The conference ‘40 Years of Portugal in the European Union: The Legacy of Mário Soares and the Challenges of the Future’, part of the cycle of conferences on the centenary of Mário Soares, will take place on 11 June 2025, at 7pm, at the Lisbon Book Fair, South Auditorium.

Luísa Meireles, Information Director at Agência Lusa, will moderate the session.

The session is open to the public, with no need to register, and seating is limited to 160 people.

The initiative, promoted by the Diplomatic Institute, is part of the Mário Soares Centenary commemorations programme.

Mário Soares Centenary

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Conference ‘40 Years of Portugal in the European Union: The Legacy of Mário Soares and the Challenges of the Future’

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Mário Soares: 100 Years’ exhibition at Gavião Primary and Secondary School

The exhibition ‘Mário Soares: 100 Years’ will be on display at the D. Sancho II Basic and Secondary School, Alijó, between 2 and 13 June 2025.

This exhibition showcases the life of Mário Soares, his thoughts, interests and values, his struggle and action for freedom and democracy, and his national and international legacy. 

The initiative is part of the Mário Soares Centenary commemorations programme.

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Mário Soares: 100 Years’ exhibition at the D. Sancho II Basic and Secondary School

The exhibition ‘Mário Soares: 100 Years’ will be on display at the Escola Básica e Secundária À Beira Douro, Gondomar, between 2 and 6 June 2025.

Mário Soares: 100 Years’ exhibition at the À Beira Douro Basic and Secondary School

The exhibition ‘Mário Soares: 100 Years’ will be on display at the Búzio Basic and Secondary School, Vale de Cambra, between 2 and 6 June 2025.

Mário Soares: 100 Years’ exhibition at Búzio Basic and Secondary School

The exhibition ‘Mário Soares: 100 Years’ will be on display at the Professor Mendes dos Remédios Basic and Secondary School from 2 to 6 June 2025.

Mário Soares: 100 Years’ exhibition at the Professor Mendes dos Remédios Basic and Secondary School

The next visit will take place on 27 May at 10:00 and 15:00.

- The Garden, designed by Gonçalo Ribeiro Telles

- The ‘Maria Barroso: 100 Years’ exhibition

Free entry by <a href="https://forms.gle/fC7gjmeMbrw2fg529">appointment</a>.

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Guided tours to the Foundation in May

The first international event of the project FREI – From Resistance to European Integration will take place in Vienna on 27 and 28 May 2025. Programme <a href="https://www.foster-europe.org/konferenzen/first-international-event-kick-off-meeting-of-the-frei-project">here</a>.

This initiative, funded by the European Union's CERV – Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values programme, brings together partners from Austria, Portugal, Italy, Greece, and Romania to promote dialogue on the historical transitions to democracy and the construction of a European citizenship rooted in human rights.

Over the course of two days, the programme will feature presentations by experts, historical witnesses and civil society representatives, as well as a remembrance tour through key sites in Vienna. Discussions will address the different national experiences of resistance against authoritarian regimes and paths towards European integration, while also reflecting on contemporary challenges to democracy in Europe.

The Mário Soares and Maria Barroso Foundation will take part in the event with a delegation of six participants, bringing its experience in democratic memory and youth engagement. As part of the project, the Foundation will develop a national path focused on the Carnation Revolution, the legacy of colonialism, and post-colonial migration, with particular emphasis on engaging young people from post-colonial backgrounds.

The FREI project runs until March 2027 and will conclude with a final conference at the Council of Europe in Strasbourg.

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First International Event and Kick-off Meeting – FREI – From Resistance to European Integration

The conference ‘An Atlanticist vision of Portuguese foreign policy: the legacy of Mário Soares and the challenges of the future’, part of the cycle of conferences on the centenary of Mário Soares, will take place on 27 May 2025, between 5.30pm and 8.30pm, in the FLAD auditorium in Lisbon.

The event will feature speeches by Nuno Severiano Teixeira, General João Vieira Borges, António Vitorino and David Castaño, moderated by journalist Luísa Meireles.

Admission is free, subject to <a href="https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=G5R_SJTGs0CcFjV1q82EHNisOd9hDalPgpjYu2JtvmlUNTBXS0QzSUo2VkpVVzBRQ1hBT1UzQ0tWMC4u&amp;route=shorturl">prior registration</a>.

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