Emigrants on vacation in Portugal boost economy and regions – SECP
From the Newsroom with Lusa
On Saturday, the Secretary of State for Portuguese Communities, Paulo Cafofo and Nesses, when emigrants are on vacation in Portugal “they are dynamics of the economy of the regions in which they reside”.
The Secretary of State for the Portuguese Communities is special on the 30th, at the border of Vilar Formoso, in the municipality of Almeida, district of Guarda, in a welcome to the emigrants who entered Portugal for the summer holidays.
“We always welcome them with open arms. It is not just a brand of our country where they live and this is important for our country”, said Paulo Cafofo to the Lusa agency, recalling that there are five million Portuguese and Portuguese descendants abroad.
Asked about the importance of emigrants to the national economy, the development recalled that the Government has a program to support investment by the diaspora so that “they can invest and contribute to their country”, but also during holidays “in the dynamism of the economy”. place”.
“In particular the regions, the cities, the towns where they live, because they end up providing entertainment, but also a contribution to the economic village”, she explained.
He added that “the useful and the pleasant are combined, between killing homesickness and contributing to the development of your region”.
“And that is a mark that is happening this year”, the covid-19 pandemic, admitting that this year “a massive return is expected, after two complex years”.
He recalled that residents in the country always receive “a joy”, at this time of year, from those who live abroad.
Paulo Cafofomos investments and are designed for the economy “thank” the economy of migrants, who “never forget” the levels of those who make or the periods of years.
“We are in a phase of economic recovery. It was two very big years, many companies, namely the smallest, small companies, have great difficulties. this now [a presença dos emigrantes] It’s an impulse that, obviously, is once they leverage our countrymen, they set an example, more impulse for their country that they never forget”, he said.
The Secretary of State for the Portuguese Communities was speaking to Lusa in Vilar Formoso, where the 20th edition of the annual road safety campaign “Secur’été 2022 – Portugal” is taking place, published by the association of young people of Portuguese descent Cap Magellan, aimed at emigrants who travel by car to Portugal during the summer holidays.
The initiative carried out in Portugal’s main contour, in the morning, with the participation of the Secretary of State for Portuguese Border Communities, Paulo Cafofo, and the Secretary of State for Civil Protection, Patrícia Gaspar, among other officials.
When approaching some families of emigrants, the two members of the Government welcomed Portugal and gave advice on the precautions they should take to avoid road accidents and forest fires.