Every country has Sunday risk “Very high” exposure to ultraviolet radiation, according to the Sea Portuguese Institute and the Atmosphere (IPMA), which advises people to avoid children’s exposure to the sun.
in the case of “Very High” risk, IPMA recommends using sunglasses with UV filter, hat, ‘t-shirts, umbrella and sunscreen, as well as counseling to avoid exposure of children to sun.
All districts in the country have this risk “Very High”, and the entire Autonomous Region of Madeira and the crushing of the Azores with the exception of the third.
UV indices ranging from less than 2, wherein the UV is ‘down’, 3 to 5 ( ‘Moderate’), 6 to 7 ( ‘High’), 8 to 10 ( ‘Very High’) is greater than 11 ( ‘Far’).
Firefighters are back to fire fighting in Manteigas, which reaches overgrown areas of the Serra da Estrela Park, after the work had been suspended overnight for lack of access conditions.
According to the page of Civil Protection, at 9:49 a.m. were in place 320 operating, 101 terrestrial means five air assets. The fire that started on Saturday by 13h, was at that time with an active front and one in extinction phase, constituting the most serious case that firefighters had to solve, on a day when the Sea Portuguese Institute and the Atmosphere (IPMA) pointed two municipalities in the district of Coimbra – Arganil and Pampilhosa – as being at risk “maximum” of fire. . There are still 41 municipalities with risk “very high”
According to the IPMA, are at risk “very high” fire the counties of Povoa do Varzim and Vieira do Minho in Braga District; Baiao, Porto; Sabrosa in Vila Real; and Arouca, in Aveiro.
Viseu district are at risk “very high” fire the municipalities of S. Pedro do Sul, Castro Aire, Vila Nova de Paiva, Moimenta da Beira, and Tabuaço sernancelhe.
also with this risk of fire the Aguiar da Beira municipalities, Trancoso, Fornos de Algodres, Beira Celorico, Guarda and Sabugal, in the district of Guarda, Gois, Coimbra, and Figueiró . wines in Leiria
According to the IPMA they are still at risk “very high” fire, the municipalities of Serta, Oleiros, Vila de Rei, in the district of Castelo Branco; Training, Sardoal, Coruche and Chamusca in Santarém district; Ponte de Sor, Portalegre; . And Montijo and Alcacer do Sal, in Setubal
In the district of Evora, are at risk “very high” fire the Sales municipalities Novas and Montemor-o-Novo, in the district of Beja, the same risk is assigned to the county of Barrancos
The district of Faro has five risk municipalities “very high.”: Odemira, Alcoutim, Tavira, São Brás de Alportel and Tavira
. fire risk determined by IPMA comprises five levels, which may vary from “Low” and “Maximum.”
Tomorrow, July 29, the results of stress tests will be released – that measure the resilience to adverse scenarios – carried out by the ECB and the European Banking Authority (EBA). All financial institutions of the European Union were evaluated, but the EBA only reveal the results of the 51 largest banks in the EU – covering 70% of the banking sector in the European bloc.
There are contained, so this public list, Portuguese banks. However, BCP decided it would voluntarily disclose the received classification. – Having been that, in fact, the reason why postponed the presentation of its quarterly results
The jackpot draw on Friday EuroMillions, 72.4 million, came to a gambler who posted the bulletin abroad.
in the second prize hit two rollers, one of which in Portugal, which will each one, just over 798,000 euros.
The third prize will be shared for 10 gamblers, two of which with the report registered in Portugal, who will receive an individual prize of just over 53,000 euros.
the fourth prize will be distributed by 61 gamblers, 16 of which in Portugal, they will receive, each about 4,300 euros
the winning combination of 61/2016 contest Euromillions, drawn today is made up of numbers. 01 – 21-26 – 40 – 50 and the stars 02 and 04.
The jackpot draw on Friday EuroMillions, 72.4 million, came to a gambler who posted the bulletin abroad.
in the second prize hit two rollers, one of which in Portugal, which will each one, just over 798,000 euros.
The third prize will be shared for 10 gamblers, two of which with the report registered in Portugal, who will receive an individual prize of just over 53,000 euros.
the fourth prize will be distributed by 61 gamblers, 16 of which in Portugal, they will receive, each about 4,300 euros
the winning combination of 61/2016 contest Euromillions, drawn today is made up of numbers. 01 – 21-26 – 40 – 50 and the stars 02 and 04.
The turnover in retail trade rose 4.3% in June, compared to the same period last year, an acceleration of 2.9 percentage points compared to May, reports Friday the National Statistics Institute (INE) .
This behavior was determined by both groups, with greater intensity by the food, which has an annual rate of 0.9% in May to 5.6% in June.
the index of non-food group recorded an annual increase of 3.5% (1.8% in May).
Compared to the previous month, the turnover index in retail trade increased by 3.2% in June, compared with the 1.7% fall in the previous month.
the indices of employment, wages and salaries and the number of hours set calendar effects presented in the month of reference, annual growth rates of 2.7%, 5.1% and 2.3%, respectively (2.6%, 5.2% and 1.6% in the previous month in the same order).
in the second quarter 2016, sales in retail trade rose 3% year on year (2.6% in the first quarter of 2016).
The turnover in retail trade rose 4.3% in June, compared to the same period last year, an acceleration of 2.9 percentage points compared to May, reports Friday the National Statistics Institute (INE) .
This behavior was determined by both groups, with greater intensity by the food, which has an annual rate of 0.9% in May to 5.6% in June.
the index of non-food group recorded an annual increase of 3.5% (1.8% in May).
Compared to the previous month, the turnover index in retail trade increased by 3.2% in June, compared with the 1.7% fall in the previous month.
the indices of employment, wages and salaries and the number of hours set calendar effects presented in the month of reference, annual growth rates of 2.7%, 5.1% and 2.3%, respectively (2.6%, 5.2% and 1.6% in the previous month in the same order).
in the second quarter 2016, sales in retail trade rose 3% year on year (2.6% in the first quarter of 2016).
Since 2010 there has been confusion in the interpretation of the law governing the collection of Property Tax (IMI) in areas classified as historical and UNESCO heritage. Residents want exemption equal to the monuments that are neighbors, but the government disagrees, referred to “Jornal de Notícias” this Friday.
Mario Centeno, in response to the parliamentary group The Green this week have written that the collection of IMI to these individual owners is even to advance, contrary positions so far taken by governments and courts.
in the letter, Mario Centeno said that “a general exemption for the entered buildings in areas classified lead to significant practical difficulties “, referring in particular to the Alto Douro region Vineyard, which has 24 600 hectares classified in 13 municipalities. The automatic exemption assignment also “undermine significant part of the tax revenue for all these municipalities,” wrote the minister.
Officially, the law never changed. The Tax Authority has to have a different understanding, considering that only the buildings listed individually were exempt, regardless of being in historical centers.
But residents still claim a different interpretation of the law. They argue that as the historical center a national monument, and the monuments are exempt from the houses of the historic centers also are.
This controversy, which has already begun in 2010, has dragged in dozens of cases court.
The prices continue to rise slightly in the euro area, unemployment is at the lowest level in five years and the economy of the countries that share the single currency grew between April and July.
Eurostat, the EU statistics office, announced on Thursday that the gross domestic product of the euro zone rose 0.3% in the second quarter of this year compared to the previous quarter. Compared to the same period of 2015, GDP growth was 1.6%. But the European Union’s GDP rose by 0.4% in the previous three months and an increase of 1.8% compared to last year.
Already the rate of annual inflation in the euro zone should be fixed at 0.2% in July this year, an increase compared to 0.1% the previous month, according to an estimate published by Eurostat, which will be updated in August. A inflation rate returns so the figure recorded a year earlier, in July 2015, after June already have come out of negative territory (was -0.1% in May).
Considering the main components of inflation in the euro zone, the power sector, alcohol and tobacco will have known the most significant increase (1.4% compared to 0.9% in June), followed services (1.2% versus 1.1% in the previous month).
it is also reported that the unemployment rate in the euro area and throughout the European Union, which remained stable in June from the previous month, at 10.1% and 8.5%, respectively, remaining at the lowest values in recent years.
The unemployment rate in the euro area represents a decline year on year, compared to 11.0% in June last year, and remains at the lowest level since July 2011, while the EU-28 at 8.5% is a point below that recorded a year ago (9.5%), and continues to be the lowest since March 2009.
Portugal followed this trend to register in July a stable unemployment rate from the previous month, 11.2% (against 12.3% in June 2015), which remains the sixth highest in the EU, behind Greece (23.3%, April value), Spain (19.9%), Croatia (13.2% ), Cyprus (11.7%) and Italy (11.6%).
at the other end, the Member States with the lowest unemployment rates in June were Malta (4.0%), Czech Republic (4.1%) and Germany (4.2%).
with regard to youth unemployment, the rate fell slightly in both the euro area (from 20.9% in May to 20, 8% in June) and in the Union (18.7% in May to 18.5% in June), and the most significant falls in annual terms, for a year before were fixed in 22.5% and 20 , 6%, respectively.
Malta (6.9%) and Germany (7.2%) recorded the lowest youth unemployment rates, while Greece (47.4% in April) and Spain (45.8%) continue to have the highest.
in Portugal, the youth unemployment rate fell to 27.2% compared to 28.1% in the previous month and 31.8% YoY.
will resume if there are conditions to do “, are the words of the chairman of Galp Energia, Carlos Gomes da Silva.
for now, as announced Friday, the research survey of the first exploratory well in the Alentejo basin, planned for the summer, was postponed without date.
the responsible consortium joins Italy’s ENI, with 70% of capital, and GALP, with the remaining 30%. according to the president of the Portuguese oil company, the postponement is due to the decision of Naturai Resource Directorate-General to extend the consultation period public, for another 30 days, until August 3.
“has been lost opportunity”
the president of GALP, “was lost an opportunity”
We’ll see if next year’s investment, if there are conditions and worth “, said the manager, when asked about the new date set by the consortium to resume the process.
the logistics infrastructure was all assembled and the drilling unit was hired “ when the decision was taken to extend the period of public consultation, by 30 days, he said.
we costs because we had everything prepared “, he admitted the manager, but refused to quantify the amounts in question, adding he was not authorized to disclose.
open public consultation
Until August 3 follows the public consultation of the license application for the research survey of the first exploratory well in the Alentejo basin by the consortium between the Italian oil ENI and Galp Energia.
on 22 June, the General Directorate of Natural Resources, Security and Maritime Services decided to extend the period of public consultation of the ENI / Galp project, to conduct research survey in “deep offshore” ‘(ultra deep water), about 46.5 kilometers from the coast, in the Aljezur area, for 30 days.
the Italian ENI has a majority 70% stake in partnership with Galp (30%) for oil exploration in the Alentejo coast, which holds three concessions, called lobster, spider crab and Gamba, covering a total area of approximately 9,100 square kilometers.
the idea of seeking oil on the Alentejo coast appeared about ten years.
Ministry of Finance ensures that have been processed 96% of tax returns delivered this year
The Tax Authority and Customs (aT) sued, through Thursday, 96% of tax returns delivered this year, ordering the repayment of 2.25 billion to taxpayers.
“to this date [28 July] recovery orders are higher than the same period in 2015 close to 58,000 claims, which represents a 2.34% increase, “the Ministry of Finance, which oversees the aT in information sent to Lusa.
According to the same source, the 2.25 billion euros of repayments delivered this year for the Income tax of Individuals (IRS) delivered by the end of May, were higher in 262 million to delivered in the same period last year (the total amount of 1.96 billion euros).
By 28 July last year the IRS received 2,460,352 statements of IRS, less than 2,517,938 declarations received in the same period of 2015 (relative to income 2014).
aT caveat that the data released today reflect the recovery orders data for services, taking into account that arise about four days between the authorization of reimbursement and crediting the bank account of the taxpayer.
The IRS campaign this year has suffered numerous setbacks. If, in previous years, problems occurred when it handed the tax return in the last days of the period, due to system crashes, which did not give the job done this year problems have been found throughout the processing IRS.
Still, despite the computer problems and consequent delays in processing returns of the tax, the Ministry of Finance ensures that not only the number of refunds and the total amount thereof exceeds at this point, the values recorded in the same period 2015.
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President of BCP, Nuno Amado, confirmed Friday that the bank has not made a bid for New Bank , but submitted a letter of interest, not explaining whether it is interested in the institution in whole or only in certain assets and liabilities.
in the New Bank made a letter of interest with a particular profile. We have confidentiality agreement, can not escape this confidentiality agreement “, said Nuno Amado at a press conference this Friday.
The New Bank is in the sales process, and those interested in purchasing the institution submitted proposals by the end of last June. According to then reported the Bank of Portugal were four offers received, not having yet relieved of who they treat.
the press has been reporting that in the race are the funds Apollo / Centerbridge and Lone Star and the BPI and BCP banks, and this did not present an offer but only a letter to show interest.
chairman of Santander Totta, Vieira Monteiro, confirmed Thursday that did not present a proposal by the New Bank, but not anticipating the reasons why the bank gave up a possible purchase.
the president of BPI, Fernando Ulrich, avoided this week any questions about buying taking refuge in confidentiality.
Daily News reported Wednesday that negotiations with interested in buying the New Bank will skidding to September “due to the complexity of choice” among proposals that have “very different natures.”
the Bank of Portugal aimed to make the sale of the New Bank this summer, after the process has been suspended in September last year, and the European Commission took another year for the process to be completed by August 2017.
in July, it was controversial to claim that consisted of a letter sent by the Government to Brussels in which he stated that “does not consider the possibility” of carrying out a new state aid to new Bank, adding that if the bank is not sold, enters an orderly liquidation process.
According to the resolution policy and bank recovery, which regulates the bailouts to banks in Europe, a bridge bank, as is the New Bank (which holds the assets and liabilities considered unproblematic BES), “should be administered in a way that enables the continuity of its activities and return to being placed on the market when conditions permit and within the period specified in this directive, or be liquidated if it is not feasible. “
the New Bank had losses of 980.6 million euros in 2015, justifying more than half of this negative result even with the ‘legacy’ of BES.
Five Social Democrats deputies delivered today in RA set of issues to the IRS this year and last year
the PSD today called on the government to make a status of IRS refunds, addressing a number of questions to the ministry of Finance, in particular on the scheduled date for completion of payment of the 2015 refunds.
in a question tabled today in Parliament, submitted by five Members of the PSD, are asked various data for this year and last year, namely the total amount already repaid, ie actually paid in four reference dates: 30 April, May 31, June 30 and July 31 the years 2015 and 2016:
Members of the PSD still question the total amount still to refund in each of the reference date, as well to which the average value per taxpayer / household repayments already effectively paid and to be held in each of the reference dates.
They are also requested data on the number of taxpayers whose refund was paid, regardless the option for joint or separate delivery and the percentage of the declarations delivered whose reimbursement has already been paid in each of the reference dates.
the question, which is signed by Antonio Leitao Amaro deputies, Duarte Pacheco, Christopher Crespo Inês Domingos and Margaret Balseiro Lopes, is also asked to be shown the average number of days that elapsed between the submission of the declaration and payment of the refund (delivery electronically and on paper and payments by bank transfer and by check).
“What is the date for the completion of payment of IRS refunds of 2015, for statements delivered in the 1st and 2nd stages (electronically and on paper; payments by bank transfer and by check) “, also questioned the parliamentarians of the PSD.
In the question text, the Social Democrats deputies refer to” failure, or even absence, of information on the situation individual of tax returns of taxpayers “by the Tax and Customs Authority, which” has caused great concern and suspicion from a large number of Portuguese. “
” is treated, effectively, a punctuated procedure or by various computer problems that have hampered the submission of declarations electronically, either by questions not sufficiently clarified by the Tax and Customs Authority, which created a high uncertainty for taxpayers or also by unpleasant surprises for amounts repayments, compared to the results presented by the simulator, “the parliamentarians of the PSD.
the social Democrats deputies recall also that in April, the finance minister promised that the early repayments would be made in within 25 days from the delivery date of the declaration, as in previous years, there is no reason for delays in the payment of refunds.
“More recently, there is the information that the Government expects to have completed processing refunds until the end of July, with the exception of situations more complex, “say the members of the PSD.
According to information sent to Lusa, the Tax and Customs Authority (aT) processed until Thursday, 96% of tax returns delivered this year, ordering the repayment of 2.25 billion to taxpayers.
aT caveat that the data released today reflect the recovery orders given by services, taking into account that arise about four days between the authorization of reimbursement and crediting the bank account of the taxpayer.
The PSD has asked the government to make a status of IRS refunds, addressing a number of questions to the Ministry of Finance, in particular on the scheduled date for completion of payment of the 2015 refunds.
in a question tabled Friday in Parliament, submitted by five Members of the PSD, are asked various data for this year and last year, namely the total amount already repaid, ie actually paid in four dates reference: April 30,, May 31, June 30 and July 31 the years 2015 and 2016:
Members of the PSD still question the total amount still to refund in each of the dates reference, and that the average value per taxpayer / household repayments already effectively paid and to be held in each of the reference dates.
They are also requested data on the number of taxpayers whose refund was paid, regardless of the choice of joint or separate delivery and the percentage of the declarations delivered whose reimbursement has already been paid in each of the reference dates.
the question, which is signed by Antonio Leitao Amaro deputies Duarte Pacheco, Christopher Crespo, Inês Domingos and Margaret Balseiro Lopes, is also asked to be shown the average number of days that elapsed between the submission of the declaration and payment of the refund (delivery electronically and on paper and bank transfer payments and check)
“What is the date for the completion of payment of IRS refunds of 2015, for statements delivered in the 1st and 2nd stages (electronically and on paper.; payments by bank transfer and by check) “, also questioned the parliamentarians of the PSD.
In the question text, the Social Democrats deputies refer to” failure, or even absence, of information on the situation individual of tax returns of taxpayers “by the Tax and Customs Authority, which” has caused great concern and suspicion from a large number of Portuguese. “
” is treated, effectively, a punctuated procedure or by various computer problems that have hampered the submission of declarations electronically, either by questions not sufficiently clarified by the Tax and Customs Authority, which created a high uncertainty for taxpayers or also by unpleasant surprises for amounts repayments, compared to the results presented by the simulator, “the parliamentarians of the PSD.
the social Democrats deputies recall also that in April, the finance minister promised that the early repayments would be made in within 25 days from the delivery date of the declaration, as in previous years, there is no reason for delays in the payment of refunds.
“More recently, there is the information that the Government expects to have completed processing refunds until the end of July, with the exception of situations more complex, “say the members of the PSD.
According to information sent to Lusa, the Tax and Customs Authority (aT) processed until Thursday, 96% of tax returns delivered this year, ordering the repayment of 2.25 billion to taxpayers.
aT caveat that the data released Friday reflect the orders of reimbursement data for the services, taking into account that arise about four days between the authorization of reimbursement and crediting the bank of the taxpayer account.
Washington, 29 July (AP) – The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the United States grew at an annual rate of 1.2% in the second quarter, below expectations, indicating a first estimate released today by the Department of Commerce.
the analysts’ forecasts pointed to an increase of 2.6%. The data on GDP in the first quarter have been revised downwards and moved to 0.8%, after initially being announced an increase of 1.1%.
Since 2010 there has been confusion in the interpretation of the law governing the collection of Property Tax (IMI) in areas classified as historical and UNESCO heritage. Residents want exemption equal to the monuments that are neighbors, but the government disagrees, referred to “Jornal de Notícias” this Friday.
Mario Centeno, in response to the parliamentary group The Green this week have written that the collection of IMI to these individual owners is even to advance, contrary positions so far taken by governments and courts.
in the letter, Mario Centeno said that “a general exemption for the entered buildings in areas classified lead to significant practical difficulties “, referring in particular to the Alto Douro region Vineyard, which has 24 600 hectares classified in 13 municipalities. The automatic exemption assignment also “undermine significant part of the tax revenue for all these municipalities,” wrote the minister.
Officially, the law never changed. The Tax Authority has to have a different understanding, considering that only the buildings listed individually were exempt, regardless of being in historical centers.
But residents still claim a different interpretation of the law. They argue that as the historical center a national monument, and the monuments are exempt from the houses of the historic centers also are.
This controversy, which has already begun in 2010, has dragged in dozens of cases court.
The BCP had good note in the stress tests conducted by the European Central Bank and will announce this performance publicly. It was for this reason that the institution led by Nuno Amado decided to postpone until Friday the presentation of interim results which was scheduled for Wednesday, reports the Business.
Disclosure of BCP provision for the year held by the European Central Bank was not intended. However, as the institution led by Nuno Amado was successful in the evaluation requested authorization to give the market indications about the results of your test, says the same newspaper.
At a minimum, the bank must announce that had a good performance in both the baseline scenario and the adverse scenario, and how slack solidity that has over the minimum conditions required by the supervisor. But if green light Frankfurt, BCP can even publish the detailed results of the year, as the European Banking Authority (EBA, in English acronym) will do for the 51 largest European banks.
There are two years, BCP was the only Portuguese bank to plumb the assessment of the ECB, which only happened in the adverse scenario. Now that had good note, the bank wishes to share this result with the market.
The British bank Lloyds will lay off three thousand people by 2017, the company said, at a time when it is expected that the Bank of England cut interest rates next week due to Brexit.
the Lloyds Banking Group (LBG) has decided to extend its restructuring plans with the closure of 200 branches and the dismissal of three thousand people by the end of next year, reveals the company in a statement on its results progress.
With these redundancies, rises to 12,000 the total number of jobs eliminated by the company in the current restructuring program, which was announced in 2014.
the Bank of England should cut interest rates within a week to a record low of 0.25% in response to the uncertainty caused by Brexit victory – the Lloyds admits he already has an impact on the economy
“As a result of. change in consumer behavior and the expected reduction in interest rates, the scope of the program [restructuring] has now been extended to include the closure of 200 branches and reduction of 3,000 jobs by the end of 2017, “said LBG in the statement.
the bank, which returned almost completely to the private sector after a bailout by the state during the 2008 financial crisis, also raised its savings target to 1.4 billion pounds, from the previous target of one billion pounds.
the LBG added that the net profit, or profit after tax doubled to 1.3 billion pounds (1.5 billion) in the first half of 2016 to 874 million in the previous year, but warned of the impact of Brexit.
“We have presented a good financial performance in the first half with a robust underlying result, doubling the statutory profit and strong cash generation capital, along with continued progress of our strategic initiatives, “said the chief executive, Antonio Horta-Osorio. He admitted however that the result of the referendum which dictated the output of the UK EU undermines future prospects.
“Following the referendum on the EU, the prospects for British economy are uncertain and although the exact impact depends on a number of factors, including negotiations with the EU and political and economic events, it seems likely a slowdown in growth, “he said.
the British government rescued Lloyds at the peak of the financial crisis, with a cost of about 20 billion pounds, which left it to the State 43% of the bank. Since then, managed to reduce its stake to about 9%, after several sales activities.
Government points out that the unemployment rate is even lower than expected in the state budget for 2016
The Government he said Thursday that the June unemployment rate is the lowest figure recorded since August 2009, stressing that this data comfort the executive in “assessment of the economic recovery that is underway in Portugal.”
the National Statistics Institute also revealed on Thursday that the unemployment rate has remained unchanged in June at 11.2%, after the final estimate of the unemployment rate for May was revised at least 0.4 percentage points over the provisional estimate, thus retreated 0.9 percentage points in June compared with the same month of 2015.
in the Council of Ministers press conference on Thursday, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Augusto Santos Silva, considered that “these data comfort the Government in its assessment of the economic recovery that is underway in Portugal”
“11.2% unemployment rate means two very important things:. first means a fee unemployment is already lower than expected in the state budget for 2016 and second means an unemployment rate that is the lowest figure recorded in this rate since August 2009, “showed.
According to Santos Silva “there is economic recovery elements to be taken into account and the data published today by the National Statistics Institute are given very safe as these signs of economic recovery.”
“we now have more people employed and fewer people unemployed, “praised, considering that these data are consistent with those published by IEFP relative to unemployed registered at employment centers, which demonstrates that there was a reduction.
According to the Foreign Minister these data are also consistent with the numbers “that the budget execution in the first half indicates how the evolution of contributions and contributions paid to Social Security,” in which there is an increase of about 5%, which is also an “indicator employment growth “.
” So from our point of view, the recommendation of the European Commission also on budgetary trajectory in 2016 is important and should be considered carefully, but we want the side of the economy either on the side of the implementing measures all the prospects to stay in 2016 well below the 3% threshold in the product to our nominal deficit, “justiticou.
Unemployment is stabilizing below 12%. Continuing a downward path, June was the third consecutive month in which the unemployment rate calculated by the National Statistics Institute (INE) fell short of that bar.
The provisional INE figures, released this quinta- Monday, indicate that the unemployment rate in June was 11.2%, the same value obtained for May (after review) and significantly below the 12.3% rate recorded in June 2015. in April, the rate had been 11.6%.
After a peak of over 17% in the first months of 2013, the monthly unemployment rate has been falling. Since April this year that it is below 12%, something that had not happened since April 2010. It is necessary to go back to November 2009 to find a value for May and June.
The INE also gives account of a breach of the unemployed population. Last month, there were 568,800 unemployed people in Portugal, four thousand than in May and 62,500 less than in June 2015. The number of employed persons was 4,532,000, which represents a slight increase over May (more 7700 persons) and an increase of 41,500 people compared to the same month last year
the unemployment rate therefore follows the same trend as another indicator used to assess the health of the labor market.: the number of people registered in the employment centers. Late last month, total enrollment fell to the lowest since September 2009, has also retreated 4.4% from May. They were in all 511,642 people (which, from October, will no longer have to present every two weeks).
The unemployment among young people are, as usual, much higher than the total population. The provisional estimate for the youth unemployment rate (people between 15 and 24 who are in the labor market) is 27.2%, down from 28.1% in May and 31.8% in June 2015 . INE recorded last month 99,000 unemployed youth. Were 102,300 in May and 114,800 in June 2015. On the other side of the spectrum, the adult unemployment (between 25 and 74 years) was 9.9% in the same amount than in the previous month.
Already unemployed rates between men and women were more distant. For men, the indicator fell in June by 0.2 percentage points to 10.9%, while that of women rose 0.1 points to 11.5%.
The calculated rate for June could still change. Monthly disclosures of the NSA unemployment rate concern not only the month in question, but before the quarter focused this month – that is, the data June concern May, June and July (for the most recent month, values they are calculated by projection). The figures are published in provisional form and then revised. INE had a month ago reported a provisional value of 11.6% in May. But the data now published, that figure was revised, with the final rate to be 0.4 percentage points lower. Last year, a downward revision also the month of May, which showed a discrepancy of 0.8 percentage points, became a passionate debate on the eve of elections.
the legal framework for a new social game on lottery numbers, which will be operated in conjunction with the lottery, was on Thursday approved by the Council of Ministers.
the creation of the new game “Toto Draw” intends “combat illegal supply that exists there in such numbers draws, and match the national rules of the game” Euromillions “the other Lotteries of the European Union, according to a statement from the Council of Ministers.
According to the legal framework, “participation in the ‘EuroMillions’ implies participation in ‘Totosorteio’ and participation in ‘Totosorteio’ implies participation in the ‘EuroMillions’.”
the new game is a drawing of numbers that, for the price of 0.30 euros per bet, plus the amount of the bet on Euromillions – which will be updated to 2.20 euros (the total bet will for 2.50 euros) – Portuguese punters are enabled, weekly, at a guaranteed prize of one million euros.
the Council of Ministers states that the creation of this game aims to channel the “illegal offer” to “legal supply in strict safety, integrity and transparency, which are guaranteed by the Santa Casa da Misericordia de Lisboa “, who was granted the organization and operation of the game.
” it is ensured that the net results of these bets continue for the purposes of public interest, “he added.
higher premium
Speaking to Lusa, Maria João Matos, the Department of the Santa Casa Games Misericordia de Lisboa (SCML), said that the new social game, “Totosorteio”, which will be renamed with a new brand (a new name) in September, will raise the price of the minimum bet EuroMillions two euros, to 2.5 euros.
“the EuroMillions will grow with new bets, from September 27, with a cost of bet a higher-bit, because we will have more and bigger prizes,” he said Maria João Matos.
According to the official, the minimum guaranteed value of the first prize goes from 15 to 17 million euros and sweepstakes Super Jackpots minimum guaranteed (SJMG) are 100 million to 130 million.
it will also be carried out “promotional event” twice a year, which will reward 25 punters EuroMillions, with one million euros each, with the first draw scheduled for the end of October.
Maria João Matos said that the first draw of the new game, associated with Euromillions, will take place on 30 September. “
the social game” will, guaranteed, and every week the award of a prize of one million euros, only in Portugal, “creating over 52 new millionaires a year, he said.
This set of changes to the EuroMillions was agreed on July 8, Portugal and the remaining eight countries participating in the EuroMillions Group (Austria, Belgium, France, Ireland, Luxembourg, Spain, Switzerland and the United Kingdom).
the Gaming Department of Santa Casa told Lusa that “the mechanics of game will not change, “although punters start to have another star in the matrix (12 instead of 11), but remains unchanged the probability of gain 1 premium (1:13).
the Jogos Santa Casa will launch an advertising campaign to timely inform the Portuguese bettors on all changes to the EuroMillions and the mechanics of the new game.
According to the statement of the Council of Ministers, the creation of Totosorteio intends to fight ” illegal offer that checks exist in this kind of lottery numbers, channeling it to the legal provision, under strict security conditions, integrity and transparency, which are guaranteed by the Santa Casa da Misericordia de Lisboa “.
“by offering the Portuguese this new social game, basically we want to decrease the betting possibilities in everything that is illegal outside the state-regulated framework,” he explained Maria João Matos.
He also recalled the mission of the Department of Santa Games Casa da Misericordia de Lisboa, which “is to create the conditions necessary to channel the demand for money for the provision of social games in games the state.”
social games State are the Classic Lottery, the Popular Lottery, the Totobola, the Lotto, Joker, Scratch card, the EuroMillions and PLACARD.
The Port of Leixões closed the first half of 2016 with a cargo movement of 8.8 million tons a year on year fall of 3%. In segments of the ro-ro and containerized cargo, the port registered a growth.
In the half-year results, the administration of the Port of Leixões highlights the positive developments in breakbulk handling (+ 8%), ro- ro (+ 30%) and containers (12%).
With exports to 184 countries and a monthly average of 1.4 million tonnes of goods to circulate, the port had in January the best month of the year, registering a growth of 13%.
the reduction of exports to markets such as Angola and China penalized the semi-annual performance of Leixões.
time, and government’s willingness They move, approved Thursday by the Council of Ministers, so does the cost of EuroMillions, in September, will increase by 25 cents in the minimum bet.
This price increase has two components: ten per cent increase (20 cents), because .. because. And another 30 cents for a bet in a new game, still without defined name called, for now, of Totosorteio.
The operation of the new game “numbers” and EuroMillions, whose drawings are broadcast on TVI , remains in the Santa Casa da Misericordia de Lisboa (SCML).
More Awards
The new Totosorteio will have a new brand name in late September and will endear each bet on Euromillions in thirty cents.
“ the Euromillions will grow with new bets, from September 27, with a cost of bet a higher bit, because we will have more and bigger prizes “, said Maria João Matos , the SCML games department, heard by the LUSA .
According to the official, the minimum guaranteed value of the first prize goes from 15 to 17 million euros. Already the draws of Super Jackpots Minimum Guaranteed spend 100 million to 130 million.
However, punters will have another star in the array. There will be 12 instead of the current 11, wherein the probability of winning a prize, depending on the charge of SCML will remain at a ratio of 1:13.
The game mechanics will not change, “assured Maria João Matos, adding that will launch an advertising campaign to timely inform the Portuguese bettors on all changes to EuroMillions.
A million every week
Twice a year, there will be a “promotional event” which will reward 25 punters EuroMillions, with one million euros each. the first draw is scheduled for the end of October.
also the new game associated with Euromillions, for now known as Totosorteio will pay one million euros every week, from September 30.
it will, guaranteed, and all week, the award of a prize of one million euros in Portugal alone, “stressed the head of SCML.
This set of changes to the EuroMillions was agreed on 8 July between the eight countries participants in Group Euromillions, namely Portugal, Austria, Belgium, France, Ireland, Luxembourg, Spain, Switzerland and the UK.
the changes should be introduced in September were approved by the Cabinet this quinta- fair.
from the perspective of the head of the gaming Department of the Santa Casa da Misericordia de Lisboa, aims to “create the conditions necessary to channel the demand for money on games for the provision of social gaming state” .
the social gaming state are the Classic Lottery, the Popular Lottery, the Totobola, the Lotto, Joker, Scratch card, the EuroMillions and PLACARD.
BPI launched the first bracelet in Portugal that allows payments at any participating establishment Visa network throughout the world, announced the bank in a statement sent to newsrooms this Thursday, July 28th.
the device, developed in partnership with MoneyToPay, allows bank customers can make purchases without having to take with money or any type of card.
Through with contactless technology, customers only have to approach the bracelet Automatic Payment Terminal (TPA). “This bracelet works as a prepaid card, so it is usable only up to the pre-loaded balance, without any access to the account of demand deposits, features that provide security to the user,” said the institution in the same statement.
the secret personal identification number (PIN) will only be required for payments above 20 euros or in specific situations, details.
