16 July 2014
The employment rate in Portugal remained at 62% in the first quarter of this year unchanged from the previous quarter and up 1.7% year-on-year, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development reported Wednesday. However, amongst the younger population, between 15 to 24 years old, the employment rate fell back from 23% in the final quarter […]
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16 July 2014
Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho sounded the alarm Tuesday by saying that every political party and social partner should throw their weight into the debate on a national strategy capable of raising Portugal’s birth rate, the lowest in 60 years. Speaking as leader of the Partido Social Democrata (PSD), the main ruling party, he was […]
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15 July 2014
In Portugal the richest 1% of the population owns one quarter (21%) of the country’s wealth, according to a survey by Philip Vermeulen, a senior economist at the European Central Bank. Among the nine countries in the Eurozone analyzed, Portugal is the third country with a greater concentration of wealth, just behind Austria and Germany. […]
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14 July 2014
By Len Port, Contributor(*) Many foreign holidaymakers are unwittingly mistreating their children and breaking the law by bringing under-age youngsters to bullfights, according to animal rights activists in the Algarve. The activist group Cidade de Albufeira Anti Touradas (CAAT) is urging the government inspectorate in charge of safety at public shows to stop turning a […]
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10 July 2014
Shares in Espírito Santo Financial Group (ESFG), the largest shareholder of Banco Espírito Santo (BES), Portugal’s largest non-state bank by assets, were suspended on the Lisbon and Luxembourg stock exchanges on Thursday morning, amid continued uncertainty about the group’s future. Bonds issued by ESFG’s subsidiary Espírito Santo Financière were also suspended. In a statement sent […]
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10 July 2014
The fourth edition of the Walk & Talk Street Art Festival will be held from July 18 through August 3 on São Miguel island, Azores. More than 60 national and international artists will participate in the creative arts event which activities are focused in promoting contemporary artistic expression in public spaces. Artistic interventions include the […]
Posted in Arts&Culture, Featured, Film, Heritage, Music, Organizations, Painting, People, Photography, Portugal, São Miguel, World
