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Dec 21 - GOA-LA, Los Angeles, +1 (714) 821-6168 Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] for a free party announcement Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/goa-net/ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Goanet2003/ ---------------------------------------------------------- According to news published by the Lisbon daily "Diario de Noticias" today 3 criteria have been adopted to re-estructure the Portuguese consular services abroad. José Cesário, the Secretary of State for Portuguese Communities released the information: to eliminate the assimetries and to regulate the flux of immigration is the main objective. A new consulate will be created in Chisinau (Moldávia) and a consular section at the embassy in Kiev (Ucrânia) to control the migrations for East Europe. To rationalize the services, José Cesário has decided to close four establishments in France (Nancy, Reims, Rouen e Bayonne), besides those of Osnabruck (Germany), Hong Kong (China) e Porto Alegre (Brasil). At the same time, there will be reinforcement of personnel in 15 other consulates, namely at Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Caracas, Londres, Luxemburgo, Genebra, Marselha, Goa, Hamilton, Sydney, Berna, Praia, Toronto, São Francisco and Peking. «Escritórios consulares» are sanctioned for Manchester and Córsega and five honorary consuls for Los Angeles (USA), London, Leamington and Kingston (Canada) and at Ticino (Switzerland). "Diplomacy for economy promotion" (diplomacia económica) is a new call of Portuguese diplomacy and the consular services are to be utilized for the purpose according to the new Portuguese foreign policy, but this was not stated openly in the communiqué referring to new changes, which were considered urgent because the consular network was functioning «without any strategic coherence and with random and at cross-purposes, without any clear political objectives. » ======================================================================== Ongoing: Exhibition of paintings, Art Chamber, Calangute www.goa-art.com Dec 19-22: Gauri Divan's studio pottery, Rust, Aguada Rd Ph 2479340 Dec 23-Jan 7: Dayanita Singh's photo exhibition, Art House Tel 2276123 Jan 18-19: International kite carnival at Morgim beach, Pernem ========================================================================
