Carvalhosa Educational Centre
The President of the Republic visited the county of Paços de Ferreira, and was solemnly received at a ceremony held in the County Hall where he witnessed the signature of seven development contracts between the Municipality and companies investing in local development.
Decoration ceremony
Celebrating the Day of the Local Authority, the President of the Republic decorated the Association of Portuguese Municipalities with the degree of Honorary Member of the Order of Prince Henry the Navigator, in a ceremony held in the Palace of Belém.
Meeting in Belém
The President of the Republic received, in the Palace of Belém, the Presidents of the Constitutional Courts of the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries (CPLP), whom he later hosted for lunch.
Leonor Beleza received in Belém
The President of the Republic received, in audience, the President of the Champalimaud Foundation, Dr. Leonor Beleza.
Camões Prize awarded to Arménio Vieira
The Presidents of the Republics of Portugal and Brazil, Aníbal Cavaco Silva and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, handed the Camões Prize to the Cape Verde author Arménio Vieira, at a ceremony held in the National Coach Museum.
Arrival in Belém
The President of the Republic held a meeting, in the Palace of Belém, with the Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who had travelled to Lisbon to attend the X Luso-Brazilian Summit.
Audience in Belém
The President of the Republic received, in audience, maestro Álvaro Cassuto.
Dinner in the Palace of Belém
The President of the Republic hosted, in the Palace of Belém, a dinner in honour of the representatives of the Council of Europe and former laureates of the North-South Prize, on the occasion of the 20th Anniversary of the North-South Centre of the Council, headquartered in Lisbon.
President at the Prize award
The President of the Republic attended, in the House of Parliament, the award ceremony of the North-South Prize of the Council of Europe to the Kuwaiti activist Rola Dashti and to the former Russian President Mikhail Gorbatchev. The latter individuality was represented by Ambassador Alexander Alekseev.
President’s Declaration
The President of the Republic announced the enactment of the Parliamentary Bill which allows the marriage between persons of the same gender, and issued a declaration in which he put forward his opinion concerning this legislation.
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