Portugal and the EU

Latest business news about Portugal and the European Union

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Portugal: warning shot for Socialists ahead of national poll — 08 June 2009, 20:57 CET

Unexpected defeat for Portugal's Socialists in the European elections is a warning shot for Prime Minister Jose Socrates just four months ahead of a national vote.

Portugal's socialists haemmorhage to far-left, greens in EU vote — 08 June 2009, 00:04 CET

Prime Minister Jose Socrates's Socialists took a battering in EU parliamentary elections Sunday as voters deserted to the far-left, near-complete results from the interior ministry showed.

Portuguese premier's party heavy fallers in EU vote — 07 June 2009, 23:57 CET

Prime Minister Jose Socrates's Socialists took a battering in EU parliamentary elections Sunday as voters punished the government, near-complete results showed.

Portugal, Italy slam striking British workers — 02 February 2009, 22:36 CET

Wildcat strikes by workers in Britain over the use of foreign labour are "unacceptable" and will only worsen the economic crisis, say Portuguese and Italian ministers.

Portugal debt downgrade spotlights rising eurozone bond dilemma — 22 January 2009, 16:24 CET

Portugal is now the third debt-degraded country in the eurozone amid concern over anti-recession borrowing by governments, amid assurances that strains on bond debt markets will not break up the bloc.

Portugal announces two-billion-euro stimulus plan — 13 December 2008, 21:16 CET

Portugal unveiled Saturday a two-billion-euro stimulus plan targeting employment, investment and aid to struggling businesses, partially bankrolled by increasing the public deficit to three percent of GDP.

Portugal and the euro — 04 February 2008, 00:37 CET

The euro is the single currency shared by 15 of the European Union's Member States - Belgium, Germany, Ireland, Spain, France, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Austria, Portugal, Finland, Greece, Slovenia, Cyprus and Malta - which together make up the eurozone. Around 317 million EU citizens now use the euro as their currency.

Portugal country profile — 04 January 2008, 19:19 CET

Portugal is a member of the European Union

Portugal.org — 04 August 2006, 16:12 CET

The Portugal.org website covers information about Portugal tourism, trade, investment, as well as general information about the country.

portugaloffer.com — 04 August 2006, 15:53 CET

portugaloffer.com is the simplest way for you to do business directly with Portuguese companies. Contacts, products and services are all easily reachable in this market space - the perfect place for you to find a supplier, customer, agent, or partner in Portugal.

Business Environment - Portugal — 04 August 2006, 15:50 CET

Snapshot of the business environment for the Portuguese economy, from the World Bank

Doing Business in Portugal (HLBI) — 04 August 2006, 15:49 CET

Guide on Portugal from HLB International, which has produced a series of international booklets on accounting, taxation and company law information - pdf

Business Guides Portugal (Deloitte) — 04 August 2006, 15:48 CET

Country Business guide from Deloitte featuring information on the Investment Climate, Labour Relations and Work Force, Business Regulations, Foreign Investment, Choice of Business Entity and Corporate Taxation in Portugal.