Government of Portugal

09/03/2021 | Press release | Archived content

Secretary of State for Portuguese Communities visits Switzerland

2021-09-03 at 19h54

Secretary of State for Portuguese Communities visits Switzerland

The Secretary of State for Portuguese Communities (SECP) will visit Switzerland between September 5th and 11th.

Berta Nunes will meet with the Portuguese community in that country, composed of about 260,00 nationals, visit the General Consulates in Geneva and Zurich, as well as the Consular Section of the Portuguese Embassy in Bern and the consular office in Sion, and meet with the Coordination of Portuguese Education in that country.

The programme includes a meeting with the Secretary of State for Migrations, Mário Gattiker.

As part of the dissemination of the National Investment Support Program for the Diaspora (PNAID), the Secretary of State for the Portuguese Communities will also participate in the activation sessions of the Global Diaspora Network, and in the promotion of Business Meeting organized by the AEP Foundation in that country.

Programme of the visit

Day 5 (Sunday) - Geneva

19h00 - Meeting with senior Portuguese officials from several international organizations based in Geneva and members of post-graduate associations

Day 6 (Monday) - Sion and Geneva

10h30 - Visit to the Consular Office in Sion

13h30 - Meeting with the EPE Network Coordination and teachers in the Canton of Valais

17h15 - Meeting with officials at the Consulate General in Geneva

18h00 - Meeting, at the Consulate General, with the Consultative Council of the consular area of Geneva and other members of the Portuguese community

Day 7 (Tuesday) - Lausanne and Geneva

10h00 - Visit to the Immigration Museum, in Lausanne

12h00 - Visit to the Consulate General in Geneva

15h00 - Visit to the company Fragastores, in Geneva

18h00 - SECP speaks at the presentation of the Global Diaspora Network (AEP Foundation), at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Canton of Geneva

Day 8 (Wednesday) - Le Locle and Bern

11h00 - Visit to the company Calçada Polissage, in Le Locle

17h00 - Meeting with EPE network coordination and teachers, at the Portuguese Embassy in Bern

Dinner organised by AEP Foundation

Day 9 (Thursday) - Bern, Pfäffikon and Zurich

09h30 - Meeting with the Secretary of State for Migrations, Mário Gattiker

10h30 - Visit to the Consular Section of the Embassy in Bern

14h00 - Visit to the company Gheri Carrosserie Spritzwerk GmbH, in Pfäffikon

17h30 - SECP speaks at the presentation of the Global Diaspora Network (AEP Foundation), at Switzerland Global Enterprise, in Zurich

Day 10 (Friday) - St. Moritz and Zurich

12h00 - Lunch with the Portuguese community in St. Moritz

15h15 - Visit to the Biancotti Company in St. Moritz

19h30 - Dinner at the Lusitanian Centre in Zurich

Day 11 (Saturday) - Zurich

11h00 - Meeting and lunch with the community at the Portuguese Association of Zurich.

Ministeries:
Foreign Affairs