Healthcare spending in Portugal under EU average
Portugal in 17th place when it comes to spending per capita Considering recent soundbites (involving citizens dying in A&E departments waiting to be attended, or waiting hours for INEM emergency
Youth unemployment ‘still among highest in Europe’
Portugal’s secretary of state for labour Adriano Moreira said today that the country’s youth unemployment rate “is a serious problem” that “surprises even European leaders”. The government is “working” with
Portugal among EU leaders in reducing greenhouse gas emissions
Eurostat shows emissions across bloc dropped by 2.6% Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the European Union (EU) fell by 2.6% year-on-year in the second quarter of this year – with
EU not ‘particularly concerned’ about spending level
Paulo Gentiloni, the European Commissioner for the Economy said today that he has “no particular concern” for the moment about the level of spending in Portugal, stressing the reduction in
State has two months to adopt EU motor insurance directive into law
European Commission threatens Portugal with court action The European Commission on Thursday gave Portugal and five other countries two months to fully transpose the European Union (EU) directive on motor
Cross-border movement of €10,000 in cash must be declared
And even lower amounts may be scrutinised People who carry €10,000 or more into or out of Portugal from non-EU countries must declare this amount to the tax authorities and
Talks ongoing to stave off fine from Brussels regarding taxing large multinationals
Secretary of state for tax affairs Cláudia Reis Duarte said today that Portugal is in direct contact with Brussels and informing Europe of all the steps it has taken to
Algarve boroughs risk losing EU funds after missing municipal plan revision deadline
Municipalities risk losing right to apply for European funding Fourteen municipalities in mainland Portugal – including five in the Algarve – have yet to begin the legally required revision of
EU hands over €714 million as part of country’s PRR
The European Commission on Monday disbursed the remaining €714 million as part of Portugal’s request for payment of the third and fourth instalments of the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF),
Call to extend EU’s spending deadline for recovery funds as 39% of measures in “worrying or critical state”
Only 33% of PRR measures considered “aligned with planning” Portugal’s National Commission for Monitoring the execution and spending of Brussels’ ‘bazooka’ (Plan for Recovery and Resilience, or PRR) has flagged