Tag: Portugal
EU launches Civil Protection Mechansim to help #Portugal
Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management Commissioner Christos Stylianides has issued a statement on the deadly forest fires in Portugal. “The EU has activated its Civil Protection Mechanism. “All our thoughts are with the families and friends of those affected by the deadly forest fires that have struck several parts of Portugal. “We express our condolences […]
#Kazakhstan jumps 15 spots on IMD World Competitiveness ranking
Kazakhstan climbed from 47th to 32th place in the IMD World Competitiveness ranking, evaluating business efficiency, public finance and domestic economy. The new ranking shows Kazakhstan surpassing states such as Spain, Saudi Arabia, Poland, Portugal, Italy, Russia, Turkey and Ukraine. “Kazakhstan has demonstrated the greatest progress on public finances and domestic economy indicators. The public […]
#Portugal breaks ranks as star eurozone bond performer
In a major turnaround, Portugal has emerged as the year’s best performing eurozone bond market outside little-traded Greece, helped by its improving economy and shrinking budget deficit and by the fading threat of a break-up of the bloc, writes Dhara Ranasinghe. Benchmark 10-year Portuguese bonds have returned just over four percent so far this year, while returns […]
Portugal PM demands #Dijsselbloem step down over ‘xenophobic’ remarks
Portugal’s Prime Minister demanded the resignation of eurogroup chairman Jeroen Dijsselbloem on Wednesday (22 March) over remarks he called “racist, xenophobic and sexist” and said Europe would only be credible once he left. Dijsselbloem suggested in an interview at the weekend with German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung that southern European countries that received EU financial […]
Portugal PM demands #Dijsselbloem step down over 'xenophobic' remarks
Portugal’s Prime Minister demanded the resignation of eurogroup chairman Jeroen Dijsselbloem on Wednesday (22 March) over remarks he called “racist, xenophobic and sexist” and said Europe would only be credible once he left. Dijsselbloem suggested in an interview at the weekend with German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung that southern European countries that received EU financial […]
#ProjectDiamond begins where #PinkPanther left off
This week Europol organized, together with Austria and Switzerland, the first international conference on jewellery robbery and burglary under a new umbrella project entitled ‘Diamond’. Hosted at Europol’s headquarters in The Hague, the event brought together more than 70 experts from almost all EU Member States, as well as third parties from Europe, Asia, the […]
Commission proposes first research partnership in #Mediterranean to increase food and water sustainability
The Commission proposed first research partnership of its kind in the Mediterranean Area to develop much-needed novel solutions for sustainable water management and food production. Today the Commission has presented a proposal for a Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area – PRIMA. The first partnership of its kind in the Mediterranean basin […]
