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THE FRENCH LANGUAGE BACK IN PORTUGAL

&amp;NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"wp-block-heading">The French language in Portugal<&sol;h2>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<p>An article by Portuguese academics appeared in the newspaper&amp;nbsp&amp;semi;<em><a rel&equals;"noreferrer noopener" aria-label&equals;"público &lpar;opens in a new tab&rpar;" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;publico&period;pt&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank">Público<&sol;a>&amp;nbsp&amp;semi;<&sol;em>to see that the French language in Portugal is on a roll&amp;period; <&sol;p>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<p>The new generation speaks English very well, and it has even become the country's second language&amp;period; Unlike the "&amp;ThinSpace;anciens&amp;ThinSpace;" who speak French relatively well&amp;period; It was around 1989 that the French language ceased to be compulsory at school in Portugal, and the language of Shakespeare took over from that of Molière&amp;period;<&sol;p>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<p>French has been gaining ground in recent years, particularly in the business world&amp;period; Says an article published in the newspaper <strong>Público<&sol;strong>It is signed by university professors from Lisbon and Porto&amp;comma; members of the Portuguese Association of French Studies&amp;period; <&sol;p>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<div class&equals;"wp-block-image"><figure class&equals;"aligncenter is-resized"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;vivreauportugalconsulting&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2019&sol;09&sol;couv-expat-en-famille--724x1024&period;jpg" class&equals;"wp-image-6447" width&equals;"240" height&equals;"350"&sol;><&sol;figure><&sol;div>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<div class&equals;"wp-block-button aligncenter"><a class&equals;"wp-block-button&lowbar;&lowbar;link has-background" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;vivreauportugalconsulting&period;com&sol;produit&sol;expatrier-au-portugal-en-famille&sol;" style&equals;"background-color&colon;&num;0e3347">Buy our book <&sol;a><&sol;div>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<h3 class&equals;"wp-block-heading">France&amp;comma; leading creator of foreign jobs in&amp;nbsp&amp;semi;Portugal<&sol;h3>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<p>The article in question first points out that the French-speaking community&amp;comma; visiting or settled in Portugal&amp;comma; is significant&amp;period; It is estimated that there are 60&amp;ThinSpace;000 French residents&amp;comma; and their investments are substantial&amp;period; &amp;OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;France is the leading <em>creator of foreign jobs in Portugal"&amp;comma;<&sol;em> emphasize the authors of&amp;period;<&sol;p>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<p>France and Portugal have <a rel&equals;"noreferrer noopener" aria-label&equals;"signé en mai dernier des accords linguistiques &lpar;opens in a new tab&rpar;" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;legifrance&period;gouv&period;fr&sol;affichtexte&period;do&quest;cidtexte&equals;jorftext000038492246&amp&semi;categorielien&equals;id" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank"><strong><span style&equals;"text-decoration&colon; underline&semi;">signed language agreements in May 2019<&sol;span><&sol;strong><&sol;a>&amp;comma; in this sense&amp;period; <&sol;p>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<p>Currently in Portugal&amp;comma; 1&amp;ThinSpace;500 teachers teach French to 265&amp;ThinSpace;000 students&amp;comma; however, the authors of this article are calling for the number of teachers to be doubled&amp;period; This could be the case over the next few years&amp;comma; as Jean-Yves Le Drian&amp;comma; the Minister of Foreign Affairs&amp;comma; has made a number of announcements this autumn to promote the French language worldwide&amp;comma; <strong>25 million additional budget from 2020<&sol;strong> and 1&amp;ThinSpace;000 more teachers&amp;period;<&sol;p>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<div class&equals;"wp-block-image"><figure class&equals;"aligncenter is-resized"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;vivreauportugalconsulting&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2019&sol;03&sol;couv-guide-ets-news-724x1024&period;jpg" class&equals;"wp-image-5828" width&equals;"240" height&equals;"350"&sol;><&sol;figure><&sol;div>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<div class&equals;"wp-block-button aligncenter"><a class&equals;"wp-block-button&lowbar;&lowbar;link has-background" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;vivreauportugalconsulting&period;com&sol;produit&sol;guide-entrepreneur-freelance-au-portugal&sol;" style&equals;"background-color&colon;&num;0e3347">Buy our book <&sol;a><&sol;div>&amp;NewLine;

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