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Press Review – Portugal coalition partner calls for new govt reshuffle

Over the weekend Expresso «Portugal doesn’t need troika money until September», wrote weekly newspaper Expresso on Saturday, as the country reportedly has a substantial liquidity buffer to last it...

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Press Review – Troika calls for Socialist support to cut state expenditure

Público «Over 1,400 butchers undergoing food inspection», reveals Público, as the secretary of state for food is going to create a platform for food safety, with Nuno e Brito admitting that over-strict...

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Press Review – Troika presses Socialists and govt for political consensus

Público «Renegociation with troika calls for dialogue between Passos and Seguro», reveals Público, as Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho has called the leader of the Socialist Party, António José...

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Press Review – All public sector remunerations to be revised

Visão «Former BPN owners deal with our health», is the lead story in this week’s Visão, as Galilei, the new name of Sociedade Lusa de Negócios, former owners of bailed-out BPN bank, has already charged...

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Press Review – Health sector to see 25% of cuts to state expenditure

Sol «Government blocked», reveals Sol, after Minister for Foreign Affairs Paulo Portas halted measures that Prime Minister Passos Coelho wanted to announce now and delays the reform of the state,...

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Press Review – Risk financing in Porto Metro leads to govt reshuffle

Over the weekend Expresso «Portas wants to oversee economic areas», wrote weekly Expresso on Saturday, as Minister for Foreign Affairs Paulo Portas wants to oversee the Ministry of the Economy as well...

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Press review – Govt faces scandal over transport companies toxic swaps

Público «Toxic swaps made interest rates of state-owned companies rise 20%», reveals Público, as the Attorney General’s Office has launched a probe into cases of financial speculation involving several...

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Press Review – Portugal 1st Q deficit below limit agreed with troika

Público «State-run water and petrol companies also involved in toxic contracts», reveals Público, as the Attorney General’s Office is investigating irregularities in investments carried out by public...

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Press Review – Portuguese President marks Carnation revolution

Sol «Swaps lead to more victims», reveals Sol, after it emerged earlier this week that high-risk hedge contracts agreed by public companies, including Porto Metro, the Lisbon Metro, Refer and the...

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Press Review – Santander and JP Morgan swaps’ negotiations continue

Over the weekend Expresso «The president’s voice was captured by the government», wrote weekly Expresso on Saturday, as in an exclusive interview Socialist leader António José Seguro accused President...

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Press review – 60% of installments in new credits is interest

Público «Health sector spent €58m less on non-urgent patient transport», reveals Público, as the National Health Service reduced its expenses by 39% since 2010, above the requirements imposed by the...

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Press Review – Government to raise retirement age

Visão «CAT scans, mammograms, ultrasounds and MRIs: Exams under suspicion», is the lead story in this week’s Visão, as medical imaging services in Portugal are in “chaos”, with growing waiting lists in...

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Press Review – Prime minister announces new spending cuts tonight

Sol «Cuts behind closed doors», writes weekly Sol, as Prime Minister Passos Coelho, Minister of Finance Vítor Gaspar, Minister of State and Foreign Affairs Paulo Portas and Deputy Secretary of State of...

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Press Review – 50,000 at risk of leaving public sector in 18 months

Over the weekend Expresso «50,000 at risk of leaving public sector in 18 months», wrote weekly Expresso on Saturday, as Prime Minister Passos Coelho announced on Friday a series of new measures to...

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Press review – PSD figures strengthen case against tax on pensions

Público «PSD figures support Paulo Portas in criticising tax on pensions», reveals Público, as leading figures in the ruling Social Democratic Party (PSD) have slammed a new proposal put forward by the...

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Press Review – Minister of finance “transformed” in Brussels

Público «CDS getting closer to UGT and greets end to new tax on pensions», reveals Público, as coalition junior partner CDS-PP seems to be converging with trade union confederation UGT, on the issue of...

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Press review – Changes in public service risk unconstitutionality

Visão «War behind closed doors», is the lead story in Visão, as the weekly newsmagazine reports on how Prime Minister Passos Coelhos and Minister of State and Foreign Affairs Paulo Portas are still...

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Press Review – Inactivity at highest rate since 1998

Sol «PSD irritates Passos», writes Sol, as Prime Minister Passos Coelho was strongly criticised by the Social Democrats (PSD) during a dinner at the party’s headquarters on Thursday. The weekly...

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Press Review – OECD sounds warning on state reform

Over the weekend Expresso «OECD sounds warning on drastic reduction of the state», wrote weekly Expresso on Saturday, as the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) released a...

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Press Review – President mediates between coalition partners, avoids...

Público «Brussels: Euro countries “convinced” period of uncertainty in Portugal is over», reveals Público, as eurozone finance ministers concluded the seventh quarterly assessment of Portugal’s...

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