Mendes refutes Minister: negotiations on BPI not resumed – Daily News – Lisbon

The Economy Minister Cabral Caldeira, “rushed” to announce the resumption of negotiations between the Angolan businesswoman Isabel dos Santos and CaixaBank.

the statement was made this evening by Luis Marques Mendes, in his usual weekly political commentary in SIC.

According to the former leader of the PSD, the negotiations have not resumed but ” is likely “will start. In his view, the fact, reported by the Express, now the Angolan government is preparing a law that removes BPI to voting rights in BFA (Banco de Fomento Angola) “is further evidence that we will have further talks between Spanish and “.

” Angolan the threat of this law is just that, a threat to strengthen the negotiating position of Isabel dos Santos is as if to say:.. if there is no agreement advances the law and Isabel dos Santos needs this threat because their bargaining power was diminished, “he said.

to Marques Mendes” all have much to lose without agreement “and” this is the fate “of the Portuguese-Angolan relations. “It is a relationship with ups and downs, with advances and setbacks. But they need each other and are doomed to be understood that the degree of interconnection between the two economies allows pouts but no disruptions.”

commentator SIC also examined the stability program, presented this week by the Government. It is an “ambitious, unrealistic and vague program”, for example when expected in 2017 fiscal consolidation 1400 million.

But at the same time it is a “skilled” document because “António Costa showed once again, to put the PCP and the bE in your pocket “:”.. PCP and bE say snakes and lizards on Budgetary Treaty But then resign and swallow a document that gives realization to the Budget Treaty This document has everything which PCP and BE always criticized:. priority to the deficit, cut in spending, reducing the number of civil servants and maintaining austerity and this is the ability to António Costa: give space to the PCP and BE to speak, criticize But no. moment of truth has them in hand. “

at the same time” is a nuisance document to PSD and CDS “because” on deficit reduction objectives are very similar to the previous government. ” In other words, “it is not easy to criticize” and therefore “is that PSD and CDS devalue this debate.” “Although the CDS require voting, it is clear that the intention is not to enhance the debate,” concludes the commentator SIC.