http://www.eubusiness.com Latest business news about Portugal and the European Union. daily 1 2007-01-02T13:25:17Z http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/portugal-eurozone.3o2 Portugal, fighting off a debt crisis, said Wednesday it had raised 1.25 billion euros (1.725 billion dollars) in a bond issue at an interest rate lower than that on a similar operation a month ago. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2010 AFP. All other Copyright 2010 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. eurozone Portugal bonds debt public economy 2010-03-17T21:53:14Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/portugal-eurozone.3nk Portugal, which is fighting off a debt crisis, said on Wednesday it had raised 1.25 billion euros (1.725 billion dollars) at an average interest rate 17.5 points below a eurozone benchmark, the Euribor rate. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2010 AFP. All other Copyright 2010 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Portugal eurozone economy public debt bonds 2010-03-17T14:44:14Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/portugal-eurozone.3mn Portugal, under strong EU pressure to correct its public finances, announced sweeping privatisation measures affecting its airline, rail transport, postal, energy and paper industries, on Tuesday to fight a rise in debt. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2010 AFP. All other Copyright 2010 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. eurozone Portugal privatisation debt public economy 2010-03-16T17:18:40Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/finance-economy-ecb.2qf European finance ministers on Tuesday chose Portugal's Vitor Constancio for the key job of deputy head of the European Central Bank (ECB), an EU statement said. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2010 AFP. All other Copyright 2010 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. eurozone ECB Portugal Finance Council of Ministers economy 2010-02-16T18:21:00Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/portugal-economy.2me Portugal is at a crucial budget crossroads, fighting for credibility on financial markets and political stability at home, Prime Minister Jose Socrates warned when opening a crisis budget debate on Wednesday. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2010 AFP. All other Copyright 2010 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Portugal economy budget deficit public debt pact 2010-02-10T13:37:09Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/portugal-economy.2fc Portugal's budget deficit hit a record 9.3 per cent of GDP in 2009, exceeding European Union and International Monetary Fund estimates of around eight percent, the government said Tuesday. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2010 AFP. All other Copyright 2010 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. finance deficit Portugal economy 2010-01-27T09:36:00Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/treaty-portugal.1n4 A ceremony will be held on December 1 in the Portuguese capital to mark the entry into force of the European Union's Lisbon Treaty, Portuguese Foreign Minister Luis Amado said Wednesday. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2009 AFP. All other Copyright 2009 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. treaty Portugal 2009-11-25T21:42:02Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/europe/portugal/commission Contacts of the European Commission representation in Portugal. No publisher Ina Dimireva Commission Portugal 2009-11-11T13:46:13Z Guide http://www.eubusiness.com/europe/portugal/econ Portugal has become a diversified and increasingly service-based economy since joining the European Community in 1986. Over the past two decades, successive governments have privatized many state-controlled firms and liberalized key areas of the economy, including the financial and telecommunications sectors. No publisher Ina Dimireva Portugal economy 2009-11-11T13:46:12Z Guide http://www.eubusiness.com/europe/portugal/invest Portugal offers a favorable investment climate for foreign capital, both in the near and long term. Its economy has become increasingly diversified and service-based since the country joined the European Community in 1986. No publisher Ina Dimireva business Portugal economy 2009-11-11T13:46:12Z Guide http://www.eubusiness.com/europe/portugal/finance An overview of the sources of finance available to SMEs in Portugal. No publisher Ina Dimireva business SMEs Finance Portugal 2009-11-11T13:46:11Z Guide http://www.eubusiness.com/europe/portugal/business An overview of the process of starting a new business in Portugal. No publisher Ina Dimireva SMEs business Portugal 2009-11-11T13:46:02Z Guide http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/competition-banking.1da European Union competition regulators announced Tuesday a probe into a Portuguese state guarantee for a loan to bail out Banco Privado Portugues (BPP). No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2009 AFP. All other Copyright 2009 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. competition Portugal banking aid probe BPP 2009-11-10T11:02:22Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/portugal-internet.cu The European Court of Justice ruled on Tuesday that countries can run state monopolies for online sports betting, citing a heightened risk of criminal activity. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2009 AFP. All other Copyright 2009 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. gaming court Portugal competition Internet Headline1 2009-09-08T21:03:01Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/topics/euro/portugal-and-the-euro Portugal joined the European Union in 1986 and was one of the first-wave EU countries to adopt the euro on 1 January 1999. No publisher eub2 Portugal Euro 2008-02-03T23:37:32Z Guide