-Floor Terrace Through 19 July
The Federação Portuguesa de Futebol (Portuguese Football Federation, FPF) and Turismo de Portugal (Portugal Tourism Board) cut the ribbon on Casa de Portugal at the Time Out Market Brooklyn rooftop on Saturday, 13 June, with public opening from...
Secretaria de Estado das Comunidades (Secretary of State for Communities) Pitches an Erasmus-Style Programme for Luso-Descendentes — Academic and Professional Pathways Aim to Reconnect a Global Diaspora
The Secretaria de Estado das Comunidades Portuguesas (Secretary of State for the Portuguese Communities) is preparing what officials are framing as an Erasmus-style programme for luso-descendentes — second- and third-generation members of the...
Lusodescendants Association Petitions Assembleia da República for a Distinct Dia do Lusodescendente Outside the 10 June Camões/Comunidades Calendar
The Associação Internacional dos Lusodescendentes (AILD, International Association of Lusodescendants) has filed a formal request with the Comissão de Negócios Estrangeiros e Comunidades Portuguesas (Foreign Affairs and Portuguese Communities...
Cabo Verde's PAICV Sweep Recasts the Lusophone Triangle for Lisbon — Diaspora Returns, the Escudo Peg and Migration Corridor Sit at the Centre of the New Praia Calculus
PAICV's 17 May absolute-majority sweep in Cabo Verde resets Lisbon's premises on three connected files: the diaspora corridor through Portugal, the escudo-euro peg anchored by an IGCP facility since 1999, and the CPLP-mobility geometry that links Praia to Lisbon and Brasília.
Portaria 225/2026 Pulls the Email and Postal Lanes for Pensioner Proof-of-Life Abroad From 1 May — Canada Joins Switzerland, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Belgium, Cabo Verde and the UK as Segurança Social Direta Becomes the Single Submission Channel
Portaria 225/2026 (DR, 19 May) pulls the email and postal lanes for proof-of-life submissions by emigrant pensioners from 1 May 2026. Canada joins Switzerland, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Belgium, Cabo Verde and the UK; Segurança Social Direta is now the single channel.
Forum Portugal Nação Global Opens at the CCB With 634 Participants From 43 Countries — 415 B2B Meetings on the Schedule and 99 Diaspora Companies Eye €500K-€5M Tickets Into Portugal
The Centro Cultural de Belém opened the first edition of the Forum Portugal Nação Global on Wednesday — 634 participants from 43 countries, 415 B2B meetings, and 99 diaspora-led companies eyeing €500K-€5M tickets into Portugal.