Decision on TAP scheduled for the first half of June – Daily News – Lisbon

The Economy Minister António Pires de Lima, hopes to take a decision on the privatization of TAP the Council of Ministers in the first half of June.

“I hope this process will lead to a decision Council of Ministers during the first half of June, “said António Pires de Lima, on the sidelines of the closing of the WEDO Technologies Worldwide User Group Conference’15, now held in Lisbon.

Pires de Lima did not spare criticism the leader of the PS, António Costa: “I’m sorry that by mere political opportunism and with huge lack of state direction not all politicians with governing responsibilities of the past have been to the occasion” in the privatization of TAP <. / p>

The official reiterated that “it is very important that TAP is privatized”, explaining that the alternative scenario “is of great loss” for the company in terms of routes and capacity to compete.

The government decided by the Cabinet on Thursday to spend negotiating with two of the three candidates for purchasing 66% of TAP Group, German Efromovich and David Neeleman, pushing the consortium Miguel Pais do Amaral, for non-compliance the “minimum requirements legally required by the specifications.”