Portugal

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AIDA 2021 Update: Portugal | European Council on Refugees and ... (European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE) |)

While all Afghan applicants were recognised refugee status, for the applicants of the other two most represented nationalities only rejection decisions were ...

In July 2021, the Portuguese Government adopted the National Plan to Combat Racism and Discrimination 2021-2025. The new referral mechanism aims to establish specific procedures, to reinforce cooperation and communication among professionals and to ensure respect for the best interests of the child. According to the information provided by UNHCR, 299 refugees were resettled to Portugal in the course of 2021.

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Portugal set to start up Europe's largest floating solar park (Freethink)

Floating panels don't require costly real estate and those on reservoirs used for hydropower are particularly cost effective.

Floating panels do not require valuable real estate and those on reservoirs used for hydropower are particularly cost effective as they can hook up to existing links to the power grid. “This project is the biggest floating solar park in a hydro dam in Europe, it is a very good benchmark,” Patena said. EDP’s floating solar farm in Portugal: the largest in Europe

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