Most Portuguese families manage to pay their bills on time, but for 29% of Portugal’s households the monthly income is not enough to have any sort of decent life.
After paying all the bills, 39% of Portuguese are left without money for the rest of the month, with 38 % have "great difficulty" in paying all their bills and other monthly obligations.
Miguel Relvas, while Secretary of State for Local Government in the Barroso administration, created the Foral programme to promote the training of employees of Portugal’s councils and was created with European funds. All laudable and above board, so far...
The advertising campaign for the project was awarded in 2002 to a small, little known media company, NTM, which was owned by a former PSD MP and current Secretary of State for Social Security, Augustine Branquinho.
Popcorn Metrics, Zercatto and Cashtag are three Portuguese website startups that are to receive investment from the British investment company Seedcamp, one of the largest capital funds in Europe for fledgling companies.
These three companies now have the opportunity to participate in an accelerated development programme sponsored by the London based fund.
The controversial regulations could also make it a lot more expensive for tourists who will have to pay more for accommodation.
French legislation will focus initially on owners who let property in Paris, Lyon and Marseille, due to begin shortly. Depending on the outcome, the programme of obtaining licences from the local council could be rolled out across the country.
Thousands of expat investors in property in Cyprus are discovering that they could be facing grave losses.
Investors have until December 31 to file a legal claim in the Cypriot courts against lenders and developers.
A British expat in Spain bequeathed his estate worth £389,000 to the British National Party. Now his two sons are beginning a legal battle in the High Court to reverse the decision.
Joseph Robson moved to Alicante in 1992 and died there in 2010 at the age of 81.
Maria Cavaco Silva, the wife of Portugal's Head of State, today said that Portugal will survive despite its difficulties.
“With plenty of sacrifice and hope, the Portuguese will resolve the crisis,” according to Portugal’s first lady Maria Cavaco Silva who graciously was opening the grounds of her husband’s taxpayer funded official residence.
Portugal's Court of Auditors has stated that the government has been overstating the results of state reforms and that 'intent has been confused with results.'
Regarding the reduction in the number of state workers, there are signs that show that the recent reforms actually have increased the number of workers employed by the state in some areas where reductions have been claimed.
