Born in 1982 in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal. Graduated in Sociology with a major in Social Politics at Minho University, aย Postgraduate Degree in Marketing and Communication at Leiriaย Superior School of Education and Social Science and a Executive Master Management in Digital Transformation at Catรณlica Lisbon Business & Economics.
From 2008 to 2011 was a Communication and Marketing Consultant at Portobay Hotels & Resorts.
Member of the Portuguese Nationalย Assembly since 2011, she became Member of the European Parliament in 2014. Won in 2016 the MEP Awards for her work in the category of Tourism. She is the EPP coordinator of the Steering Group of the Tourism Task Force at TRAN Committee, Vice - President of the working Group on Tourism at SMEs Europe, Vice- President on Outermost Regions of the SEARICA working Group member on the Fisheries Committee.ย
Article no. 349 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union grants to the Outermost Regions (ORs) a regime of exceptionality that considers their [โฆ]
EU lawmakers reached a deal to tighten carbon market rules yet the exclusion of long-haul flights raised critics from environmentalists. Another deal done! โ๏ธ We agreed [โฆ]
EU ministers have taken the decision to allow Croatia to fully join the Schengen area next year. The news was announced Thursday afternoon, after a meeting [โฆ]
Imported products leading to deforestation and forest degradation will soon be banned from entering the European Union (EU). However, Greenpeace denounces a โloopholeโ that it says [โฆ]
The 8th EPP European Congress of Young Farmers took place today under the topic ‘The role of young farmers in food security’. The Congress was held [โฆ]
December is a busy month at airports around the world. Many people return home for Christmas and airports fill up with passengers eager to reconnect with [โฆ]
Cepsa announced 3 billion euros in investments to develop the green hydrogen corridor that is meant to connect the south to the north of Europe. 1. [โฆ]
Reuters is reporting an apparent increase in numbers of people looking to become โenergy migrantsโ by moving from northern European countries to warmer climes in an [โฆ]
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and Airlines for Europe (A4E) have urged EU Transport Ministers to agree to recommendations for European air traffic management (ATM) [โฆ]
All too often, we tend to distinguish tourists according to their interests. We speak about the sporty spices, the history fanatics and the party animals. And [โฆ]
On Tuesday November 29th, the European Commission adopted the European Drone Strategy 2.0, which sets out a vision for the further development of the European drone [โฆ]
It is impossible to deny that short-term accommodation has brought some benefits to cities and towns across Europe over the past decade. They have allowed many [โฆ]
There was a great uptake of e-bikes by European citizens during the high-peak of the pandemic yet concerns with the environment have also prompted Europeans to [โฆ]
Non-EU nationals will have to follow new rules when entering the European Union from spring next year. The Entry Exit System (EES) will be introduced in [โฆ]
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has put forward a proposal for having flights with only one pilot. In a working document sent to the International [โฆ]