Público
«Troika gives Portugal one more year to reduce deficit», reveals Público, as the country will be given until 2015 to meet its deficit target below 3% of GDP. According to the daily, this reflects the impact the European recession is having on Portugal’s economy, as well as the efforts carried out by the Portuguese to reach their bailout goals.
Correio da Manhã
«Portugal loses 535 jobs a day», reports Correio da Manhã, as a slump in consumption and dwindling exports have worsened unemployment in what the daily newspaper says is the worst financial crisis since the 25th April 1974 revolution.
Diário de Notícias
«Seven Portuguese emigrants stabbed by mafias in Berlin», writes Diário de Notícias, as seven Portuguese construction workers who live and work in the German capital were attacked and stabbed by a gang of between ten and 17 men as they got out of a van on their way home last Friday. According to the paper, the attackers have not been identified, but the police are looking into organised criminal gangs who have interests in the building industry.
Jornal de Notícias
«Families forced to cut down on food», reports Jornal de Notícias, as statistics released yesterday by the National Institute of Statistics show that, for the first time on record, families have cut down on food consumption to reduce expenses, worsening the country’s recession.
i
«Isaltino has already lodged 44 appeals», writes i, as the controversial mayor of Oeiras, who is a former magistrate, has paid €133,000 so far to avoid jail, after being convicted in 2009 for crimes involving fiscal fraud, corruption and money laundering.
Diário Económico
«Bankers shocked with Barclays complaint», reports financial daily Diário Económico, as several Portuguese banks are under investigation for allegedly operating in a cartel-like manner regarding spreads and loan commissions and the original complaint was made by British bank Barclays, from their headquarters in London.
Jornal de Negócios
«Goverment invoked crisis to ease cuts», reports financial newspaper Jornal de Negócios, as the main argument put forward by the coalition government to the troika of international lenders during their seventh quarterly review, was that cuts to public expenditure had to be eased due to the worsening of the financial crisis.
A Bola
«The people’s doctor», writes A Bola, referring to Benfica manager Jorge Jesus gave a class on “theory and practice of football”, organised by Lisbon’s Faculty of Human Movement.
Record
«Professor Jesus», writes Record, as Jorge Jesus was invited to give a class on football strategy at the Faculty of Human Movement, where according to the paper, he put on a good show and revealed how he turned the sport into a science.
O Jogo
«I suggested Llori and Sá Pinto», writes O Jogo, as Onyewu, central defender for Málaga FC (on loan from Sporting), recommended Sá Pinto and Llori and knows about the team’s instability last season.