Two current subjects of deep concern to will be discussed in Faro and Portimão on Friday 13th of May by the Euro MPs José Inácio Faria and Caroline Bearder.
The first session is on the oil and gas exploration concessions on the Algarve’s land, including the likelihood of fracking, and under the region’s offshore waters.
This first session "Tourism vs Oil" will be at 11.00am in Portimão at the Auditorio do Museu and will gauge the level of public feeling for and against the Portuguese governments plans to turn the region into an oil or gas producing area.
The ‘Tourism vs Oil' debate will be held in Portuguese with interpretation to English and the Brexit debate will be held in English.
“DESTINO ALGARVE – TURISMO VS PETRÓLEO”
THIS DEBATE WILL BE IN PORTUGUESE
Auditório do Museu de Portimão, 13 de Maio de 2016, 11h00
The MEP for the Portugal’s Earth Party, José Inácio Faria invites you to attend on May 13, 2016 the debate
"Destination Algarve - Tourism VS Oil" in Portimão Museum Auditorium.
This initiative, which will also feature the presence of the English MEP Catherine Bearder, will bring together representatives of NGOs, civil society associations, business associations, regulatory bodies and representatives of the oil industry, to debate "serious and seriously," without prejudices or taboos and with the participation of all - the question of oil extraction in the Algarve coast and its consequences, positive and negative, for the economy, the environment and populations.
Very we would like to count on your presence and participation in the sense of an open and informative debate.
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Brexit debate - Faro
The 17.00pm session in Faro town hall will be a discussion on the UK's forthcoming vote in EU membership and the effects of a Brexit on Portugal’s expat community.
The plan is for a full and frank discussion at each venue so that the MEPs can take views back to Brussels. “The idea really is raise awareness and get feedback”, Faria said.
The Brexit referendum will include coverage of the '15 year' rule which excludes many expats from voting on the Europe issue in the coming June Referendum.
The recent upholding of the government’s stance that the 15 year rule will still apply when the Referendum is held was confirmed in the High Court last week but leave to appeal has been granted.
See http://www.algarvedailynews.com/news/8694-brits-in-eu-brexit-vote-challenge-granted-leave-to-appeal
Comments
Consider today's example - the UK Police going back to Greece to search for Ben Needham. Now missing 25 years. If a child is missing in the UK (or something equally significant) it is normal for the relatives and police to publicly appeal in the press and TV as here ..... "We believe someone on Kos does know something - and if they do please come forward. It doesn't matter how insignificant they think it is - if they have information let the police know."
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/05/09/missing-ben-needham-british-police-fly-to-greek-island-of-kos-in/
How many more generations of Portuguese must live and die before anything similar can happen here?
////cheers...
That will be balanced and unbiased, eh?
Peru! Natal!
We shall be there and will stress many of the routine complaints of many expats. Such as a total absence of a 'Duty of Care' by professional Portuguese to their clients. So many from the UK complain that they were failed, not just by one professional such as their lawyer but a whole team of 'professionals' were in on the scam.
Just altering your property legally takes up to 10 licences - each one involving a professional. Lawyer. Municipal officer. Architects. Builders. Attempting a business as well brings in regional ministries.
None ever making any attempt to warn the EU foreigner that they have no chance. It is all just a wind up and you should "Pick up what is left of your money and go Home !" It takes courage as, we now know, it goes against the Pink Map Ideology taught here ...
So we shall be asking what change is possible here ?
OUR Algarve economy and environment are under constant attack by our OWN citizens and we need as much power to resist as we can muster from wherever, particularly EU ex-pats, many of whom wish to stay in, with us.
Keep up the good works and OBRIGADA!
They live here and have as much right as any European resident to comment and protest as they see fit - it's called the European Union, a fact ignored by many.