John Smith left after four months . The “salutary slaps” promised by John Soares Augusto M. Seabra and Vasco Pulido Valente, public columnists, cost John Soares the post of Minister of Culture. The minister also released a statement during the morning public tonar his resignation. “I do it for reasons that have to do with my deep solidarity with the Government and the Prime Minister and his political project of the left,” wrote John Smith in a statement. “I Demito also for reasons that have to do with my respect for the values of freedom. I do not accept disregard of the right to expression of opinion and word.” The Prime Minister announced in Porto, who accepted “of course” the resignation of John Smith.
“Terrorist Hat” arrested by Belgian police . The Belgian press has advanced this Friday arrested Mohamed Abrini, the alleged “terrorist hat” that appears in Zaventem airport surveillance footage in the company of suicidadas bombers who perpetrated the terrorist attacks of last 22 March. The individual is reportedly also linked to the terrorist attacks in Paris on 13 November 2015. the authorities have confirmed that arrests were made of several alleged terrorists, but have not put forward details about the identities of the suspects.
exports grow but little . Portuguese exports of goods advanced 0.8% in February compared to the same month of 2015, after falling 2.4% the previous month. An evolution explained by the growth in the EU countries (7.2%), which offset the fall (17.6%) in trade to other countries. The INE data also show that imports increased 5.3%, with the trade deficit to worsen at EUR 206 million. Economy Minister commented on the data. “These figures obviously do not we can meet. It is an increase compared to last year, but a growth rate that is unsatisfactory,” he told reporters Manuel Caldeira Cabral.
TAP and Parpública target search. TAP and Parpública were subject to searches by the Judicial Police on Friday, in an investigation of the Central Department of investigation and Penal Action (DCIAP) which is related to the business of the acquisition of the Brazilian company maintenance and engineering VEM to Varig. According to the Attorney General’s Office (PGR), are concerned suspected practice of maladministration crimes, economic participation in business, influence trafficking, aggravated fraud, corruption and money laundering.
of Lisbon with profits. the Lisbon City Council ended 2015 with a net profit of 193 million euros, an increase of revenues by 27.8% over the previous year and a reduction in liabilities by 1.7%, or 20 million euros. Numbers that led Councilman of Finance to classify the 2015 accounts as “the best in more than a decade.” John Paul Saraiva pointed out that the recovery of municipal accounts began in 2007, when the total liabilities amounted to 1,952 million euros, compared with 1,182 million recorded at the end of last year. The same official said that of Lisbon paid to suppliers to three days and still returns half the IRS to citizens.
Parliament approves end of evictions to pay debts. Anyone who has a debt the tax authorities will no longer have the threat of seeing their home sold. It was with the votes of the Left Party and the abstention of CDS that Parliament approved in final overall vote an amendment to the law to prevent the sale of permanent housing in tax enforcement proceedings. In the case of dwellings with tax value up to 574,323 euros, will see the seized house, but not sold. The suspension of the seizure is active for as long as necessary for the family to pay the debt. In homes worth more than the sale is suspended for a year. For tax specialists heard by the Business, the purpose of the amendment is meritorious, but it needs some technical adjustments to the law become more clear and facilitate their implementation.
Verizon and Google in the race to Yahoo. the list of companies interested in buying Yahoo continues to grow. The company’s US telecom Verizon will present a proposal for business “core” of the technology, and Google is also considering entering the race. Other stakeholders, such as AT & T, Comcast and Microsoft should not make proposals, while the publisher Time Inc. and Bain Capital Partners and TPG funds still are considering entering the race. The company led by Marissa Mayer has extended the deadline for proposals to be delivered. The deadline was 11 April. Now increased to 18.
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Where to go at the end -of-week . The Joana Carneiro directs the opera “A Flowering Tree” at CCB, Stomp are Saturday at Oporto Coliseum. And the Feast of the Francophonie happens in the Jardim da Estrela. It is this and more.
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