The murderer in the mirror
LAST WEEK, the world commemorated the 60th anniversary of the liberation of the infamous Nazis’ death camp, Auschwitz. Around 2,000 camp survivors huddled in the snow, along with key European
UKRAINE
Yushchenko takes reins Viktor Yushchenko took the oath of office as Ukraine’s new president, ending a bruising election marathon last weekend. At the inauguration ceremony, Yushchenko said he would defend
Resident prescription
New Year… new start… new health? Part 1 I AM VERY happy that a change of circumstances has made it possible for me to be back writing the ‘Resident Prescription’.
SOMALIA
Mogadishu police chief shot dead Police chief, Gen Yusuf Ahmed Sarinie, was shot dead at his home in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu. Four men armed with pistols and AK-47 guns forced
Bush defiant as he prepares for second term
WANT TO make yourself really unpopular in Europe? Just a few words will do it – “Bush is not the anti-Christ”. There, I’ve said it! American Republican Presidents are never
Travel fair offered new holiday trends
MORE THAN 500 organisations from Portuguese and foreign tourism sectors were represented at the 17th annual Lisbon Travel Market (BTL), held recently at the FIL exhibition centre. This year’s BTL
Europe’s biggest and best
Europe’s biggest and best The A380 superjumbo, made by European company Airbus, was revealed at a lavish ceremony in the southwestern city of Toulouse last week. Here’s how the mammoth
New law for law firms
By CLÁUDIA VAZ PÓVOA FINALLY, some good news for law firms as, on December 10 2004, a new law was published bringing a whole range of changes that were implemented
Savings Tax Directive and exchange of information
Contributed by BILL BLEVINS Financial Correspondent Blevins Franks Trustees THE EU’s revolutionary Savings Tax Directive comes into full force at the beginning of July 2005. These new regulations will change
Fiscal matters – How, when and where to file
Contributed by Dennis Swing Greene International fiscal consultant, EuroFINESCO S.A. WHILE, in the ‘good old days’, many were exempt from submitting IRS tax forms, the law has changed and now