Articles by Mario de Queiroz
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Portugal: Economic Crisis Looms, But Clean Energy Shines On
Mario de Queiroz – Inter Press Service,
27 Dec 2010
While the shadow of a speculative assault looms over Portugal, similar to the economic crises that hit Greece and Ireland, this Iberian nation manages to hold up the beacon of renewable energy.
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Mario de Queiroz – Inter Press Service,
22 Nov 2010
With the announcement that his country is ready to buy Portuguese debt, the president of East Timor, José Ramos-Horta, set a precedent in international economic relations that was universally praised in political and financial circles in this southern European country.
→ read full articlePORTUGAL: RACING FOR RENEWABLES
Mario de Queiroz – TerraViva Europe,
2 Feb 2010
Just a decade ago, criticism rained down on sunny, windy Portugal for not making the most of nature’s gifts to develop renewable energy sources. Now all signs indicate that it did not fall on deaf ears, as the country has become a leader in the field. Today, this southern European country of 10.5 million people […]
→ read full articleWORLD SOCIAL FORUM: POSITIVE REVIEWS, ON BALANCE
Mario de Queiroz – Terraviva Europe,
26 Jan 2010
Nearly a decade after its inception, and in spite of some reverses, on balance the World Social Forum (WSF) has proved a resounding success as a platform for planet-wide debate, from the point of view of the people most affected by the world’s problems. This is the conclusion derived from a close reading of texts […]
→ read full articleLATIN AMERICA: SUMMIT DOES NOT RECOGNISE ELECTIONS IN HONDURAS
Mario de Queiroz – TerraViva Europe,
4 Dec 2009
ESTORIL, Portugal (IPS) – The hard-line stance taken by Brazil, Argentina and most other Latin American countries has clashed with U.S. efforts to push for international recognition of the elections organised Sunday by the de facto regime in power in Honduras since the Jun. 28 coup. Costa Rica, Colombia, Panama and Peru, the only countries […]
→ read full articleLITERATURE: BIBLE IS “A CATALOGUE OF CRUELTIES”
Mario de Queiroz,
24 Oct 2009
After a nearly two-decade truce, Portuguese Nobel literature laureate José Saramago has returned to the charge against the Catholic Church. This time his target is the Bible itself, which he describes as "a manual of bad morals" and a "catalogue of cruelties and of the worst of human nature". "About the holy book, I tend […]
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