The sale agreement for TAP, signed on June 24th amid much government rejoicing, does not mean that Gateway owns 66% of TAP.
This sale can be agreed only after Brussels has given its opinion and after the Civil Aviation Authority and Portugal's Competition Authority have approved the new ownership proposal which seems now to be no more than that - a proposal.
Things are moving quickly in one Frenchman’s campaign to eliminate food waste by supermarkets.
On Wednesday the European Parliament will consider a proposal for the retail food sector to distribute their unsold products to charitable associations.
Portugal’s deputy Prime Minister was doing today what he is best at, applauding a major new investment and promoting Portugal as a safe haven for overseas businesses despite the country’s recent and ongoing financial problems.
Portas said today that Portugal is a reliable, trusted and attractive country for investors and did refer to past difficulties when outlining a promising future.
On September 1st last year, Citius was launched by Justice Minister Paula Teixeira da Cruz (pictured) as part of the reorganisation of Portugal’s court system.
Citius aimed to link courts and case documents in a modern, cost-saving computerised network to speed up cases and eradicate the huge backlog that had caused Portugal to perform poorly in comparison to the justice systems of other EC countries.
In advance of the UK’s ‘emergency’ or ‘summer’ Budget on Wednesday, which may announce changes to tax, the economy, pensions, business and benefits, here is a breakdown of current taxes.
The Treasury got most of its £514bn last year from income tax - £163.1bn (32%)
EasyJet could suffer its first strike action if pay packet negotiations are not successful.
Discussions broke down last week between the airline and the trade union Unite over pay for cabin crew. This caused Unite to announce that a ballot of its UK cabin crew for industrial action would open next Tuesday until 3 August.
The German Minister of the Economy and Deputy Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel said today that it is essential that the Greek government presents "proposals beyond" those already presented. Only then will Germany be willing to resume a dialogue.
Germany’s stance, that if Greece wants to remain in the eurozone it will have to go further in its proposals to international creditors, excludes the possibility of writing off any of Greece’s debt because, according to the German, the same treatment would have to be given to Portugal, Spain and Ireland.
Vila Real de Santo António council has questioned the results of the water analysis carried out by the Marine Institute (IPMA) that claimed high toxin levels which led to a ban on shellfish harvesting affecting hundreds of local families.
The bivalve ban started several weeks ago and covers the coastal zone between Tavira and Vila Real.
