Fonte: JN, INE, Diário Económico
terça-feira, 26 de maio de 2009
sexta-feira, 22 de maio de 2009
Publicidade grátis a Portugal num jornal britânico
Portugal's PM... and a £4m corruption row over giant shopping mall built by British firm
The Earl and Countess of Wessex have been caught up in an alleged corruption scandal surrounding a discount shopping complex in Portugal.
It was built by a British property firm Freeport, now being investigated over bribery allegations, and was opened by the Royal couple in September 2004.
The Serious Fraud Office in London is probing claims that four million euros were transferred to banks in Portugal to facilitate the deal.
The inquiry has engulfed several British businessmen and Portugal's Prime Minister Jose Socrates, who has denied taking bribes from Freeport.
At its heart is the claim that in 2002 Mr Socrates, then an environment minister, waived restrictions to grant Freeport a licence to build the complex on protected land.
But Mr Socrates insists he has never misused his ministerial position.
The shopping mall is sited across the Tagus river from Lisbon and includes 200 'factory outlets' selling mainly cut-price designer clothes.
Reports in Portugal claim SFO detectives, who have been working closely with Portuguese police, are investigating 15 people linked to the development, including Mr Socrates and several Britons associated with Freeport.
It was built by a British property firm Freeport, now being investigated over bribery allegations, and was opened by the Royal couple in September 2004.
The Serious Fraud Office in London is probing claims that four million euros were transferred to banks in Portugal to facilitate the deal.
The inquiry has engulfed several British businessmen and Portugal's Prime Minister Jose Socrates, who has denied taking bribes from Freeport.
At its heart is the claim that in 2002 Mr Socrates, then an environment minister, waived restrictions to grant Freeport a licence to build the complex on protected land.
But Mr Socrates insists he has never misused his ministerial position.
The shopping mall is sited across the Tagus river from Lisbon and includes 200 'factory outlets' selling mainly cut-price designer clothes.
Reports in Portugal claim SFO detectives, who have been working closely with Portuguese police, are investigating 15 people linked to the development, including Mr Socrates and several Britons associated with Freeport.
JS inventa pólvora sem fumo!
«Para travar a polémica e procurar um consenso, o deputado Pedro Nuno Santos, secretário-geral da Juventude Socialista (JS), explica que a maioria socialista quer envolver as unidades de saúde nessa distribuição de contraceptivos.» Excelente para prevenir doenças sexualmente transmissíveis diriam uns, óptimo diriam outros para combater a gravidez na adolescência. Mas espantem-se, porque há décadas que as unidades de saúde distribuem gratuitamente em Portugal contraceptivos aos jovens. Parece que a JS anda a fazer o trabalho de casa, e até agora, já conseguiram descobrir a pólvora sem fumo!
Livre concorrência
A Comissão Europeia considera que o computador «Magalhães» é ilegal.
A razão do diagnóstico é, segundo o semanário «Sol», a violação das leis da concorrência devido ao facto do Governo ter avançado com contratos por ajuste directo.
Numa verdadeira democracia, seria um escândalo, em Portugal, passou a ser rotina!
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