Portugal and the EU

Latest business news about Portugal and the European Union

• Portugal country profile

Portugal ratifies EU treaty on Europe day — 10 May 2008, 00:48 CET

Portuguese President Anibal Cavaco Silva officially ratified the EU's reforming Lisbon treaty on Friday, symbolically choosing 'Europe Day' to do so.

Portuguese parliament ratifies EU's Lisbon treaty — 23 April 2008, 23:44 CET

Portugal's parliament voted overwhelmingly to ratify the EU's Lisbon treaty Wednesday, making it the 10th of the 27 member states to do so.

Portugal 2007 public defict falls sharply — 27 March 2008, 00:53 CET

Portugal said Wednesday its 2007 public deficit fell sharply to 2.6 percent from 3.6 percent in 2006, bringing the country into line with European Union fiscal guidelines.

Portugal to send troops, plane to EU Chad mission — 13 March 2008, 20:40 CET

The Portuguese army said Thursday it is to provide a C-130 Hercules transport plane and 30 soldiers to the EU peacekeeping force in Chad and the Central African Republic (CAR).

Portuguese parliament rejects treaty referendum — 07 February 2008, 23:18 CET

The Portuguese parliament rejected Thursday a demand from four parties for the ratification of the new EU reform treaty by referendum.

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 commits to approval of EU treaty by parliament — 09 January 2008, 11:27 CET

Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Socrates has decided to seek ratification of the EU's new reform treaty by parliament rather than in a referendum, Lusa news agency reported Wednesday.

R&D and Innovation Service - Portuguese Presidency — 10 July 2007, 10:54 CET

CORDIS, the Community Research and Development Information Service, has launched an online service to provide comprehensive coverage of the research and innovation initiatives to be carried out under the Portuguese Presidency of the EU Council (1 July to 31 December 2007). Providing the current news and details of imminent developments, the Portuguese Presidency Service offers a comprehensive window on European achievements in the research area.

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.