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Category Archives: Portugal
Apr 27 2020
The vaccine Portugal discovered which Italy doesn’t know about
Comments Off on The vaccine Portugal discovered which Italy doesn’t know aboutBy Alessio Colonnelli The importance of April 25 in Italy and Portugal can hardly be overstated. Both celebrate being freed from a violent dictatorial regime. A day to get the flag out and put it on your balcony on full display. Lots … Continue reading
Posted by: April 27, 2020
Tagged with: António Costa, Covid-19, Italy, Matteo Salvini, portugal
Nov 6 2019
Democracy without choice – or just ‘the economy, stupid’? Political support during the Eurozone crisis
Comments Off on Democracy without choice – or just ‘the economy, stupid’? Political support during the Eurozone crisisBy Daniel Devine Between 2008 and 2014, satisfaction with democracy and the trust people had for their political institutions collapsed across most of Europe, but most severely in Southern Europe. Was this decline about the loss of citizens’ democratic choice due … Continue reading
Posted by: November 6, 2019
Tagged with: democratic deficit, Eurocrisis, Eurozone, Southern Europe
Jan 9 2018
Portugal: Euro Zone’s brightening socio-economic outlook
2 CommentsIn the present post, Lucas Juan Manuel Alonso Alonso analyses some of the more important points contained in the OECD’s 2017 Economic Survey of Portugal. It offers an analysis of the socio-economic position of Portugal once the austerity measures are … Continue reading
Posted by: January 9, 2018
Tagged with: Eurozone, growth, labour markets, OECD, portugal, taxation, unemployment
May 30 2017
How Portugal’s leaders exploited the bail out to pass measures they already supported
Comments Off on How Portugal’s leaders exploited the bail out to pass measures they already supportedBy Catherine Moury and Adam Standring During the Eurozone crisis, states receiving a bailout were required to implement spending cuts and other reforms in return for financial assistance. But to what extent did the governments of these states use the … Continue reading
Posted by: May 30, 2017
Tagged with: austerity, Bailout, domestic policy agenda, Eurozone crisis, portugal
Sep 3 2014
The impact of the European Employment Strategy in Greece and Portugal: soft power in a world of neglect?
Comments Off on The impact of the European Employment Strategy in Greece and Portugal: soft power in a world of neglect?By Sotirios Zartaloudis Unemployment has been one of Europe’s long-standing problems – a problem greatly exacerbated by the ongoing economic crisis. In addition, unemployment affects almost a fourth of the youth labour force compounding the social problems associated with unemployment. … Continue reading
Posted by: September 3, 2014
Tagged with: Soft power, unemployment
Jul 3 2014
European economy’s invisible transformation: expulsions and predatory capitalism
2 CommentsBy Saskia Sassen Parts of our economies, societies, and states in Europe are being stripped bare by an extreme form of predatory capitalism.[1] And this stripping can coexist with growth in much of our economies. The majority of workers and … Continue reading
Posted by: July 3, 2014
Tagged with: ECB, European economy, Inequality, unemployment
Apr 28 2014
No Country for Young People
3 CommentsBy Daniel Carvalho I was with an Irish friend in a pub in Dublin waiting for a Champions League match to start when somehow we ended talking about siblings. He has three and he was surprised when I told him that … Continue reading
Posted by: April 28, 2014
Tagged with: birth rate, demographics, emigration, fertility rate, migration
Feb 14 2014
Entrepreneurship in Southern Europe: Symptom or Solution to the Euro Crisis?
6 CommentsBy Stefan Bauchowitz Against ample discouraging evidence, expressions of false optimism occasionally enter into the debate on the Euro crisis. As an example of such optimism, a previous post on this blog by Mark Esposito voiced high hopes for entrepreneurialism in … Continue reading
Posted by: February 14, 2014
Tagged with: Entrepreneurship, Euro crisis, growth, Recovery, subsistence entrepreneurs
Feb 7 2014
First Step to Solving the Eurozone Crisis: Change our Perceptions
4 CommentsBy Terence Tse How not to save a company Imagine the following. Your company is on the verge of bankruptcy. The only way to get out of this is to get all your employees to put in more efforts and … Continue reading
Posted by: February 7, 2014
Tagged with: Blame, Euro crisis, News, positive news, Press
Apr 28 2013
The Implications of Nazi-comparisons in Current European Discourse
1 CommentBy Maria Brock and Rui Lopes* “They’re Germans”, whispers John Cleese, “so don’t mention the war!” Four decades after the classic Fawlty Towers episode first aired, the memory of World War II continues to cloud Germany’s foreign relations, with German … Continue reading
Posted by: April 28, 2013
Tagged with: Blame, Contested, Crisis, discourse, Eurozone crisis, Maria Brock, Nazi comparison, Rui Lopes