In a letter addressed today to the Board of Directors of the company Radio and Television of Portugal, the Presidency of the Republic questioned the manner in which the Commemorative Ceremonies of the National Day of Portugal, of Camões and of the Portuguese Communities were transmitted, in RTP’s Channel 1.
Matti Vanhanen received in Belém
The President of the Republic received, in audience, the Prime Minister of Finland, Matti Vanhanen.
The President of the Republic today requested that the Constitutional Court carry out a preventative check on the constitutionality of the law issued by Parliament which altered the legal system covering the non-compatibility and hindrances for the tenure of political or high public office.
Martin Schulz received in Belém
The President of the Republic received, in audience, the President of the Socialist Group in the European Parliament, Martin Schulz.
Indian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs received in Belém
The President of the Republic received, in audience, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of India, Anand Sharma.
Audience granted to Francisco Van Zeller
The President of the Republic received, in audience, the President of the Confederation of Portuguese Industry (CPI), Francisco Van Zeller.
The President of the Republic decorated various personalities during the ceremony celebrating the National Day of Portugal, of Camões and of the Portuguese Communities, which took place in Setúbal.
Military Ceremony
The President of the Republic took part, in Setúbal, in the military ceremony commemorating the National Day of Portugal, Camões and the Portuguese Communities, where he addressed a speech to the Portuguese military community.
Dinner on the shores of the River Sado
The President of the Republic attended, in the Setúbal Harbour Building, to a concert of Portuguese music, which was followed by compliments paid by the foreign diplomatic corps accredited in Portugal, and then by a dinner held on the occasion of the National Day of Portugal, of Camões and of the Portuguese Communities.
Following the programme of the commemorations of the National Day of Portugal, of Camões and of the Portuguese Communities, the President of the Republic honoured Bocage, depositing a wreath of flowers on the monument to the poet, received military honours and took part in a ceremony in the Setúbal City Hall during which he was awarded the city’s gold medal.
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