Portugal is reviewing the salary scale for consular employees
“O Portuguese government is within the scope of the State Budget is revered to the Portuguese community, in Caracas, at the ambassador’s residence, during a reception to the local community, within the scope of an eight-day visit to Venezuela, which ended on Tuesday.
“We are also reviewing the new exchange rate correction mechanism. As we know, it is essential for people to adapt to the purchasing power of countries and adjust to the reality where they are performing their function, but also for us to hire more to respond to the requirement that is to serve not foreigner”, he stressed.
The Secretary of State began by explaining that the executive has “a strategy” for the “umbilical connection” of the new generations to Portugal, which goes through concrete steps to make this possible.
“One of the most concrete actions we can take is our consular services (…) and we are trying to improve this service with the professionalism of all our collaborators, but also providing conditions”, he said, congratulating the consular and diplomats “for the difficult but very important work of public service to others”.
But, according to Paulo Cafôfo, there is “another way besides consular issues and issues of support for associativism.”
“Let me tell you that here in Venezuela the best associations of Portuguese communities in the world, not only in the facilities, but in Venezuela found praise”.
“And, something that is extraordinary, the rejuvenation of people, because I see new people, at the head of institutions, activities. And this is a sign that we have a future, because with new people at the front we are makers of the future (…) , and what the Government has to do is support them”, he underlined.
Paulo Cafôfo explained that “Venezuela was this year the second most awarded country with the largest amount of money from the Secretary of State for Portuguese Communities, after France, where we have the largest population of a Portuguese community”, underlining: “But this is not enough “.
“The explainer also said that it is necessary to intervene in the connection to the Portuguese language in Venezuela”.
“And here too, because Venezuela, the country in which Portuguese language teaching has more than this example, is students of the past. [coordenador Rainer Sousa] I said just now that growth continues”, I highlight.
Paulo Cafôfo said he was “very satisfied with the very important work that has been carried out”.
“It is in these moments that I feel very proud to be Portuguese, of the Secretary of State for the Portuguese Communities. Notice that there are more than five million around the world. there are 10 million of us in the territory and another five million abroad. Outside the national territory, but they are always inside”, he explained.
Cafôfo also said: “This is the most beautiful thing about our community, a community that left Portugal, but Portugal never left the hearts of those Portuguese (…) We have a responsibility here, as the Government, to always maintain this connection to Portugal”.
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